FILE- In this Nov. 23, 2014 file photo, Patrick Dempsey presents the award for pop/rock band, duo or group on stage at the 42nd annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Dempsey is back in his home state, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, for the bike-and-run Dempsey Challenge to raise money for a cancer center created in 2008 in partnership with the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine. He was inspired by his mother, Amanda, who died of cancer in 2014. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
October 07, 2017 - 7:02 AM
LEWISTON, Maine - Actor Patrick Dempsey is back in his home state for a cancer fundraiser.
Dempsey created the bike-and-run Dempsey Challenge to raise money for a cancer centre created in 2008 in partnership with the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
He was inspired by his mother, Amanda, who died of cancer in 2014.
Dempsey opened the two-day event that started Saturday with 10K and 5K runs, along with a two-day ride. Cyclists on Sunday will participate in road races ranging from 10 miles to 100 miles.
Dempsey became widely known as Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd on TV's "Grey's Anatomy." After leaving the show, he went to London to film "Bridget Jones's Baby." He's currently filming a 10-part adaption of the bestselling novel, "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair."
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