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Greg Louganis

Acting
1960-01-29
El Cajon, California, USA
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.
Known For 25 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) subtitle poster
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 TV
as Self
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Hollywood Squares (1998) subtitle poster
Hollywood Squares
1998 TV
as Self - Panelist
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Hell's Kitchen (2005) subtitle poster
Hell's Kitchen
2005 TV
as Self - Restaurant Patron
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Portlandia (2011) subtitle poster
Portlandia
2011 TV
as Greg Louganis
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Entourage (2015) subtitle poster
Entourage
2015 Movie
as Lloyd's Fiancée
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Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017) subtitle poster
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017 Movie
as Zico
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Old Dogs & New Tricks (2011) subtitle poster
Old Dogs & New Tricks
2011 TV
as Dirk Evans
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Old Dogs & New Tricks (2011) subtitle poster
Old Dogs & New Tricks
2011 TV
as Dirk Evans (archive footage)
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Night of 100 Stars III (1990) subtitle poster
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 Movie
as Self
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Touch Me (1997) subtitle poster
Touch Me
1997 Movie
as David
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It's My Party (1996) subtitle poster
It's My Party
1996 Movie
as Dan Zuma
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Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997) subtitle poster
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1997 Movie
as Narrator/Himself
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My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (2009) subtitle poster
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009 Movie
as Self
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Inside Out 3 (1992) subtitle poster
Inside Out 3
1992 Movie
as Max (segment "The Wet Dream")
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16 Days of Glory (1985) subtitle poster
16 Days of Glory
1985 Movie
as Self
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Object of Desire subtitle poster
Object of Desire
Movie
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Games of the XXI Olympiad (1977) subtitle poster
Games of the XXI Olympiad
1977 Movie
as Self
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Watercolors (2008) subtitle poster
Watercolors
2008 Movie
as Coach Brown
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The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018) subtitle poster
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018 Movie
as Self
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Dirty Laundry (1987) subtitle poster
Dirty Laundry
1987 Movie
as Larry
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Back on Board: Greg Louganis (2014) subtitle poster
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
2014 Movie
as Himself
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The Devil's Share (2018) subtitle poster
The Devil's Share
2018 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory (2005) subtitle poster
Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory
2005 Movie
as Self
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Sabre Dance (2015) subtitle poster
Sabre Dance
2015 Movie
as Salvador Dali
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