derek shepherd died on grey's anatomy on november 21, 2008.
derek shepherd died on grey's anatomy on november 21, 2008.
when does derek shepherd die on grey's anatomy?
november 21, 2008
bullet::::- derek shepherd (patrick dempsey): meredith's husband since season 5, legally since season 7. originally married to addison montgomery, they divorced in the third season. derek is the father of zola grey shepherd, derek bailey shepherd and ellis shepherd. in season 11 episode 21 "how to save a life", his car is t-boned by a semi; he dies of a head injury.
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on january 23, 2014 it was reported that ellen pompeo and patrick dempsey had renewed their contracts for another two seasons, as drs. meredith grey and derek shepherd, respectively, meaning their characters would be staying on the medical drama for seasons 11 and 12. on april 24, 2015, patrick dempsey revealed that he would be leaving "grey's anatomy" after the eleventh season despite having a contract through another season. thus, this will be the first season in which dr. derek shepherd, portrayed by patrick dempsey, is not included in the main cast of characters. dempsey's character dr. derek shepherd was killed off towards the end of the eleventh season in the episode "how to save a life", meaning he will not return for the twelfth season as previously thought. abc put out a statement claiming dempsey wanted to pursue other interests.
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