Greg Louganis

Greg Louganis

출생 : 1960-01-29, El Cajon, California, USA

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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.

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Greg Louganis
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참여 작품

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
Documentary exploring The Advocate's role at the forefront of the LGBT movement in the U.S.
The Devil's Share
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 Film Board of Canada archives, director Luc Bourdon reinterprets the historical record, offering us a new and distinctive perspective on the Quiet Revolution.
인투 더 샤크스톰
Zico
상어 전문가로 영국에 초청받은 핀은 노바로부터 급한 연락을 받고 그녀를 찾아간다. 핀과 노바는 고대 선조들의 비밀을 알게 되고 유물을 손에 넣지만, 균형이 무너지면서 상어 떼가 세상 밖으로 나온다. 한편, 길이 샤크네이도에 휩쓸려 날아가자, 핀과 에이프릴은 아들을 구하러 나서는데...
안투라지
Lloyd's Fiancée
헐리우드 스타가 된 빈센트 체이스(에드리언 그레니어)는 스타로 잘 나가고 있다. 기획사 에이전트에서 스튜디오의 대표가 된 아리 골드(제레미 피븐)는 영화 제작에 나서며 빈센트에게 출연을 요청하고, 빈센트는 자신이 연출까지 하게 되는 경우에만 출연을 승낙하겠다고 하며 연출자로 데뷔하게 된다. 영화는 제작에 들어가지만 시간이 흘러도 빈센트는 영화에 대해 확신이 없고, 점점 많은 예산을 아리에게 요구하게면서 스튜디오 관계자들의 걱정을 사게 된다. 친구들의 든든하지만 때로는 골때리는 지원 속에 커리어의 새로운 갈림길이 될 프로젝트를 무사히 마무리 지을 수 있을까?
백 온 보드: 그레그 루가니스
Himself
Feature-length documentary about the greatest diver of all time. Four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis has faced more than his share of challenges. In 2011, he is far from the public eye and struggling to pay his mortgage. Now, the openly gay, HIV+ world-class athlete returns to diving to mentor the USA Olympic hopefuls. This may be his best chance to regain the notoriety -- and financial stability -- he enjoyed at the height of his career.
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Self
Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningful connections people share with their pups. Gossip columnist Cindy Adams, playwright Edward Albee, designer Isaac Mizrahi, and actors Glenn Close, Edie Falco and Richard Gere are among the many celebs who pay tribute to their beloved canine companions.
Watercolors
Coach Brown
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 school jock tells Danny he does not want to be seen with him at school. Their relationship grows outside school hours though & soon enough Danny falls in love with Carter & after Danny is attacked romance ensures, but can it last.
Touch Me
David
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 role in a big play, but then learns that a former boyfriend is dying of AIDS. While preparing to get tested, Bridgette suspects Adam of cheating on her, and must face the HIV tests alone, which shockingly come back positive. Building a support network, including a penitent Adam, Bridgette faces her own mortality.
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
Book
Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers.
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
Narrator/Himself
Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers.
이별 파티
Dan Zuma
건축 설계사인 닉(Nick Stark: 에릭 로버츠 분)과 영화감독 브랜든(Brandon Theis: 그레고리 해리슨 분)은 동성연애 커플로 주위의 여러 친구들과 행복하게 지내고 있었다. 그러나 그 행복도 잠시. 어느 날, 닉은 병원에서 에이즈의 양성반응을 통보받는다. 소식을 접한 닉은 고민 끝에 사실을 브랜든에게 알린다. 변함없을 거라고 생각했던 브랜든의 반응은 예상외였다. 브랜든은 오히려 자신의 감염 여부에 전전긍긍한다. 상심한 닉은 브랜든의 집에서 나와 홀로 살아간다. 일년 후 닉은 시야가 점점 흐려지고 기억력이 감퇴되자, 자신이 계획했던 일을 실천에 옮기기로 한다. 즉 고통스럽고 흉한 몰골로 살다가 죽느니 깨끗한 모습과 온전한 정신이 남아있을 때 자신의 삶을 정리하겠다는 것. 그는 친구들의 도움으로 그의 생애를 마감할 마지막 파티를 준비한다. 파티가 시작되고 이 파티의 의미를 아는 친구들은 애써 슬픔을 감추며 닉을 최대한 즐겁게 해주기 위해 애쓴다. 친구들의 우정어린 사랑을 가슴깊이 느낀 닉이지만 뭔가 허전함을 메울 수가 없는데. 캐를린은 닉의 마음을 이해하고 브랜든에게 연락한다. 닉과 헤어져있는 동안 닉이 자신에게 얼마나 소중한 존재였는지를 알게 된 브랜든은 친구들의 차가운 시선을 각오하고 닉을 만나기 위해 온다. 브랜든을 본 닉은 그에게 접근하려고조차 하지 않는다. 그러나 자신이 얼마나 브랜든을 그리워 하고 있었는가를 아는 닉은 브랜든의 따뜻한 품에 안긴다. 브랜든은 이제 얼마남지 않은 시간이지만 마지막까지 그의 곁에 있어 주기로 한다. 드디어 이별의 시간. 닉은 다량의 수면제를 복용하고 사랑하는 이들에게 둘러싸여 깊은 잠에 빠져든다.
Inside Out 3
Max (segment "The Wet Dream")
Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Dogs Playing Poker"; "The Branding"; "The Portal"; "The Perfect Woman"; "Within Ten Minutes"; "Tango"; "The Houseguest"; "Cafe L'Amour"; and "The Wet Dream".
Night Of 100 Stars III
Self
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
Object of Desire
A beautiful young soap opera star is stalked and terrorized by an obsessive admirer.
Dirty Laundry
Larry
A young man and his girlfriend unwittingly come into possession of a bag containing one million dollars belonging to a drug-smuggling ring. The mobsters try to catch the couple and retrieve their money.
16 Days of Glory
Self
The definitive photographic record of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, told "from the inside" through the lives of the participants, the words of David Perry, and the singing voice of Placido Domingo. From the opening to closing ceremonies, this unique style of storytelling shows a side of the Olympic Games not seen by television audiences.
Games of the XXI Olympiad
Edited from almost 100 km of film footage shot during the Games, this feature documentary is a breathtaking portrait of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Much more than a simple record of the Games, the film approaches each event with the intention of revealing the athlete - whether winner or loser - as a unique individual.