Patrick Dempsey and Wife Jillian Fink: Complete Relationship Timeline from 1994 to Their 27Th Anniversary
By Chloe Bennett
In 1994, Patrick Dempsey was an established actor transitioning between early coming-of-age movie stardom and more mature screen roles. Jillian Fink was an in-demand Hollywood hair stylist and makeup artist running her own salon, Delux, in Los Angeles. When Dempsey’s name appeared in her appointment book, Fink assumed her staff had written in a fake entry as an industry prank.
Dempsey walked through the door for a quick trim. The attraction was immediate, but neither made an overt romantic move. Dempsey was finalizing the legal disentanglement from his first wife, Rocky Parker, an actress and acting coach 26 years his senior whom he had married in 1987 and divorced in 1994. Fink was also in a relationship at the time.
For nearly three years, Dempsey remained an exceptionally frequent client at Delux. Regular haircuts turned into prolonged conversations, setting up an authentic foundation of friendship. When Fink became single in 1997, Dempsey finally invited her to cook pasta at his home. They moved in together within three months.
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