Greg Louganis
Acting
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.
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
as Narrator/Himself
Age 37 (now 66)
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
Book
Age 37 (now 66)
Old Dogs & New Tricks
as Dirk Evans (archive footage)
Age 51 (now 66)
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
as Self
Age 58 (now 66)
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
as Self
Age 49 (now 66)
Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory
as Self
Age 45 (now 66)
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
Book
Age 37 (now 66)
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
as Narrator/Himself
Age 37 (now 66)
Old Dogs & New Tricks
as Dirk Evans (archive footage)
Age 51 (now 66)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 2 (now 66)Gathering insights...
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