Join us in remembering two decades of the beloved ABC medical drama series, Grey's Anatomy, with a star-studded celebration featuring the iconic cast!
Grey’s Anatomy Cast:
Ellen Pompeo, Chris Carmack, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Alexis Floyd, Niko Terho, Debbie Allen, Kim Raver, Anthony Hill, Harry Shum Jr., Midori Francis, Adelaide Kane, Caterina Scorsone, Jake Borelli, Camilla Luddington and Kevin McKidd
Stream Grey's Anatomy now on ABC!
Grey’s Anatomy Cast:
Ellen Pompeo, Chris Carmack, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Alexis Floyd, Niko Terho, Debbie Allen, Kim Raver, Anthony Hill, Harry Shum Jr., Midori Francis, Adelaide Kane, Caterina Scorsone, Jake Borelli, Camilla Luddington and Kevin McKidd
Stream Grey's Anatomy now on ABC!
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00:02 20 seasons.
00:03 Wow.
00:04 Oh my gosh.
00:05 20.
00:07 I remember watching the pilot of "Grey's Anatomy"
00:10 a long time ago and thinking, I'd love to be a part of it.
00:13 And now, I got to go back in time
00:16 and tell that version of myself.
00:18 It's going to happen.
00:19 So I was coming into this untitled Shonda Rhimes project.
00:22 It was never going to go anywhere.
00:24 But the pilot was going to help me pay off my credit cards.
00:27 It was at one time called "Surgeons."
00:30 And finally, they had an epiphany.
00:33 Let's call it "Grey's Anatomy."
00:36 Just to be asked to be a part of something like this,
00:39 it feels like standing on the shoulder of giants.
00:42 20 seasons?
00:43 It says that the world needs real people.
00:47 The world needs real stories.
00:49 To have a show where we've been doing 24 episodes
00:53 and it's been going for 20 years,
00:56 it's lightning in a bottle.
00:57 A lot of actors are working hard to try to get to anything.
01:01 To land here on "Grey's Anatomy," it's just--
01:05 it's a miracle.
01:06 From watching the first season as an audience member
01:10 to being part of this now in the 20th season,
01:13 it's really incredible.
01:15 The thing I remember about my first day on set
01:17 was actually coming face to face with Patrick Dempsey, who
01:21 plays my big brother, realizing how good the casting was.
01:25 Because we looked like we were genuinely siblings,
01:29 like actually family.
01:31 Oh, my first day on set was incredible.
01:33 I was terrified.
01:35 And I remember seeing Sandra Oh get up from the table.
01:39 She walked all the way around the table
01:41 and gave me a huge hug.
01:44 And it was sort of from that moment I was like,
01:46 oh, welcome to "Grey's Anatomy."
01:49 You know, as someone who's been here since the first season,
01:51 season one, it's just--
01:52 Yeah. You look great, by the way.
01:54 Wow.
01:54 Yeah.
01:55 All I remember is my first big scene was in the ER.
01:58 So medical, medical, medical, people, doctors, everybody,
02:01 right?
02:02 And I was literally like, oh, this is
02:04 going to be the best show ever.
02:05 12 seasons ago, I remember getting lost in the hospital.
02:10 It's been 12 years, and I still get lost.
02:13 It's really about people trying to give their best each day
02:17 in very challenging circumstances,
02:19 and the humanity of that, and the comedy in that,
02:21 and the tragedy in that, and everything rolled into one.
02:24 Looking around and seeing all of these amazing actors
02:27 that I had been fans of, to take this journey here with them,
02:30 and I think I was most excited about that as an actor.
02:35 The fans of "Grey's Anatomy" are extraordinary.
02:39 Going into the 20th season, I'd like to say to the fans,
02:42 thank you.
02:43 Thank you for loving us so much, though we have a season 20.
02:47 To our fans, I just want to say we love you,
02:50 and we're so grateful that you're here with us.
02:52 I feel like the fans really welcomed us,
02:53 and were very gracious about this new gaggle, this new group
02:58 entering the show.
02:59 Thank you for introducing our show to younger
03:02 generations in your families.
03:03 Thank you to the fans of "Grey's Anatomy"
03:07 for staying with us all this year, for keeping it fresh,
03:10 for staying involved.
03:11 Thank you for your investment in our OG characters
03:14 that have been here.
03:15 Thank you for your investment in our new babies,
03:18 so you'll get to see a little bit more of them.
03:20 It's all because of you guys that we get to be here and do
03:23 what we love, love, love, love to do.
03:26 And the reason we love it is connecting with you,
03:29 and we promise not to let you down.
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