Editing Patrick Dempsey (section)

==Other ventures==
===Promotional work===
He has been the face of [[L'Oréal|L'Oreal]] and [[Versace]] and was featured in ads for [[Serengeti Eyewear|Serengeti]] sunglasses. In November 2008, he launched an Avon fragrance named Unscripted. In June 2009, [[Women's Wear Daily|''Women's Wear Daily'']] reported the launch of a second Avon fragrance named Patrick Dempsey 2.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Koenig |first1=Gillian |title=Dempsey Redux: Avon Unveils New Scent |url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/fragrance/dempsey-redux-avon-unveils-new-scent-2191177/ |access-date=April 3, 2019 |agency=Women's Wear Daily |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=June 26, 2009}}</ref> The fragrance was recognized as the "Men's Private Label/Direct Sell" for the 2010 [[FiFi Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 FiFi Winners |url=https://www.perfumerflavorist.com/events/coverage/96394984.html |website=Perfumer & Flavorist Magazine |date=June 15, 2010 |publisher=Allured Business Media |access-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FiFi Award Winners: Michael Kors, Chanel, Patrick Dempsey, Usher |url=https://www.racked.com/2010/6/11/7796533/fifi-award-winners-michael-kors-chanel-patrick-dempsey-usher |website=Racked |date=June 11, 2010 |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> On September 29, 2012, Mexican cable company [[Cablemás]], [[Megacable]] and Mexico city's [[Cablevision (Mexico)|Cablevisión]] launched an advertising campaign featuring Dempsey as the love interest of a domestic worker who comes across his profile on an online dating site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.terra.com/galilea-montijo-patrick-dempsey-film-commercial-together,a08e07a385a08310VgnVCM4000009bcceb0aRCRD.html|title=Galilea Montijo & Patrick Dempsey Film Commercial Together!|publisher=Entertainment.terra.com|date=June 20, 2012|access-date=October 2, 2012}}</ref>

Starting in 2013, Patrick Dempsey became the face of Silhouette, promoting eyewear fashion from Austria.<ref>D'Allesandro, Stefania. [http://www.people.com/people/mobile/gallery/0,,20678682_21289975,00.html "Good Eye"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191037/http://www.people.com/people/mobile/gallery/0,,20678682_21289975,00.html |date=January 2, 2014 }}, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', March 4, 2013; retrieved May 15, 2013.</ref> From January 2017 Dempsey appears for [[Vodafone Italy]] and he appears in some Italian spots about it.<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.it/lifestyle/hi-tech/17/01/03/patrick-dempsey-spot-vodafone-italia "Vodafone Italia"], ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', March 7, 2017; retrieved March 7, 2017.</ref> In 2018, Bleusalt, a Malibu-based fashion brand launched a clothing line designed by the actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Lexy |title=Patrick Dempsey Launches Clothing Collection with Bleusalt |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/patrick-dempsey-launches-clothing-collection-bleusalt-1122483 |access-date=April 3, 2019 |agency=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media LLC |date=June 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Medina |first1=Marcy |title=Patrick Dempsey Designs Clothing Capsule With Lyndie Benson's Bleusalt |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/patrick-dempsey-designs-clothing-capsule-with-lyndie-benson-bleusalt-1202719970/ |access-date=April 3, 2019 |agency=Women's Wear Daily |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>

===Business interests===

In January 2013, Dempsey announced that his company (Global Baristas) had secured the winning bid to purchase Seattle-based [[Tully's Coffee]], which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. Dempsey's bid of $9.15M was enough to secure Tully's over the bids of six others, including [[Starbucks]]. Dempsey's company will control 47 Tully's locations in the Seattle area, but not the online business, which had been purchased by [[Green Mountain Coffee Roasters]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/04/showbiz/patrick-dempsey-coffee-chain/index.html?hpt=hp_t2|title=Patrick Dempsey: Winning bid for coffee-shop chain 'just felt right'|date=January 5, 2013|access-date=January 6, 2013|publisher=CNN}}</ref>

Following a legal dispute with investor group Global Baristas, Dempsey left the group, in effect officially leaving his managerial positions with Tully's. Dempsey filed a lawsuit on behalf of Global Baristas, claiming [[Michael Avenatti]] borrowed $2 million against Tully's assets without informing Dempsey, rather than fully financing the coffee chain as was promised, calling the 15 percent interest rate on the loan "exorbitant" and sued for Avenatti to fund Tully's operations and meet its working capital needs, as well as for any damages owed the company. Soon after, Dempsey's lawyer's office issued a statement saying the partnership was dissolved and that Dempsey wished the lawyer and the company "all the best". Avenatti has stated the dispute was a "misunderstanding" and will continue operating with other investors and new management.<ref>{{cite news|title=Patrick Dempsey Says Goodbye to the Coffee Chain He Rescued|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-27/patrick-dempsey-says-goodbye-to-the-coffee-chain-he-rescued|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827133618/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-27/patrick-dempsey-says-goodbye-to-the-coffee-chain-he-rescued|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 27, 2013|access-date=November 13, 2013|newspaper=businessweek.com|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dempsey walks away from Tully's after suing partner|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2021672793_dempseytullysxml.html|access-date=November 13, 2013|newspaper=seattletimes.com|date=August 23, 2013}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
In 1997, Dempsey's mother, Amanda, was diagnosed with cancer which subsequently relapsed five times. On March 24, 2014, she died in [[Lewiston, Maine]], aged 79.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Amanda Dempsey|url=http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2014-03-28/Obituaries/Amanda_Dempsey.html|work=[[The Times Record (Maine)|The Times Record]]|date=March 28, 2014|access-date=September 1, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010256/http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2014-03-28/Obituaries/Amanda_Dempsey.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In response to his mother's bouts with cancer, Dempsey helped start the Patrick Dempsey Center at [[Central Maine Medical Center]] in Lewiston. In October 2009, when Dempsey introduced the first [[Dempsey Challenge]], registration was closed after reaching the goal of 3,500 cyclists, runners and walkers. The event raised more than $1 million for the cancer center. His mother was in the crowd as Dempsey finished his {{Convert|50|mi|km|adj=on}} ride.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmtw.com/r/21200685/detail.html|title=Thousands Enjoy Dempsey Challenge|publisher=WMTW|date=October 5, 2009|access-date=April 22, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050244/http://www.wmtw.com/r/21200685/detail.html|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> The Challenge has since become an annual October event presented by [[Amgen]] in the Lewiston–Auburn area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dempseychallenge.org/about-the-dempsey-challenge|title=The Dempsey Challenge|publisher=www.dempseychallenge.org|access-date=April 22, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319121957/http://www.dempseychallenge.org/about-the-dempsey-challenge|archive-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> On May 28, 2017, Dempsey received an honorary doctorate from [[Bates College]] in his hometown, Lewiston, Maine, for his philanthropy in the town and funding of "the Dempsey Center — just blocks from the Bates campus."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bates.edu/news/2017/04/13/geoffrey-canada-2017-commencement-address-honorands-susan-collins-wanda-corn-patrick-dempsey/?_ga=1.62291244.121209565.1485148683|title=Visionary educator Geoffrey Canada to deliver 2017 Commencement address, joining honorands Sen. Susan Collins, Wanda Corn, and Patrick Dempsey|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref>

Dempsey was awarded an honorary doctorate by [[Bowdoin College]] in 2013 for his philanthropic work.<ref>{{cite news|title='McDreamy' in Maine for Dempsey Challenge, Tips Cap to Bowdoin|url=http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/007824.shtml|publisher=[[Bowdoin College]]|date=October 2, 2010}}</ref> His ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' character [[Derek Shepherd]] had been written as a Bowdoin graduate after an alumnus led a petition signed by over 450 students to "adopt" the character as an alumnus.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alumnus puts Bowdoin in the Spotlight|url=http://bowdoinorient.com/article/2592|work=[[The Bowdoin Orient]]|date=April 20, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918020344/http://bowdoinorient.com/article/2592|archive-date=September 18, 2016}}</ref>

In 2023, Dempsey helped raise funds for families of the [[2023 Lewiston shootings|Lewiston shooting]] victims.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-11 |title=Patrick Dempsey helps raise funds for families of Lewiston shooting victims |url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2023/11/11/softball-strong-for-lewiston/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Lewiston Sun Journal}}</ref> He joined a charity softball tournament with former [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher [[Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)|Bill "Spaceman" Lee]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=WBZ-News |date=2023-11-12 |title=Patrick Dempsey joins softball tournament to raise money for Lewiston victims' families - CBS Boston |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/patrick-dempsey-softball-tournament-lewiston-victims-maine/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>