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Patrick Dempsey Through the Years
![Patrick Dempsey Through the Years](https://ew.com/thmb/5-JUL2FzbMDWzzaz90hO1H42s9s=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/patrick-dempsey-50th-birthday-image-tout-fb94a5210d2f4906af9d85da912e35a2.jpg)
The great McDreamy Patrick Dempsey celebrates his 50th birthday Wednesday. Born in Maine on Jan. 13, 1966, the Grey's Anatomy alum has celebrated more than 30 birthdays in the industry, graduating from an up-and-coming movie hunk to a bona fide leading man. In honor of Dempsey's 50th, check out 50 swoon-worthy photos of him, ahead.
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August 1987
![August 1987](https://ew.com/thmb/PYCMEKW-Qt5omQwVFp4Ysc6MlOI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-77258347-fb742211af0f4cf4af146e40519c7e52.jpg)
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September 1987
![September 1987](https://ew.com/thmb/yPbhD-OXclfxF1qRxuqN80NSJ4M=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-146317598-207e3a1e25b84de2ae6f7fa37feddb9a.jpg)
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April 1988
![April 1988](https://ew.com/thmb/Ntlw7oluqFuB80RIJmTHuRKjxNQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-124373750-6f37eb025aa64428b58ffb13cad4ccc6.jpg)
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1988
![1988](https://ew.com/thmb/RDxYfSmvH4vNzeDpnpJCU6UUjAI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-88896488-43fa44a7dc304724b6ffec4e25a68f97.jpg)
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July 1988
![July 1988](https://ew.com/thmb/ttVseg9p11FJFXX9vrJgoipodn8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-146317618-ad484e55944946b489746f5f445bd55d.jpg)
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March 1989
![March 1989](https://ew.com/thmb/3teiqX2GBRF4w4NpCXjwT6JKw6U=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-78999265_0-74ffaf4d35814bc68d3bb2ee60c81683.jpg)
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March 1989
![March 1989](https://ew.com/thmb/miltaAL_x7cOM-v4KSYYsTYfYp0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-146317665_0-72620079da874ed1aee5767581ab365b.jpg)
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1989
![1989](https://ew.com/thmb/bop8js2Yj_vY5HeKnXmCdtJ140A=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-168946226_0-a42a8940043547b79f19f2cadc8bf884.jpg)
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December 1989
![December 1989](https://ew.com/thmb/QvUNY3EX1tiuVgqLfB0_kzjEkLo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-146317969-cb006e5928214ee8b93a8832adbc1ce5.jpg)
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March 1990
![March 1990](https://ew.com/thmb/eY25x5SrEHGUfnK-RKAKeQdpeVs=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-76257367-f9199735eb9d4705b900a9be93846cf0.jpg)
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September 1990
![September 1990](https://ew.com/thmb/4OTElUksT41sRMMqByUx08A_UNA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-146319545-7e35bd4f08d142a98aaf442b47a4b216.jpg)
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March 1991
![March 1991](https://ew.com/thmb/28SVMOsfcgsKb1fvmNi8DF0euNU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-105907742-c387499f48774dda98426fb7bf199466.jpg)
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April 1994
![April 1994](https://ew.com/thmb/GCVuGGY2iMyE7l_wVUnE31zmuGE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-146319679-3bf4f03d661e44af84c92567d41f4018.jpg)
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July 1995
![July 1995](https://ew.com/thmb/VwdnMERfduznqMYSXEJrS5zbgYA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-146319747-db118ec0b26a4d8e870a112871168e7a.jpg)
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May 1997
![May 1997](https://ew.com/thmb/OBMBAUAAWnpf6H2Hu1_xSr7dbbo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-93405640-4f9f9ec2a92243b7aa3d93b02aef6aa8.jpg)
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October 2000
![October 2000](https://ew.com/thmb/xhXQiVTJAnJMF00L5Ik3EU46Ffg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-145897711-01a30a2a4b6745b4a305ab99785ee18b.jpg)
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September 2002
![September 2002](https://ew.com/thmb/g6TM_WmmtZowDhnojqJ8BHIQYhM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-146319854-07c224d59fd947539447d3b8a30779c9.jpg)
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August 2003
![August 2003](https://ew.com/thmb/r-pNDREjG8PhBvvlhVR5eGbmRQc=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-473327314-1ea62afc70ac421aa1a023ba8cc21f2a.jpg)
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February 2004
![February 2004](https://ew.com/thmb/0wm6LVsN_SBxXVktTpR9RZS1lcM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-2978715-be87571f8c1e488e995ab22d95f396d2.jpg)
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July 2004
![July 2004](https://ew.com/thmb/I8Nbkr07L0ldu75KYdiYxV6g35E=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-184532444-f10dc8f046004daf994421484d75c1ac.jpg)
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January 2005
![January 2005](https://ew.com/thmb/51s6nWvCNP-xmJU69923ao0QsZo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-93765068-6d7b247994d549d990bc03e42a5cfae5.jpg)
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February 2005
![February 2005](https://ew.com/thmb/kcyJSg9tUvhm0KesL4pBIHospe4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-93764960-42282f555fb54712b184726379feb5a7.jpg)
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April 2005
![April 2005](https://ew.com/thmb/5eJQMq2Kp1obchp4Mknw_YUedp8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-52609525-133d5574ffb34479bfd63d7831725c5e.jpg)
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July 2005
![July 2005](https://ew.com/thmb/gwk4favcHFsynpJUbwp7eNKY3o8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-53296301-25f7497059bf4fb7a48e5290857e4370.jpg)
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September 2005
![September 2005](https://ew.com/thmb/9g62tuNbu2H7vHy02o-4rH5QLFE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-75946074-65254408d97e4c3daeabe81aaa3cfb8a.jpg)
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September 2005
![September 2005](https://ew.com/thmb/PoTYmjC0Vpta6gPdwVoaBAS-O-s=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-55717888-22b08cef3f12481cb8629ae5edb48db8.jpg)
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November 2005
![November 2005](https://ew.com/thmb/w8tuBwdC0t_18ehAiDnDEB5Yitw=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-75514248-ce85afdfbf984431bab4c3ca6fd468a9.jpg)
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January 2006
![January 2006](https://ew.com/thmb/OGfdc9o3q6vPTei8JZMqDKPgS5Q=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-56641671-796a6acc15f44c85886378ebaa5a67fb.jpg)
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March 2006
![March 2006](https://ew.com/thmb/izo186eb22iZqM2LtP-6ri8bxC0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-114660455-77b7e33fe26641f2864261c4c1227d31.jpg)
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March 2006
![March 2006](https://ew.com/thmb/ZgK_gqj405H6xagY65WGg_8P7mE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-113678214-1b80e526105643469dd1591e9ef3e2d5.jpg)
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June 2006
![June 2006](https://ew.com/thmb/HtL9Qba2S1HJkzmw-LZUnQp-CvM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-111637454-842123e3530d4c7990e90d5bcb749205.jpg)
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October 2006
![October 2006](https://ew.com/thmb/QyefPNTmqnRKCcAKtYX3NS-wAmw=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-76361633-27d1d5d0d7824762bf140a86e42e1646.jpg)
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January 2007
![January 2007](https://ew.com/thmb/Y7WUO0vVc5Q84u8zccvjAx8lEeQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-77471280-4a4a478bc02d44e1ab6f47d758d65459.jpg)
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January 2007
![January 2007](https://ew.com/thmb/K5L6LeXm1d2LGhIUawYCtYfBtZ0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-72959682-7048827bbbad48b4b60cd997d0d00eeb.jpg)
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January 2007
![January 2007](https://ew.com/thmb/_jqWCYkUpxunYntzA1Y_C_NhgBo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-73004744-1-e262f20a43dd4a1188e23762c7781866.jpg)
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February 2008
![February 2008](https://ew.com/thmb/mINKz_fFYjgF_uxpombhrTnOb20=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-79977050-aec1e72e82cf467faa6af27bc5fae203.jpg)
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April 2008
![April 2008](https://ew.com/thmb/5PfPwvdg_Ara9dH5_STar76sfdI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-490699237-406adaa6ff1c4a55a7ed6cb73f63cba4.jpg)
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May 2008
![May 2008](https://ew.com/thmb/ygwR-C9F54e5bfZxc6aEqR7QanY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-81202373-f9e2f30537d843e7b4a436b0c002fefd.jpg)
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June 2009
![June 2009](https://ew.com/thmb/b6qSW-YQ2rUxkh6qHYLyyiALVF8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-111002839-563f738f92d74148b1f24f07c2cdda52.jpg)
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February 2010
![February 2010](https://ew.com/thmb/8YIRNEPgdxHrzCJb6HvnafrsCoU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-107126523-86cee3702f4d4b32a1991edacb7107ec.jpg)
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August 2010
![August 2010](https://ew.com/thmb/xmoAgufXJOeZFVMAoWsRF6mbgAg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-104235953-e2a0e125f0e94b4a941d9459f7f24490.jpg)
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May 2011
![May 2011](https://ew.com/thmb/5hwXlFgv8O3UW72CGePHTVdiAzU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-114442891-7b93ec823fbc422cbd27964cefcaaa92.jpg)
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June 2011
![June 2011](https://ew.com/thmb/2lTpaYZOgNvRO7AUxKJWL7rUu1E=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-117319627-843328fc16f246fab9b159f2124eb38d.jpg)
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June 2011
![June 2011](https://ew.com/thmb/a8GRkVWAUpsw-ayp3E_m69Ew4iE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-117592440-dd9d18f0dca54f318139965ecac1a57d.jpg)
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September 2011
![September 2011](https://ew.com/thmb/nlVG8Db_i0TBJODZi_xxunepOR0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-126571256-4abc369ee7554065bd3927fdac9ddf0a.jpg)
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January 2012
![January 2012](https://ew.com/thmb/OQK6vqsHz00hM6DJ2YvMPItSL-M=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-136733807-93c64ff28d3342d8a63ba638b283af8e.jpg)
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July 2013
![July 2013](https://ew.com/thmb/x6C7WBCMYuXPdow0R_0B-PW0RpY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-174414500-107f197ec9b8473dae2505148a2dad9f.jpg)
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July 2014
![July 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/PBGYbDg96LWdE-jlbEdtXXpmz-s=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-452341848-3c5416081dfc4e46a2db781930732279.jpg)
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August 2014
![August 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/b-9wU9lpwV_TpMpQ9YTI5pthlF8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-454104208-c6e45ba3e1b34daf80cf65b2016e4d0b.jpg)
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July 2015
![July 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/h48dl2V3j_GndPrHE6Ub0doaDmo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-481224788-d3bc48ae112847e0b93822050dc7d2a0.jpg)