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Birth Name: Patrick Wayne Swayze

Born: 18 August 1952 Died: 14 September 2009

Country of origin: United States

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Description: Patrick Swayze [ born: Patrick Wayne Swayze on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas ] was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" and as Orry Main in the "North and South" television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. His film and TV career spanned 30 years. Swayze was born to Patsy Swayze (née Yvonne Helen Karnes), a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, a chemical plant engineer draftsman. His mother owned a dance school i Patrick Swayze [ born: Patrick Wayne Swayze on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas ] was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" and as Orry Main in the "North and South" television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. His film and TV career spanned 30 years.

Swayze was born to Patsy Swayze (née Yvonne Helen Karnes), a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, a chemical plant engineer draftsman. His mother owned a dance school in Houston, where Patrick was also a student. His father passed away in 1982. He graduated from Waltrip High School in Houston, and attended San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas. He married actress/dancer Lisa Niemi on June 12, 1975, whom he had known when she was 15 and a student at his mother's dance school. His New York City dance training included the Harkness Ballet School and Joffrey Ballet School. He first danced professionally as "Prince Charming" in "Disney on Parade". After a stint as "Danny Zuko" in the original Broadway production of "Grease", he made his film debut with a small role in Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). He made his television debut in 1981 on M*A*S*H (1972), as a soldier diagnosed with leukemia.

After many supporting roles in films and a lead role in the TV mini-series North and South (1985), he landed his breakthrough role as dance instructor "Johnny Castle" in the hit film Dirty Dancing (1987), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. He received a second nomination for his portrayal of "Sam Wheat" in the blockbuster Ghost (1990). Ghost (1990) was the highest-grossing film of 1990, and at one point, the fourth highest-grossing film of all time. Unfortunately, he did not capitalize on its success. His subsequent films like City of Joy (1992), Tall Tale (1995), Black Dog (1998), and Waking Up in Reno (2002) did not fare well with critics or audiences. In December 2003, he returned to Broadway as a replacement for the lead role of "Billy Flynn" in the acclaimed revival of John Kander & Fred Ebb's musical, "Chicago". The production also went on tour in several cities of the United States, including Los Angeles. In January 2008, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He fought the illness for over a year and was able to continue working, almost until his unfortunate death on September 14, 2009. ... (more)

Tags: Actor (25), American (9), Dancer (8), Male (5), Deceased (5), Died 2009 (4), Born 1952 (4), Dalton! (4), Action Star (3), Icon (3), Singer (3), T.v. (2), Most Beautiful Men On Earth (2), Road House (2), Roadhouse (2), Died Aged 57 (2), Cheese Fest (2), Quiff (2), Dien 2009 (2), Song Writer (2)

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Cinematic Faces of the 90's [Male Edition] (154 person items)

" Noteworthy roles of the 90's: Ghost (1990, Jerry Zucker) | Point Break (1991, Kathryn Bigelow) | To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995, Beeban Kidron). Patrick Swayze became a big star in 1987 when he starred as the sexy dance instructor Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing. In 1990, he starred with Demi Moore in the romance-fantasy film Ghost (1990). In 1991, he starred as Bodhi, a surfer and a bank robber in the 1991 thriller Point Break, with Keanu Reeves. The same year, he was n"

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My Favorite Performances - 1987 (30 person items)

" as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing"

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My Favorite Performances - 1983 (20 person items)

" as Darrel Curtis in The Outsiders"

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My Favorite Performances - 1991 (30 person items)

" as Bodhi in Point Break"

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My Favorite Performances - 2001 (50 person items)

" as Jim Cunningham in Donnie Darko"

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"This is him as Orry Maine in North & South, Oh how I loved that movie, one of the best days of my life was when my dad took my sister & I to the plantations in Charleston, SC where he was actually at "

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