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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 29, 1960
Place of Birth
El Cajon, California, USA
Greg Louganis
0.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.7
Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
8.0
Self (archive footage)
The Devil's Share
2018
4.7
Zico
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
6.2
Lloyd's Fiancée
Entourage
2015
0.0
Salvador Dali
Sabre Dance
2015
7.4
Himself
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
2014
1.0
Dirk Evans
Old Dogs & New Tricks
2011
1.0
Dirk Evans (archive footage)
Old Dogs & New Tricks
2011
6.9
Greg Louganis
Portlandia
2011
8.5
Self
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009
Credits
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
as Self
2018
7.7
The Devil's Share
as Self (archive footage)
2018
8.0
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
as Zico
2017
4.7
Entourage
as Lloyd's Fiancée
2015
6.2
Sabre Dance
as Salvador Dali
2015
0.0
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
as Himself
2014
7.4
Old Dogs & New Tricks
as Dirk Evans
2011
1.0
Old Dogs & New Tricks
as Dirk Evans (archive footage)
2011
1.0
Portlandia
as Greg Louganis
2011
6.9
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
as Self
2009
8.5
Watercolors
as Coach Brown
2008
5.7
Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory
as Self
2005
1.0
Hell's Kitchen
as Self - Restaurant Patron
2005
6.8
Touch Me
as David
1997
4.2
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
as Narrator/Himself
1997
5.6
It's My Party
as Dan Zuma
1996
6.3
Power Moves
as himself
1995
0.0
Inside Out 3
as Max (segment "The Wet Dream")
1992
2.5
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
4.0
Dirty Laundry
as Larry
1987
3.7
16 Days of Glory
as Self
1985
7.2
Games of the XXI Olympiad
as Self
1977
4.8
Object of Desire
N/A
0.0