
Greg Louganis
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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
Credits

Entourage (2015)
as Lloyd's Fiancée

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
as Zico

Touch Me (1997)
as David

It's My Party (1996)
as Dan Zuma

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self

Inside Out 3 (1992)
as Max (segment "The Wet Dream")

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997)
as Narrator/Himself

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018)
as Self

Dirty Laundry (1987)
as Larry

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (2009)
as Self

The Devil's Share (2018)
as Self (archive footage)

Object of Desire (—)
Actor

Watercolors (2008)
as Coach Brown

Power Moves (1995)
as himself

16 Days of Glory (1985)
as Self

Games of the XXI Olympiad (1977)
as Self

Sabre Dance (2015)
as Salvador Dali

Back on Board: Greg Louganis (2014)
as Himself
Halcyon (1989)
Actor

Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory (2005)
as Self





