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Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd on ''Grey's Anatomy''. He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in his early 20s, including ''Can't Buy Me Love'' (1987) and ''Loverboy'' (1989). In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as ''Outbreak'' (1995), and television, before landing a lead role in ''Sweet Home Alabama'' (2002), a surprise box office hit. He has since then starred in a number of other films, including ''Enchanted'', ''Made of Honor'', ''Valentine's Day'', ''Flypaper'', ''Freedom Writers'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''. Dempsey, who maintains a sports car and vintage car collection, also enjoys auto racing in his spare time. He has competed in prestigious pro-am events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race, and Ensenada SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race. Prior to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dempsey declared that he would "walk away" from acting if he could and dedicate himself full-time to motorsports.〔Le Mans 24 Hours 2013 "24 Minutes" Episode 2, Eurosport HD, declared at approximately 16:30〕 ==Early life== Dempsey was born in Lewiston, Maine,〔 and grew up in the nearby towns of Turner and Buckfield. He has two sisters.〔 His mother, Amanda (née Casson), was a school secretary, and his father, William, was an insurance salesman.〔 He attended Buckfield High School and St. Dominic Regional High School. He was an adept juggler, tying for second in a national juggling competition.〔(1981 Juniors Championship of the International Jugglers' Association (IJA) website ); accessed March 6, 2015.〕 Dempsey was diagnosed with dyslexia at age twelve. He told Barbara Walters on her 2008 Oscar special that he thinks dyslexia made him what he is today. "It's given me a perspective of—you have to keep working," Dempsey told Walters. "I have never given up." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patrick Dempsey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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