Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey was born in Lewiston, Maine, United States on January 13th, 1966 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 58, Patrick Dempsey biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Acting career
Patrick Dempsey's discovery as an actor came as a result of an invitation to audition for a role in Torch Song Trilogy's stage production. His audition was fruitful, and he spent the next four months touring with the company in Philadelphia. He joined Brighton Beach Memoirs, which was directed by Gene Saks, after this tour. In a 1990 off-Broadway revival of The Subject Was Roses co-starring John Mahoney and Dana Ivey at the Roundabout Theatre in New York, Dempsey has also appeared in the stage productions of On Golden Pond, with the Maine Acting Company, and as Timmy (the Martin Sheen role).
Dempsey's first big film role came at age 21 with Beverly D'Angelo in the film In The Mood, the true World War II tale about Ellsworth Wisecarver's relationships with older married women sparked national outrage. He appeared in the third season of Meatballs III: Summer Job, alongside Sally Kellerman in 1987. In 1987, Amanda Peterson and Some Girls with Jennifer Connelly appeared in a teen comedy Can't Buy Me Love, which was followed by a teen comedy Can't Buy Me Love. In 1989, Dempsey played a lead role in the films Loverboy starring actress Kirstie Alley and actress Helen Slater.
In the 1990s, Dempsey made several television appearances; he appeared in pilots who were not picked up for a full season, including lead roles in the television versions of the films The Player and About A Boy. He received praise for his portrayal of true-life Mob boss Meyer Lansky in 1991, when Mobsters first appeared on television. Will Truman's closeted sportscaster boyfriend on Will & Grace was his first big television role. Aaron Brooks, Lily's schizophrenic brother, appeared in four episodes of Once & Again (Sela Ward). In 2001, Dempsey received an Emmy Award as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the role of Aaron. In 1993, he appeared as a young John F. Kennedy in the two-part TV mini-series JFK: Reckless Youth. In 2000, he appeared in Scream 3 as Detective Kincaid.
In Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Dempsey played a prominent part as Reese Witherspoon's fiancé. He co-starred in the critically acclaimed HBO film Iron Jawed Angels in 2004, opposite Hilary Swank and Anjelica Huston. He also appeared as a special guest star in The Practice's three-episode finale season (8x13-8x15).
Dempsey appeared in Enchanted and the Paramount Pictures film Freedom Writers, where he reunited with his Iron Jawed Angels co-star Hilary Swank in 2007. In Brother Bear sequel Brother Bear 2, Kenai was also voiced by him, replacing Joaquin Phoenix. The latest films starring Dempsey include the 2008 film Made of Honor as Tom and the 2010 romantic comedy Valentine's Day; the former film follows five interconnecting stories about Los Angeles people, who are anticipating (or in some cases dreading) the holiday of love.
In July 2009, Universal Pictures bought the rights to the book The Art of Racing in the Rain for Dempsey to appear. Milo Ventimiglia appeared in the film instead. In Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), he appeared as Dylan Gould.
In the drama Grey's Anatomy next to Ellen Pompeo, Dempsey has received a lot of public attention for his role as Dr. Derek Shepherd (McDreamy). Dempsey auditioned for the role of Dr. Chase on another medical show, House, before landing the role. He appeared in two episodes of the later Grey's spinoff Private Practice, portraying the same Dr. Shepherd character. A lot of praise and admiration have been given to his character's on-screen relationship with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).
He signed a two-year deal in January 2014 to remain on Grey's Anatomy, but it will guarantee his appearances in the 11th and 12th seasons.
At the 2006 Golden Globes, Dempsey was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series–Drama. Due to his popularity on the show, he has since become a spokesperson for Mazda and State Farm Insurance. "British Sexiest Guys of 2011" ranked him No. 1 on BuddyTV's list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011."
For the first time since the character had died in April 2015, Dempsey appeared in November 2020 as Derek Shepherd at the start of the series's 17th season.
Following his departure from Grey's Anatomy, Dempsey was working on two small-screen films: a drama The Limit for SundanceTV and a travelogue spy drama called Fodors.He said:
In 2016, Dempsey appeared in Universal Pictures' Baby, starring Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth, and in 2018, he appeared on Epix's television miniseries The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair.
Dempsey announced on February 4, 2020, he would appear as the lead of a CBS political drama pilot Ways & Means, where he will portray a Congressional chief. The pilot had been scheduled to be in consideration for the 2020-21 television seasons, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was not expected to be able to participate in the following season. In May 2021, CBS decided on the finished pilot. In January 2021, Dempsey would reprise his role in the Enchanted sequel, Disenchanted, which is scheduled to begin in production in the spring of this year. The film is scheduled to be released on Disney+ in late 2022.