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Patrick Dempsey / Derek Shepherd


Character Name: Derek Shepherd aka Dr. McDreamy
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Birth Date: January 13, 1966
Birth Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Height: 5' 10½"
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Marital Status: Jill Fink (31 July 1999 - present) 1 child; Rocky Parker (1987 - 1994) (divorced)
Flimography: Click here! to read about his other roles
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Trivia: As a teenager, placed third in his age group at the National Jugglers Convention. Aspired to attend Clown College.

At the time of his first marriage he was 21 and his bride was 48.

Enjoys collecting antiques, remodeling homes and skiing in his spare time.

In his first marriage with Rocky Parker he had a stepson who is a year older than him.

Schooling: Attended Buckfield High School in Buckfield, Maine; Attended St. Dominic's Regional High School in his home town of Lewiston, Maine

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About the actor:
Patrick Dempsey continues to have a successful career that spans all mediums. He recently co-starred opposite Hilary Swank and Angelica Huston in HBO's "Iron Jawed Angels," a film about the suffragist movement in the '20s, playing a political cartoonist, Ben Weisman, who supported the movement.

He nabbed an Emmy nomination in 2001 for his portrayal of Aaron Brooks, Sela Ward's psychologically unbalanced brother in the critically acclaimed television series, "Once and Again." On "Will and Grace" he portrayed Matthew, a sportscaster and love interest of Will's. He also starred opposite Ben Kingsley in a TV movie based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel, Crime and Punishment.

Other TV movies and miniseries include "JFK: Reckless Youth," "A Season in Purgatory," "Blood Knot," "The Right to Remain Silent," "Shallow Grave," "Blonde," "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," with Michael Caine, and the biblical epic "Jeremiah," with Oliver Reed.

On the big screen Dempsey starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in Disney's romantic comedy, "Sweet Home Alabama," and with Kevin Kline in the Universal drama, "The Emperor's Club." Other feature film credits include Wes Craven's "Scream 3," with Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Parker Posey; "Can't Buy Me Love," "With Honors," "Outbreak," "Hugo Pool," "Loverboy," "Heaven Help Us," "Mobsters" and "In the Mood."

He first appeared onstage as David in the San Francisco production of "Torch Song Trilogy." Other early stage work includes "On Golden Pond" for the Maine Acting Company, the international touring production of "Brighton Beach Memoirs," directed by Gene Saks, and "The Subject Was Roses" at the Roundabout Theatre in New York. He recently took the stage as Algernon Moncrieff in the Pasadena Playhouse run of "The Importance of Being Earnest."

Dempsey was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine. He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

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