Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Galen Dempsey is an American actor and racing driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy, starring with Ellen Pompeo. He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in the 1980s, including Can't Buy Me Love and Loverboy. In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as Outbreak and television, before landing a lead role in Sweet Home Alabama, a surprise box office hit.

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