Patrick Dempsey

Birthplace: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Birthday: January 13, 1966

A charismatic, yet slightly geeky heartthrob of teen-pleasing films of the late 1980s, Patrick Dempsey succeeded in doing what few teen idols ever manage to do – disappear off the radar for several years before resurrecting their adult career as the resident hunk on one of the most popular TV shows of its time. Almost 20 years after riding that famous lawnmower to fame as the wannabe lady killer Ronald Miller in “Can’t Buy Me Love” (1987), Dempsey landed the part of the stylishly coiffed neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd on the monster hi…more

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Actor

Jeremiah
Jeremiah
JFK: Reckless Youth
John F Kennedy
The Escape
Charles Jacob Clayton
A Season in Purgatory
Harrison Burns
Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment"
Rodya Raskolnikov

Music

The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation
Song Performer ("Oscar Winner")
The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation
Song Performer ( Oscar Winner )

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Career Milestones

2008
Starred with Michelle Monaghan in the romantic comedy, "Made of Honor"
2007
Co-starred with Amy Adams in the live-action, animated feature, "Enchanted"
2007
Played the husband of Hilary Swank's character in "Freedom Writers"
2005
Cast as Dr. Derek Shepherd in the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy"; earned Golden Globe (2006, 2007) and SAG (2006) nominations for Best Actor
2004
Cast in the HBO original movie "Iron Jawed Angels" based on womens' struggle for the right to vote in America

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Awards

2007
People's Choice Award: Favorite Male Television Star
2007
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series