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Greg Louganis
Acting

Greg Louganis
Homepage
http://greglouganis.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1960-01-29,El Cajon, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Gregory Efthimios "Greg" Louganis (/luːˈɡeɪnɪs/; born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver, LGBT activist, and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, on both the springboard and platform. He is the only male and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. He has been called both "the greatest American diver" and "probably the greatest diver in history". Louganis had been a theatre major in college, and in the late 1980s and 1990s, Louganis acted in several in movies, including Touch Me in 1997. In 1993, he played the role of Darius in an Off-Broadway production of the play Jeffrey. In 1995, he starred for six weeks in the Off-Broadway production of Dan Butler's one-man-show about gay life, The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me, taking over from Butler himself. In the play, he portrayed 14 different characters. In 2008 he appeared in the film Watercolors, in the role of Coach Brown, a swimming instructor in a high school. In 2012, he appeared in the penultimate episode of the second season of IFC's comedy Portlandia, playing himself.

Filmography

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

8.5

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009-10-17

6.2

Entourage
2015-06-03

Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory

3.7

Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory
2005-06-04

Night of 100 Stars III

4.3

Night of 100 Stars III
1990-05-21

0

Sabre Dance
2015-01-03

Back on Board: Greg Louganis

7.4

Back on Board: Greg Louganis
2014-06-25

6.3

It's My Party
1996-03-22

Object of Desire

0

Object of Desire

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

5.6

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1997-03-19

Games of the XXI Olympiad

5.1

Games of the XXI Olympiad
1977-04-21

3.5

Inside Out 3
1992-09-16

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

4.7

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017-08-06

5

Touch Me
1997-09-05

4.5

Dirty Laundry
1987-10-01

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

7.7

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018-03-01

5.5

Watercolors
2008-06-07

The Devil's Share

8

The Devil's Share
2018-02-16

16 Days of Glory

7.2

16 Days of Glory
1985-10-23

0

Power Moves
1995-01-30

0

Halcyon
1989-01-01

Superstars and their Moms

10

Superstars and their Moms
1987-05-03

Old Dogs & New Tricks

1

Old Dogs & New Tricks
2011-07-30

Old Dogs & New Tricks

1

Old Dogs & New Tricks
2011-07-30

6.9

Portlandia
2011-01-21

6.9

Hell's Kitchen
2005-05-30

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

Hollywood Squares

7.6

Hollywood Squares
1998-09-14

8.2

The Day Today
1994-01-19