Greg Louganis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 29, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- El Cajon, California, USA
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
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Filmography
Object of Desire
Movie
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Movie · as Self
The Devil's Share
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
Movie · as Zico
Entourage
Movie · as Lloyd's Fiancée
Sabre Dance
Movie · as Salvador Dali
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
Movie · as Himself
Splash
TV · as Self - Mentor · 8 eps
Old Dogs & New Tricks
TV · as Dirk Evans, Dirk Evans (archive footage) · 3 eps
Portlandia
TV · as Greg Louganis · 1 ep
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Movie · as Self
Watercolors
Movie · as Coach Brown
Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory
Movie · as Self
Hell's Kitchen
TV · as Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 ep
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 3 eps
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
Movie · as Narrator/Himself
Touch Me
Movie · as David
It's My Party
Movie · as Dan Zuma
Power Moves
Movie · as himself
The Day Today
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Inside Out 3
Movie · as Max (segment "The Wet Dream")
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self
Halcyon
Movie
Dirty Laundry
Movie · as Larry
Superstars and their Moms
Movie · as Self
16 Days of Glory
Movie · as Self
Games of the XXI Olympiad
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep