Greg Louganis

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 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.

  • Title: Greg Louganis
  • Popularity: 4.043
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1960-01-29
  • Place of Birth: El Cajon, California, USA
  • Homepage: http://greglouganis.com/
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Greg Louganis Movies

  • 2009
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    My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

    My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

    8.5 2009 HD

    Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the...

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  • 2015
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    Entourage

    Entourage

    6.2 2015 HD

    Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head...

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  • 2005
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    Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory

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

    1 2005 HD

    A documentary look at the Gay Games. From the idea's inception by Dr. Tom Waddell to the splitting of the games for 2006.

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  • 1990
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    Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

    4 1990 HD

    A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

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  • 2015
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    Sabre Dance

    Sabre Dance

    1 2015 HD

    After his concert tour in Spain, perfectionist composer Aram Khachaturian anticipates a meeting with absurdest painter Salvador Dali.

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  • 2014
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    Back on Board: Greg Louganis

    Back on Board: Greg Louganis

    7.4 2014 HD

    Feature-length documentary about the greatest diver of all time. Four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis has faced more than his share of...

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  • 1996
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    It's My Party

    It's My Party

    6.3 1996 HD

    Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function...

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  • 1970
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    Object of Desire

    Object of Desire

    1 1970 HD

    A beautiful young soap opera star is stalked and terrorized by an obsessive admirer.

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  • 1997
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    Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

    Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

    5.6 1997 HD

    Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers.

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  • 1977
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    Games of the XXI Olympiad

    Games of the XXI Olympiad

    4.8 1977 HD

    Edited from almost 100 km of film footage shot during the Games, this feature documentary is a breathtaking portrait of the 1976 Montreal Olympics....

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  • 1992
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    Inside Out 3

    Inside Out 3

    2.5 1992 HD

    Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Dogs Playing Poker"; "The Branding"; "The Portal"; "The Perfect Woman"; "Within Ten Minutes"; "Tango";...

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  • 2017
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    Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

    Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

    4.7 2017 HD

    Fin and his wife April travel around the world to save their young son who's trapped inside a sharknado.

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  • 1997
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    Touch Me

    Touch Me

    3.5 1997 HD

    Bridgette is an aspiring actress who teaches aerobics at a local gym that's run by the womanizing Adam. After a tryst with Adam, Bridgette scores a...

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  • 1987
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    Dirty Laundry

    Dirty Laundry

    3.7 1987 HD

    A young man and his girlfriend unwittingly come into possession of a bag containing one million dollars belonging to a drug-smuggling ring. The...

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  • 2018
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    The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

    The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

    7.7 2018 HD

    Documentary exploring The Advocate's role at the forefront of the LGBT movement in the U.S.

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  • 2008
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    Watercolors

    Watercolors

    5.8 2008 HD

    Carter, a troubled teen stays with a friend of his dads and starts flirting with her son Danny. After the weekend school returns, however Carter a...

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  • 2018
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    The Devil's Share

    The Devil's Share

    8 2018 HD

    Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting clips from nearly 200 films from the National...

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  • 1985
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    16 Days of Glory

    16 Days of Glory

    7.2 1985 HD

    The definitive photographic record of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, told "from the inside" through the lives of the participants, the words of David...

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  • 1997
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    Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

    Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

    5.6 1997 HD

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  • 2011
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    Old Dogs & New Tricks

    Old Dogs & New Tricks

    1 2011 HD

    Does (sex) life end for gay men as they face 50? Watch Nathan, Brad, Muscles & Ross stumble through middle-age in an alternate universe called West...

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  • 2011
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    Old Dogs & New Tricks

    Old Dogs & New Tricks

    1 2011 HD

    Does (sex) life end for gay men as they face 50? Watch Nathan, Brad, Muscles & Ross stumble through middle-age in an alternate universe called West...

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  • 2011
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    Portlandia

    Portlandia

    6.908 2011 HD

    Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.

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  • 2005
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    Hell's Kitchen

    Hell's Kitchen

    6.8 2005 HD

    Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they...

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