You may know American actor Patrick Dempsey for a variety of reasons given his thriving career. He participated in several films including Enchanted and Brigdet Jones’ Baby. He played as Doctor McDreamy Derek Shepherd in the long-lived medical Grey’s Anatomy. But do you really know everything about him? Let’s see together some fun facts you don’t know about Dempsey.
1. By the time he was 21, he was already Married with Rocky Parker, the mother of his best friend.
2. The actor has dyslexia, but that doesn’t slow him down.
3. He has three children, two of them are twins.
4. If he wasn’t an actor, he also would have considered being A Pro Skier.
5. The role of Dr. Chase on House almost went to Dempsey.
6. Rob Lowe almost stole the spotlight of McDreamy from him. Rob Lowe was actually offered the part initially but then turned it down.
7. He dropped out of school at 17 to pursue acting.
8. His favorite movie is *Great Expectations* by David Lean.
9. He formed his own Dempsey-Proton Racing team in 2006.
10. He did rom-coms to appease “Grey’s Anatomy” fans.
Did you know any of these fun facts about actor Patrick Dempsey or not?
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