Derek Christopher Shepherd, more commonly known as Derek Shepherd, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actor Patrick Dempsey, who was nominated in 2006 and 2007 Golden Globe for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for the role and the 2006 SAG Award for he Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series award. He is happily married to longtime girlfrie...
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Derek Christopher Shepherd, more commonly known as Derek Shepherd, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actor Patrick Dempsey, who was nominated in 2006 and 2007 Golden Globe for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for the role and the 2006 SAG Award for he Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series award. He is happily married to longtime girlfriend Meredith Grey.
Before getting the role of Dr. Derek Shepherd, Dempsey auditioned for the part of Dr. Gregory House on the hit Fox show, House. While according to People magazine he actually auditioned for the role of Dr. Robert Chase, most of the sources confirm that he auditioned for Gregory House. The actor was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 12, which was believed to be the reason not to get some roles. He stated: "When 'Grey's Anatomy' came up, I was really at the breaking point. I was like, 'I can't do this anymore. I can't keep...
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