Editing Patrick Dempsey (section)

{{short description|American actor and racecar driver (born 1966)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Patrick Dempsey
| image              = Patrick Dempsey SiriusXM.jpg
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| caption            = Dempsey in 2016
| birth_name         = Patrick Galen Dempsey
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1966|01|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Lewiston, Maine]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|racecar driver}}
| years_active       = 1985–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Rocky Parker|1987|1994|end=divorced}}<br /> {{marriage|Jillian Fink|1999}}
| children           = 3
| module             = {{Infobox racing driver|child=yes 
 | current series = [[United SportsCar Championship]]
 | racing licence = [[File:FIA Bronze Driver.png|12px]] FIA Bronze
 | first year = 2014
 | current team = Dempsey Racing
 | car number = 27
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 | starts = 
 | championships =
 | wins = 2
 | poles = 0
 | fastest laps = 0
 | best finish = 18th
 | year = [[2014 United SportsCar Championship season|2014]]
 | last finish = 18th
 | prev series = {{ubl|[[Rolex Sports Car Series]]|[[American Le Mans Series]]|[[Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge]]}}
 | prev series years = {{ubl|[[2007 Rolex Sports Car Series season|2007]]–[[2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season|2013]]|[[2012 American Le Mans Series season|2012]]–[[2013 American Le Mans Series season|2013]]|[[2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season|2010]]–[[2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season|2012]]}}
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}}
{{Infobox Le Mans driver|child=yes
 | Years = {{hlist|[[2009 24 Hours of Le Mans|2009]]|[[2013 24 Hours of Le Mans|2013]]–[[2015 24 Hours of Le Mans|2015]]}}
 | Teams = {{hlist|[[Advanced Engineering]]|[[Team Seattle]]|Dempsey Racing}}
 | Best Finish = 22nd (2nd in class)([[2015 24 Hours of Le Mans|2015]])
}}
}}
'''Patrick Galen Dempsey''' (born January 13, 1966)<ref name="filmref">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/72/Patrick-Dempsey.html|title=Patrick Dempsey profile at|publisher=FilmReference.com|access-date=January 26, 2015|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025224112/http://www.filmreference.com/film/72/Patrick-Dempsey.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American actor and racing driver best known for playing [[Neurosurgery|neurosurgeon]] [[Derek Shepherd]] in ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (2005–15; 2020–21). He is also known for his [[leading man]] romantic film roles, such as ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'' (2007). Dempsey has received nominations for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and two [[Golden Globe Awards]], and was named as [[People's Sexiest Man Alive|''People's'' Sexiest Man Alive]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://apnews.com/article/patrick-dempsey-sexiest-man-alive-people-e8e82d2937498fc320c213a784894e95|title= Patrick Dempsey named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine|website= The Associated Press|date= November 8, 2023|access-date= November 8, 2023}}</ref>

Dempsey started his career acting in films such as ''[[Can't Buy Me Love (film)|Can't Buy Me Love]]'' (1987) and ''[[Loverboy (1989 film)|Loverboy]]'' (1989). He has since starred in several romantic comedy films such as ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'' (2002), ''[[Made of Honor]]'' (2008), ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]'' (2010), and ''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]'' (2016). Dempsey has also taken dramatic roles in ''[[Outbreak (1995 film)|Outbreak]]'' (1995), ''[[Scream 3]]'' (2000), ''[[Freedom Writers]]'' (2007), ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011), ''[[Thanksgiving (2023 film)|Thanksgiving]]'' (2023), and ''[[Ferrari (2023 film)|Ferrari]]'' (2023). He starred in and produced ''[[Flypaper (2011 film)|Flypaper]]'' (2011), and ''[[The Art of Racing in the Rain (film)|The Art of Racing in the Rain]]'' (2019).

Dempsey, who maintains a sports car and vintage car collection, enjoys [[auto racing]] in his spare time. He has competed in events such as the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] and [[Rolex 24 at Daytona]] [[sports car racing|sports car races]], and the Ensenada SCORE [[Baja 1000]] [[off-road racing|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]].<ref>Le Mans 24 Hours 2013 "24 Minutes" Episode 2, Eurosport HD, declared at approximately 16:30</ref>