Patrick Dempsey: He’s Not a Doctor, He Just Plays One on TV

Because some people have trouble distinguishing fiction from reality, Patrick Dempsey was mistaken for a real doctor when a real-life emergency ensued near him.
Hollywood actor PATRICK DEMPSEY was left startled on a plane when fans of TV show GREY’S ANATOMY mistook him for a real doctor. The heart-throb, who plays DR DEREK SHEPHERD in the medical drama, was expected to step in when a passenger collapsed - even though he is only a doctor on-screen. Dempsey says, “They did the whole ‘Is there a doctor on the plane?’ thing and looked at me like I was going to respond. I was like, ‘No, I’m not really a surgeon.’”
This reminds me of an episode of ‘Friends’ with Brooke Shields and Dr. Drake Ramore and …
Okay, nevermind. Wrong fandom. The point is: Hahaha!
I do hope they found a real doctor, though.
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3 opinions for Patrick Dempsey: He’s Not a Doctor, He Just Plays One on TV
Karine
May 12, 2006 at 1:43 am
LOL!!
Mrs McDremey
May 13, 2006 at 1:39 am
i cant beleive people are acctualy that….(theres no euphemism for what im going to say)..stupid!
april(juju bean)
May 15, 2006 at 1:15 pm
i wish i could have seen his face!!!
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