Patrick Dempsey Net Worth

Patrick Dempsey's Quotes

• One day my 3-year-old daughter said, 'You're very handsome, Poppy.' That was the best compliment ever.
• "I'd come in with this bitter attitude. It's not an escape, because I feel this disappointment, this jealousy." - on why he couldn't stand to go to the movies during his decade-long career-drought.
• People sometimes mistake being serious with being taken seriously. And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be careful not to get too self-important. You have to find the balance between being entertaining and being preachy. And you're seeing that at the box office. People aren't buying it any more. There's a time and a place, and what we need right now is a little more positivity.
• Sometimes your kids say something, and it's so amazing with insight. There's something so beautiful in that.

Interesting Facts about Patrick Dempsey

1. Lived in Buckfield, Maine, and attended Buckfield High School.
2. As a teenager, placed third in his age group at the National Jugglers Convention. Aspired to attend Clown College.
3. At the time of his first marriage, he was 21 and his bride was 48.
4. Enjoys collecting antiques, remodeling homes, and skiing in his spare time.
5. Attended St. Dominic's Regional High School in his hometown of Lewiston, Maine.
6. In his first marriage, with Rocky Parker, he had a stepson who is a year older than he is.
7. His first wife, Rocky Parker, is the mother of his best friend, actor Corey Parker, and Noelle Parker.
8. Daughter, Tallula Fyfe Dempsey (born February 20, 2002) with then-wife Jillian Dempsey.
9. Auditioned for the role of "Dr. Gregory House" on House M.D. (2004).
10. Currently co-owner of Indycar Series team Vision Racing (February 2006)
11. Then-wife Jillian Dempsey, gave birth to twin boys, Darby Galen Dempsey and Sullivan Patrick Dempsey, on February 1, 2007.
12. Voted #13 in Elle (France) Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll (June 2007).
13. Tried out for the role of Duckie in Pretty in Pink (1986).
14. Driver of Pace Car at 91st Indianapolis 500; May 27, 2007.
15. (May 20, 2008) Visited Amsterdam during the European promotion tour for Made of Honour (2008).
16. As a teenager growing up in Maine, he was a state champion downhill skier who trained for a place on the Olympic team.
17. Visited Sao Paulo, Brazil for the launch of his second fragrance Patrick Dempsey 2, exclusive for Avon. [May 2010]
18. In 2006, Dempsey admitted that he was diagnosed with dyslexia when he was 12 years old.
19. On his father's side, Patrick has German, English, Scottish, and distant Swedish, ancestry. Patrick's father was born with the surname "Schlossnagle", and later took his own stepfather's surname, "Dempsey".
20. Driving a Panoz GTS race car in the Panoz GT Pro Racing Series. He was seen participating in race #2 of the 2004 racing season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on June 27, 2004. [June 2004]