PATRICK DEMPSEY IN MODENA!
Patrick Dempsey, actor of Irish origins, was born in the USA on January 13, 1966.
He became famous worldwide, playing the role of doctor Derek Shepherd, in the American TV series "Grey's Anatomy".
As a child he suffered from dyslexia, a disorder that caused him problems integrating into school and pushed him to devote himself to sport, until he won the local ski championship and approached the theater. After graduating from Buckfield High School, at the age of 17 he was called for an audition in New York and in 1985 he made his screen debut in the film Catholic Boys.
After the exploits with the 1987 comedy Playboy on trial, roles in classic teenage comedies will follow such as Meatballs 3 (1987), Seducer at Home (1989) and Mad About You (1989) alongside a young Brad Pitt.
Passionate about racing and engines, in September 2012 he took part in the Maserati Trofeo World Series together with the driver and stuntman Greg Tracy at Sonoma Raceway in California. In June 2013 he took part, for the second time, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (the first in 2009) aboard the Porsche 911 GT3 of the Dempsey Del Piero Proton team, a team he founded a few months earlier together with Alessandro Del Piero.
In 2015, the actor left Gray's Anatomy after eleven seasons.