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Greg Louganis
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn January 29, 1960 (65 years)
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.
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.
Greg Louganis Filmography
| 2017 | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming · as Zico |
| 2015 | Entourage · as Lloyd's Fiancée |
| 2011 | Old Dogs & New Tricks (TV Series) · as Dirk Evans |
| 2008 | Watercolors · as Coach Brown |
| 1997 | Touch Me · as David |
| 1997 | Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story · as Narrator/himself |
| 1996 | It's My Party · as Dan Zuma |
| 1994 | D2: The Mighty Ducks · as Celebrity At Party |
| 1992 | Inside Out III · as Max (segment "the Wet Dream") |
| 1990 | |
| 1987 | Dirty Laundry · as Larry |
| 2023 | Battle of the Decades (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2021 | On Thin Ice · as Self |
| 2019 | Holey Moley (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | La Part du diable · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | To Russia with Love · as Self - Olympic Gold Medallist, Diving |
| 2014 | Back on Board: Greg Louganis · as Himself |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | RTL Late Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Celebrity Splash (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2013 | Splash (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Dive Master |
| 2013 | Out in the Open · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Portlandia (TV Series) · as Greg Louganis |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Celebrity Close Calls (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | 30 for 30 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Chopped (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2005 | Hell's Kitchen (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Restaurant Patron |
| 2004 | ESPN25: Who's #1? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Naqoyqatsi · as Self |
| 2001 | Beyond the Glory (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | SportsCentury (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1997 | Tracks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self - Olympic Champion |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III · as Self |
| 1988 | Seoul 1988: Games of the XXIV Olympiad (TV Series) · as Self - Diver (united States) |
| 1987 | D.C. Follies (TV Series) · as Greg Louganis |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The New Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | 16 Days of Glory · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | Games of the XXI Olympiad · as Self |
| 1976 | Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 |