Patrick Dempsey, who was born on January 13, 1966 in Lewiston, Maine and was diagnosed with dyslexia as a youngster. He is a race car driver and actor who is best known as Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd on “Grey’s Anatomy.” In 1987, he married the mother of his best friend, who was 26 years his senior. They divorced in 1994. His mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1997 and has had five relapses since then, prompting him to institute an annual event, the Dempsey Challenge in Maine. In 1999, he married again, and he and his current wife have three children.
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Personal details about Patrick Dempsey are found here, as are his professional accomplishments as well as the flops. Photographs and videos round out the portrayal of the star, and there is a large list of news items which involve him.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001131/
NNDB, which attempts to aggregate all activities of people they determine to be noteworthy, both living and dead, offers details about Patrick Dempsey’s life and career, his vital statistics, and his professional accomplishments.
http://www.nndb.com/people/067/000025989/
Patrick Dempsey: Un-Official Fan Site
Unofficial fan site celebrates his television and movie career, his career as a race car driver, his charity, and other endeavors.
http://www.patrickdempsey.co/
This link is to People Magazine’s archive section of Patrick Dempsey articles, interviews, and photographs. It also links to his biography and news which involves him.
http://www.people.com/people/patrick_dempsey
