Patrick Dempsey's First Wife Rocky Parker Was 26 Years His Senior — He Called It a 'Freudian Nightmare'

Before Patrick Dempsey was Dr. McDreamy, he was an 18-year-old kid just breaking into the acting industry, and the woman who would shape his early career was about to become much more than his manager.

Who Was Rocky Parker? All About Patrick Dempsey's First Wife

Dempsey met Rochelle "Rocky" Parker in 1984 while performing in a stage production of Brighton Beach Memoirs. He was 18 and she was 44. The casting was ironic in retrospect — they played aunt and nephew. A romance began almost immediately...