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Jul 2024
1h 8m

395: Dennis Quaid—Getting All the Stuff ...

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
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The veteran actor and gospel singer recounts his early career, what made him give up his dream of becoming a veterinarian, how he realized he had a problem with cocaine and what he did to fix it, how Jerry Lee Lewis taught him to play the piano, and what it was like playing Ronald Reagan for his upcoming movie. And at the end of the episode—he sings a song! See the trailer for REAGAN HERE

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