Celebrity Celebrity Relationships Celebrity Dating Dennis Quaid Vacations with Bikini-Clad Girlfriend, PhD Student Laura Savoie, in Italy PEOPLE confirmed that the actor was dating Laura Savoie in June By Helen Murphy Helen Murphy Helen Murphy is a former news writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2020. People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 22, 2019 03:07PM EDT Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie are still going strong. On Wednesday, the 65-year-old actor was spotted out on a stroll with his girlfriend, 26, while the pair vacationed in Lake Como, Italy. During their outing, Quaid wore a white polo shirt with dark shorts, while Savoie showed off her toned figure in a lacy cream-colored bikini. The pair has been dating for a number of months, PEOPLE confirmed in June. They were previously photographed together on May 14, after enjoying a meal at celebrity hotspot Craig’s in West Hollywood, California. Savoie, who is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, is currently working towards her PhD in accounting at the University of Texas at Austin and expects to graduate in 2021. During her time in undergrad at Pepperdine University, Savoie also dated actor Jeremy Piven, a source previously told PEOPLE. Since they started dating, Savoie has featured Quaid in several photos on her private Instagram account, even revealing that she “loved this man” in a snapshot from May. BACKGRID Dennis Quaid Dating University of Texas PhD Student Laura Savoie, Sources Confirm Until recently, Quaid was dating longtime girlfriend Santa Auzina, whom he was last photographed with in December. The former pair, who were together for a little over two years, began dating after the actor split from his wife, Kimberly Buffington in 2016.