Greg Louganis
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1960-01-29 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (20)
Entourage
2015
as Lloyd's Fiancée
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
as Zico
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
It's My Party
1996
as Dan Zuma
Touch Me
1997
as David
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1997
as Narrator/Himself
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
as Self
Watercolors
2008
as Coach Brown
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009
as Self
Inside Out 3
1992
as Max (segment "The Wet Dream")
16 Days of Glory
1985
as Self
Games of the XXI Olympiad
1977
as Self
Dirty Laundry
1987
as Larry
Object of Desire
The Devil's Share
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
2014
as Himself
Sabre Dance
2015
as Salvador Dali
Halcyon
1989
Power Moves
1995
as himself
Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory
2005
as Self
About Greg Louganis
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… With 25 credits spanning from 1962 to 2018, Greg Louganis has appeared in 20 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Greg Louganis Movies
- Entourage (2015) — as Lloyd's Fiancée
- Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017) — as Zico
- Night of 100 Stars III (1990) — as Self
- It's My Party (1996) — as Dan Zuma
- Touch Me (1997) — as David
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