Patrick Dempsey met Rocky Parker in 1984, when he was just 18 years old, during a production of the play Brighton Beach Memoirs. He forged a relationship with the then-44-year-old actress, and ...

In the mid-1980s, Patrick Dempsey was just starting to break into the acting industry. In 1984, he performed in a play with Rocky Parker, who was 44 and a much more established actress at the time.

The ‘Ferrari’ star and newly crowned PEOPLE’s 2023 Sexiest Man Alive says he knew his wife, Jillian Dempsey, was 'The One' the moment he saw her: 'I just had that feeling' ...

This is Dempsey’s second marriage. Previously, he was married to Rochelle “Rocky” Parker between 1987 and 1994. Parker, who passed away in 2014, was 48 at the time of their wedding, whereas ...

In 1984, Patrick Dempsey met Rochelle 'Rocky' Parker when she played his aunt in a play. He was 18 at the time and she was 44. Parker was a well-established actress, acting coach, and theatre ...

Patrick Dempsey starred in Can’t Buy Me Love (1987) and Loverboy (1989) but is best known as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy, a role he held from 2005 to 2015. He portrayed Robert Philip ...

Patrick Dempsey is best known for his portrayal of Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd — the neurosurgeon with the perfect head of hair — on Grey’s Anatomy. Dempsey played real American teen Sonny ...

Patrick Dempsey married Rocky Parker when he was 21. Patrick was 18 years old when he met his first wife, who was 44 years old at the time. Ron Galella - Getty Images.