Breaking The Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997)

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Overview
Cast & Crew

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story is a 1997 television film about diver Greg Louganis based on the best-selling book Breaking the Surface co-written by Greg Louganis and Eric Marcus that stayed on top of the New York Times Best Seller list for 5 weeks. This was Steven Hilliard Stern's final directed film before dying in 2018.

Original Release

03/19/1997

Cast

Name	Character

Mario Lopez	Greg Louganis
Michael Murphy	Pete Louganis
Jeffrey Meek	Tom Barrett
Rosemary Dunsmore	Frances Louganis
Bruce Weitz	Ron O'Brien
Greg Louganis	Narrator / Himself
Aki Aleong	Dr. Sammy Lee
Jonathan Scarfe	Keith
Patrick David	Young Greg Louganis
Megan Leitch	Megan

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Steven Hilliard Stern

Writers

Greg Louganis, Eric Marcus, Alan Hines

Cast

Name	Character

Mario Lopez	Greg Louganis
Michael Murphy	Pete Louganis
Jeffrey Meek	Tom Barrett
Rosemary Dunsmore	Frances Louganis
Bruce Weitz	Ron O'Brien
Greg Louganis	Narrator / Himself
Aki Aleong	Dr. Sammy Lee
Jonathan Scarfe	Keith
Patrick David	Young Greg Louganis
Megan Leitch	Megan
Rafael Rojas III	Greg - Age 9
Fulvio Cecere	John Anders
Gabrielle Miller	Despina
Kristina Krapic	Despina - Age 11
Gregor Trpin	Scott
Andrew Francis	Bully Boy #1
Nathan Evans	Bully Boy #2
Noah Dennis	Bully Boy #3
David Lewis	Officer #1
Patricia Idlette	Social Worker