© Copyright Harutyunyan 2024

sunfilm-logo
Home/Greg Louganis
Greg Louganis‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1960-01-29

Popularity

star1.0

Greg Louganis

El Cajon, California, USA

Greg Louganis

El Cajon, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1960-01-29

Popularity

star1.0

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.

Movie Credits

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story‌
star8.5
calendar 2009

Entourage

Entourage‌
star6.2
calendar 2015

Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory

Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory‌
star1.0
calendar 2005

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III‌
star4.0
calendar 1990

Sabre Dance

Sabre Dance‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

Back on Board: Greg Louganis

Back on Board: Greg Louganis‌
star7.3
calendar 2014

It's My Party

It's My Party‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

Object of Desire

Object of Desire‌
star0.0
calendar

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story‌
star5.5
calendar 1997

Games of the XXI Olympiad

Games of the XXI Olympiad‌
star4.6
calendar 1977

Inside Out 3

Inside Out 3‌
star2.5
calendar 1992

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming‌
star4.7
calendar 2017

Touch Me

Touch Me‌
star3.5
calendar 1997

Dirty Laundry

Dirty Laundry‌
star3.7
calendar 1987

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom‌
star7.7
calendar 2018

Watercolors

Watercolors‌
star5.8
calendar 2008

The Devil's Share

The Devil's Share‌
star8.0
calendar 2018

16 Days of Glory

16 Days of Glory‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

Tv Credits

Old Dogs & New Tricks

Old Dogs & New Tricks‌
star1.0
calendar 2011

Old Dogs & New Tricks

Old Dogs & New Tricks‌
star1.0
calendar 2011

Portlandia

Portlandia‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen‌
star6.9
calendar 2005