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Patrick Dempsey

(1966) Actor United States

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Patrick Dempsey is an actor from the United States, best known for Tom Danielson's Core Advantage.

Quick Facts About Patrick Dempsey

Born: January 13, 1966
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Tom Danielson's Core Advantage
Spouse: Jillian Fink

About Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Galen Dempsey is an American actor and racecar driver who is best known for playing neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy. He is also known for his leading man romantic film roles, such as Enchanted (2007). Dempsey has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, and was named as People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2023.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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The worst part about being married is when you're not connecting. Your partner is going out the door when you're coming in,…

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Being married

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I did a play called 'On Golden Pond' in a dinner theater in Maine and then went to New York for a…

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Agents

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When you discover first love as a teenager, your whole life revolves around it and you open yourself up to it.

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First love

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I started off as a juggler. I used to do a half-hour show on the weekends to make money as a kid.…

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Cleveland

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Nothing else matters so much as long as you can come home and be with your family.

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Come

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Housekeeping is incredibly difficult with three kids. I'm trying to be more relaxed. You'll go insane if you try to have a…

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Book

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I'm really happy to have a family and a life outside of the business.

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Business

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Oh, she's my bodyguard. I mean, I'm a married man, and the last thing you need in that situation is to be…

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Ask me

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Didn't you take economics? You could have had me for $49.95.

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Economics

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I look forward to a time when my career in a place where I can get out of Los Angeles and find…

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Careers

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With bikes, it is absolutely the case that you will get what you pay for. Invest in quality so it will endure…

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Bike

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People sometimes mistake being serious with being taken seriously.

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Failure

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I base all my characters on hair.

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Character

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A wedding is like a funeral, but with musicians.

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Funeral

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People are seeing a fantasy. It's not necessarily me, but it does help your ego. 'My wife makes fun of me for…

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Marriage

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Eventually feels a lot different than actually.

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Different

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Now I'm just known as McDreamy, I've lost all identity as Patrick Dempsey, I'm now McDreamy.

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Identity

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In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering why I, out of…

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Again

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If I can sleep in until 9 A.M. - wow, what a luxury.

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I can

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I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to me.

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Dangerous

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It would have been nice to have been able to communicate with my father as a man, not just a kid. I…

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Father

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I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong…

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Grew

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I love having a big family. I think it's easier, oddly, in some ways, having three children as opposed to one.

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Big families

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And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be…

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Balance

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I like physical comedy. And I like the old comedies.

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Comedy

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