Título: Randy Quaid
Seção: Theater
Background: Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American film and television actor and Academy Award nominee known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award and an Academy Award for his role in The Last Detail in 1973. In 1978 he co-starred as a prisoner in Midnight Express. Quaid also won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in LBJ:

Conteúdo: In 2004, Quaid appeared on stage undertaking the starring role of Frank in the world premiere of Sam Shepard's The God of Hell, produced by the New School University at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York. In The God of Hell, Quaid's portrayal of Frank, a Wisconsin dairy farmer whose home is infiltrated by a dangerous government operative who wants to take over his farm, was well-received and -reviewed by New York City's top theatre critics. It marked the second time that Quaid starred in a Shepard play, the first being the long running Broadway hit True West.  In February 2008, a five-member hearing committee of Actors' Equity Association, the labor union representing American stage actors, banned Quaid for life and fined him more than $81,000. The charges that brought the sanctions originated in a Seattle production of Lone Star Love, a Western-themed adaptation of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, in which Quaid played the lead role of Falstaff. The musical was scheduled to come to Broadway, but producers cancelled it.  According to the New York Post, all 26 members of the musical cast brought charges that Quaid "physically and verbally abused his fellow performers" and that the show closed rather than continuing to Broadway because of Quaid's "oddball behavior". Quaid's lawyer, Mark Block, said the charges were false, and that one of the complaining actors had said the action was driven by "the producers who did not want to give Randy his contractual rights

user: Did Quaid participate in theater?

assistant: In 2004, Quaid appeared on stage undertaking the starring role of Frank in the world premiere of Sam Shepard's The God of Hell,

user: did he participate in any other roles?

assistant: It marked the second time that Quaid starred in a Shepard play, the first being the long running Broadway hit True West.

user: was Quaid successful?

assistant: was well-received and -reviewed by New York City's top theatre critics.

user: What else happened with Quaid in theater?

assistant: In February 2008, a five-member hearing committee of Actors' Equity Association, the labor union representing American stage actors, banned Quaid for life

user: why was he banned?

assistant: The charges that brought the sanctions originated in a Seattle production of Lone Star Love, a Western-themed adaptation of Shakespeare's

user: what were the charges?

assistant: banned Quaid for life and fined him more than $81,000.

user: were there any other charges?

assistant: all 26 members of the musical cast brought charges that Quaid "physically and verbally abused his fellow performers"

user: what was Quaid's response to the charges?

assistant: Quaid's lawyer, Mark Block, said the charges were false, and that one of the complaining actors had said the action was driven by "the producers

user: Did his lawyer do/say anything else?

assistant: Block said that Quaid had left the union before the musical started, making the ban moot, and that Quaid only participated in the hearing

user: why did he participate in the hearing?

assistant: because he wanted due process.

user: Was Quaid found quilty?

assistant: Quaid's statement on the charges was "I am guilty of only one thing: giving a performance that elicited a response so deeply felt by the actors and producers