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Why Randy Quaid Disappeared From Hollywood

Randy Quaid is an Emmy and Oscar nominated actor who hasn't been seen much around Hollywood these days. Here's why he's no longer in the spotlight.

His career got off to a propitious start with his appearance in Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 classic "The Last Picture Show," and quickly took flight when he earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of the sensitive, soon-to-be-imprisoned screw-up Meadows in "The Last Detail." He got your attention with his broad, 6'5" frame, and line delivery that, depending on the role, ranged from whiny ("Quick Change") to stentorian ("LBJ: The Early Years," for which he earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie). In the Quaids' telling, this outfit was responsible for knocking off recently deceased actors like Heath Ledger and David Carradine (whose family, it should be noted, did not accept the Thailand police's conclusion that the "Kung Fu" star died of auto-erotic asphyxiation).

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