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The face of Versace's spring/summer mens' line, Patrick Dempsey mingles with the woman of the hour, Donatella Versace, before her design house's runway show on Thursday as part of Milan Fashion Week. So very handsome ...

Patrick Dempsey looks great as he poses with Donatella Versace.

We're excited to get Patrick Dempsey back into scrubs on Grey's Anatomy when new episodes return in late April. It's been way, way too long!

Here's another picture of Donatella Versace with Patrick, joined by his lovely wife, Jillian Dempsey (right), as well as the popular singer, Fergie ...

Relax, Grey's Anatomy fans. We're not talking about him leaving the cast of the show or anything. Just LAX airport in this photo from earlier in the week. Armed with carry-on, Patrick Dempsey waits for a flight with wife Jillian Dempsey on Monday...

Patrick Dempsey is the only guy we know who looks good at the airport.

Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey plays a single guy looking to win over his bridal best friend in Made of Honor, which hits theaters May 2.

"I love romance, absolutely," the self-confessed serial monogamist tells Mary. But the Grey's Anatomy leading man, who has been married for eight years, admits that the marriage proposal to his wife, Jillian Dempsey, was done "poorly."

"We just bought this house and we were in the middle of remodeling it and the kitchen was a mess," the man we love as McDreamy told Entertainment Tonight.

"I kept giving her this line where I had to find the right ring. I finally found it while she was gone and I couldn't wait ... so I popped the question in the kitchen."

In Made of Honor, Patrick Dempsey plays a serial dater who decides he wants to settle down just as his best platonic friend, played by Michelle Monaghan, decides to tie the knot. Patrick's character then accepts her invitation to be her "maid" of honor as part of his master plan to woo her for himself.

Dempsey also talked about his three children, and how he is excited to go back to work on the 4-5 new episodes of Grey's Anatomy to air this spring. He's been in touch with Ellen Pompeo a few times since production shut down late last year.

Hey, you can't just be lazy because your hit TV show shut down production. Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey stays in gear - and stays in shape - biking through the Hollywood Hills Monday. An avid auto racing enthusiast / team owner who we also see cycling fairly frequently, Patrick clearly feels the need for speed...

Patrick Dempsey and the rest of the Grey's Anatomy cast will hopefully be back on set soon, filming episodes for the spring. The writers' strike has gone on for three months now and is reportedly going to end this week, officially.

With the writers' strike (unfortunately) affording him plenty of time to pursue his auto racing pasion, Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey hit the road for the Rolex 24 automobile race at the Daytona International Speedway on January 26 in Daytona Beach, Florida. As usual, he stole the show.

Patrick Dempsey: McDreamy even when racing.

Yes, this news is a week old, but it can't be forgotten about. The amazing Patrick Dempsey celebrated his 42nd birthday on January 13.

Our staff has been shorthanded for the past week but is now back at full strength. Beginning tomorrow, we'll be back on top of all the latest news.

For now, we just wanted to join all Grey's Anatomy fans in wishing a belated happy birthday to the show's handsome leading man. Here's a hot photo ...

Patrick Dempsey wows fans with his talent, looks and personality.

Here's wishing the father of three all the best. Thanks, Patrick Dempsey, for all you have brought to this great series as Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd.

It was a win-some, lose-some night for Grey's Anatomy on Tuesday, when the hit ABC hospital drama managed to win all three TV acting trophies at the People's Choice Awards, while the acclaimed show itself was shut out of any wins.

The handsome Patrick Dempsey and newlywed Katherine Heigl took home the Male and Female TV Star awards, while their co-star, Chandra Wilson, beat out the competition to win the Scene Stealer trophy. However, it was another rival medical series, Fox's House, that brought home the award for TV Drama.

Congrats to Patrick, Katherine and Chandra, who are definitely the people's choice here at Grey's Anatomy Insider. More photos to come ...

Here are the first two of many Versace ads featuring Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey. Needless to say, he looks amazing as ever.

The campaign was shot by Mario Testino last November in Los Angeles.

"I discovered that Patrick Dempsey is a man who is not afraid to like or even love fashion," Donatella Versace said. "He's got extremely refined taste."

Recently on Grey's Anatomy, Patrick Dempsey's Derek locked lips with Nurse Rose (Lauren Stamile). While this means more trouble for Derek and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) - who one of our readers points out has been together with him in only 18 of 71 episodes - Dempsey is actually happy about the development.

The hit medical series' leading man said in a recent interview that he is feeling more "encouraged" that someone new has come into to his character's life.

"It will certainly make the story lines more interesting and compelling," Dempsey told the New York Post. "Last season was boring to do. Enough is enough already. It's time for the writers to go back and take a look at things and find some new paths for some of these characters. It was too repetitive for me."

That said, Patrick Dempsey admits that he is not necessarily very hopeful about what will happen between the on-again, off-again Derek and Meredith in the near future.

"You would think that [Derek and Meredith] would work through their difficulties and move forward. Meredith needs to get healthy. That's an interesting thing to explore with her character. Does he stand by her while she goes through that? Or do they work through their problems alone," Patrick Dempsey posed.

"[Grey's Anatomy creator / executive producer] Shonda Rhimes is very clear on what she wants to do but not clear on what the actors are going to do."

As of right now, production on Grey's Anatomy remains shut down as the WGA strike continues. Although Dempsey and the rest of the show's cast and crew are out or work, he is still riding high career-wise, with the success of his film Enchanted.

"I always knew that if it worked, it would be huge," Dempsey said. "But you take a risk with these things. It's been interesting because everyone likes this movie - men, kids, moms. The movie touches the child in everyone, while dispelling the whole idea that if you find that one right person you are going to live happily ever after."

People's 2007 Star of the Year will also appear in the upcoming romantic comedy Made of Honor, due to hit theaters in May 2008. Although his movie career seems to be taking off once more, Dempsey isn't about to leave Grey's Anatomy just yet.

"The opportunities that the cast is getting are certainly because of the show's huge success," he said. "As long as [Grey's Anatomy] continues, we will stay with it."

He missed out on Sexiest Man Alive (coming in second), but Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey has been named "Star of the Year" by People magazine.

The 41-year-old actor received the top honors for having had a great year on and off screen. Patrick Dempsey, who plays Dr. Derek Shepherd on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, graces the cover of the celebrity magazine's year-end issue.

"I'm just enjoying everything in life more than I ever have ... I'm trying to enjoy the moment while it's here and to be able to provide for my family so that I can step away and enjoy raising them away from all this," Patrick Dempsey told People.

Things weren't always easy for the Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey.

After appearing in several notable ‘80s films, including Loverboy and Can't Buy Me Love, he failed to land subsequent roles that would have furthered his career.

His marriage to his former manager, Rocky Parker, a woman 26 years older than him, also collapsed, driving him into what he called a period of severe depression.

"It was a very difficult time. I was insecure, felt I was no good," Patrick Dempsey said. "It took me two days to get psyched and it was very hard to stay positive. There were years when I wasn't working and people didn't care about me."

However, people certainly started caring about him again when he landed the role of Derek â€" a.k.a. McDreamy â€" on Grey's Anatomy. His personal life also received an enormous lift when he married Jillian Fink, a celebrity make-up artist, in 1999.

Apart from their twin boys, Darby and Sullivan, born this February, Patrick and Jillian Dempsey also have an older daughter Talula, who is 6.

Congratulations to Patrick on this well-earned honor!