Dennis Quaid has a supporting role in this weekend’s most buzzed-about release “A Dog’s Purpose”. With the major controversy surrounding the film, which has caused the premiere and press junket to be cancelled, Quaid may like to forget he was ever a part of this film. Here are some of the positive highlights of his career:
“The Parent Trap” (1998) – As Nick Parker, Quaid charmed his way back into ex-wife Natasha Richardson’s heart, with the help of his twin daughters (both played by Lindsay Lohan) in Disney’s sweet remake.
“The Rookie” (2002) – Another Mouse House picture, here Quaid played school teacher and baseball coach Jimmy Morris, who got a second chance at pitching in the MLB.
“The Express” (2008) – As Ernie Davis’s Syracuse University football coach, Ben Schwartzwalder, Quaid gave a nomination worthy performance in the overlooked powerhouse sports drama.
“SpongeBob SquarePants” (2009) – Quaid was almost unrecognizable as the voice of Mr. Krabs’s grandfather, Grandpappy the Pirate, in a memorable episode.
But his biggest (or at least funniest) career highlight was an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”. It was one of the first times DeGeneres did her hidden camera prank with a celeb using an earpiece in public, and her telling them what to say. By now the technique has been extremely overdone (including on her own show). But, at that time, (2008), this segment with Quaid ordering coffee at a Starbucks, was legendary:
Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases. All together he has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, Jackson became the youngest person to win a NY Emmy Award, for his on-air movie reviews on Time Warner TV station, Capital News 9.
Jackson is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. The BFCA’s annual Critics Choice Awards is one of the industry’s most respected awards shows. Jackson is also a member of SAG-AFTRA. He votes annually for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
LCJ appears every Friday morning on WGNA-FM . His movie reviews are also posted on his website, his YouTube channel and the popular website Cultjer.com. He is also a contributing writer for Jerry Beck’s AnimationScoop.com. Jackson hosts the weekly internet pop culture news show “LCJ LIVE” (every Sunday at Noon ET). And “The LCJ Q&A Podcast” features interviews with celebrities and filmmakers.