
Greg Louganis
Biography
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.
Filmography

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

The Devil's Share
2018
as Self (archive footage)

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
as Zico

Entourage
2015
as Lloyd's Fiancée

Sabre Dance
2015
as Salvador Dali

Back on Board: Greg Louganis
2014
as Himself

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009
as Self

Watercolors
2008
as Coach Brown

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

Touch Me
1997
as David

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1997
as Narrator/Himself

It's My Party
1996
as Dan Zuma

Power Moves
1995
as himself

Inside Out 3
1992
as Max (segment "The Wet Dream")

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
- No poster
Halcyon
1989

Dirty Laundry
1987
as Larry

Superstars and their Moms
1987
as Self

16 Days of Glory
1985
as Self

Games of the XXI Olympiad
1977
as Self

Object of Desire
Unreleased