Patrick Dempsey

 

Patrick Dempsey: Actor, Race Car Driver, Producer,Biography

 

 

Full Name: Patrick Galen Dempsey

 

Date of Birth: January 13, 1966

 

Birthplace: Lewiston, Maine, United States

 

Nationality: American

 

Profession: Actor, Race Car Driver, Producer, Philanthropist

 

Nickname: McDreamy (from Grey’s Anatomy)

 

 

Family

 

Father: William Dempsey (insurance salesman)

 

Mother: Amanda Dempsey (school secretary)

 

Siblings: Two older sisters

 

 

Spouse:

 

Current: Jillian Fink (m. 1999)

 

Former: Rochelle "Rocky" Parker (m. 1987–1994)

 

 

Children:

 

Tallulah Fyfe Dempsey (born 2002)

 Sullivan Patrick Dempsey (twin, born 2007)

 Darby Galen Dempsey (twin, born 2007)

 

 

Education

 

Attended:

 

St. Dominic Regional High School

 Leavitt Area High School

 Willowridge High School (Houston, Texas)

 Did not attend college

 Diagnosed with dyslexia at age 12

 

 

Career

 

Patrick Dempsey began his career in the 1980s with theater and teen romantic comedies, gaining early fame in movies like:

 

Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)

Loverboy (1989)

Happy Together (1989)

 

His most iconic role came as Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy (2005–2015, cameo in 2020–2021), which earned him several award nominations and widespread acclaim.

 

He has also appeared in popular films such as:

 Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

 Enchanted (2007)

 Made of Honor (2008)

 

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

 

Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)

 Outside acting, Dempsey is a professional race car driver, having competed in events like:

 24 Hours of Le Mans

 Rolex 24 at Daytona

 He co-founded Dempsey Racing and is highly regarded in motorsports.

 

 

Height

Height: 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 meters)

 

Weight: Approximately 77 kg (170 lbs)

 

 

Net Worth

 

Estimated Net Worth (2025): $85 million

 Sources: Acting, racing, endorsements, and philanthropy

 Founder of the Dempsey Center, a cancer support organization named in honor of his late mother