How old was Dennis Quaid in Breaking Away?

Have you ever watched a movie and found yourself curious about a celebrity’s age at the time? That knowledge can reshape how we view their performance. Let’s dive into that fascinating detail.

In Breaking Away, Dennis Quaid took on the role at the age of:

24 years old

According to our data, that’s how old the celebrity really was during the film.

For this age we used as a reference point the first day of the year of the release of Breaking Away:

January 1, 1979

And the day in which Dennis Quaid was born:

April 09, 1954

Movies tend to be released within a year of filming, so Dennis Quaid may have been one year off from the listed age in certain scenes.