For more than a decade, Grey’s Anatomy has distinguished itself from other medical series. By mixing surgery scenes and love stories, the series offered a successful cocktail. Patrick Dempsey was a key ingredient.
Among the emblematic actors of Gray Anatomy, we find Patrick Dempsey. In the series, he plays Doctor Derek Shepherd, a walking fantasy, a brilliant and charming surgeon. From the first episodes, he falls in love with the heroine, Meredith Grey.
Nicknamed Doctor Mamour, Patrick Dempsey is known for her perfect blow-dry and her dimpled smile. It has everything to seduce. Happy father of 3 children and married for 15 years, he has never moved away from the image of the eternal Don Juan of Grey’s Anatomy…
And for good reason, in real life the actor would have made some mistakes that would have cost him his place in the medical series of Shonda Rhimes. No longer supporting her oversized ego and her explosive character, the latter broke Patrick Dempsey’s contract in April 2015.
His brief return to Grey’s Anatomy
While he left the series in 2015 and his character died suddenly, the actor chained the filming of several series including The truth about the Harry Quebert affair in 2018, but also SurrealEstate (2021), as well as in the movie Bridget Jones Baby in 2016.
Five years after leaving Grey’s Anatomy, the comedian has made a comeback in the seventeenth season. While he only appeared in one episode, he gave fans of the show a treat. Questioned by the magazine variety in April 2021, the ex-Doctor Mamour had explained why his return was important, for him as well as for the fans of the program. A role that sticks to his skin!