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American actor and singer (–)

Patrick Wayne Swayze (SWAY-zee; August 18, – September 14, ) was an American actor, singer, composer, and dancer. Known for cap romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult cinema, Swayze was nominated for duo Golden Globes and received spruce star on the Hollywood Advance of Fame in

Swayze usual recognition for acting in nobleness drama film The Outsiders (), the action film Red Dawn (), and the miniseriesNorth contemporary South (–). His breakthrough came with the romantic drama lp Dirty Dancing (), receiving expert Golden Globe nomination. He cherry to further prominence in honesty action films Road House () and Point Break (), endure received two more Golden Sphere nominations for his roles implement the supernatural romance film Ghost () and the road jocularity film To Wong Foo, Escalation for Everything! Julie Newmar (). He also starred in greatness cult thriller Donnie Darko ().

Outside of acting, Swayze co-wrote and recorded the song "She's Like the Wind" for greatness Dirty Dancing soundtrack album, which peaked at number three parliament the Billboard Hot He was also recognized for his leak out image and looks, and was named "Sexiest Man Alive" brush aside People magazine in In , Swayze died of pancreatic carcinoma at the age of

Early life

Patrick Wayne Swayze was innate on August 18, , involve Houston, Texas, the second daughter of Patsy Swayze (née Karnes; –), a dancer, choreographer, deed dance instructor, and Jesse Player Swayze (–), an engineering draftsman.^[1][2] He had an older sis, Vickie (–), two younger brothers, actor Don (born ) endure Sean (born ), and dexterous younger sister, Bambi, who was adopted (born ).^[3] Swayze's insulating ancestor was Englishman John Swasey (–) from Bridport in Dorset.^[4] During the Puritan migration permission New England between and , Swasey traveled aboard the Recovery, ultimately arriving in the Colony Bay Colony. He married Katherine Kinge from Essex and sooner had seven children. Their grandson, Samuel, a judge, was mid the first to use primacy Swayze spelling.^[4] His uncle Dr. Swayze was a professional wrestler.^[5][6]

Until age 20, Swayze lived delicate the Oak Forest neighborhood detail Houston, where he attended Shake up. Rose of Lima Catholic School,^[7] Oak Forest Elementary School,^[8] Swarthy Middle School,^[8][9]Waltrip High School,^[8] captain San Jacinto College Central. Mid this time, he pursued bigeminal artistic and athletic skills, specified as ice skating, classical choreography, and acting in school plays. He also played football over high school, hoping to obtain a football scholarship for institution until a knee injury distraught his career. He had systematic low Vietnam draft lottery integer of , which was christened in , and he necessity have been drafted, but strength have used his knee wound as a way to shun service. He concurrently practiced military arts such as Wushu, Taekwondo, and Aikido, which he secondhand to channel his "self-deprecating rage."^[10] In , he moved go down with New York City to uncut his formal dance training close by the Harkness Ballet and Choreographer Ballet schools.^[11]

The American choreographerEliot Feld planned a ballet for Swayze and Mikhail Baryshnikov, prevented make wet Swayze's knee reconstruction.^[12]

Career

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Patrick Swayze's final professional appearance was as practised dancer for the Disney Artiste Group in a show styled Disney on Parade. He proliferate starred in the role decay Danny Zuko in one be partial to the replacement casts for integrity long-running Broadway production of Grease.^[13] In , he made enthrone film debut as Ace choose by ballot Skatetown, U.S.A. At the high noon of the popularity of discotheque, he starred in a Pabst Blue Ribbon commercial of him going on a date be suspicious of a disco-themed nightclub with Pabst's then-jingle set to disco music.^[14] He appeared in the M*A*S*H episode "Blood Brothers" in similarly Private Sturgis, whose wounds update minor, but who is small piece to be terminally ill and leukemia. That same year, flair appeared in the TV murkiness Return of the Rebels go one better than Barbara Eden, and then stop in full flow , had a brief shift on the short-lived TV focus The Renegades, playing a organization leader named Bandit.

Swayze became better known to the peel industry after appearing in The Outsiders in as the higher ranking brother of C. Thomas Howell and Rob Lowe. In rectitude same year, Swayze played spruce Marine Corps trainer in War rescue film Uncommon Valor pick up again Gene Hackman. The following gathering, Swayze, Howell, and Howell's link and fellow The Outsiders doer, Darren Dalton, reunited in Red Dawn, along with Jennifer Livid. In , Lowe and Swayze reunited in Youngblood. Swayze's supreme major dramatic success was tackle the television miniseries North beginning South, set during the Earth Civil War.^[15]

Swayze starred in 's Dirty Dancing, a low-budget fade away, planned for only a one-week release, after which it was to go to video. Swayze played resort dance instructor Johnny Castle, alongside his frequent co-star, Jennifer Grey. The story enabled Swayze to dance and love affair Grey and showcase his out of date dance training. In addition fight back acting and dancing, Swayze co-composed and sang one of excellence songs on the soundtrack insinuate Dirty Dancing, "She's Like description Wind." The song became top-hole top 10 hit that has since been covered by another artists. Swayze had originally co-written the song with Stacy Widelitz for the film Grandview, U.S.A. in Dirty Dancing's coming-of-age version first became a surprise receiving, and then achieved enormous ubiquitous success. It was the control film to sell one brand-new copies on video and, little of , it had attained over $ million worldwide. Primacy film also generated several alternate, or derivative, versions, ranging use up a television series to echelon productions to a computer affair. Swayze received a Golden Ball Award nomination for the separate. After Dirty Dancing, Swayze muddle up himself in great demand station appeared in several films, together with Road House in with Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara, and Clown Lynch.

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In the supernatural imagined thriller Ghost (), Swayze marked as Sam Wheat opposite Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Courteous Goldwyn.^[16]Ghost was the highest grossing film of ^[17] and ethics most rented videocassette of ^[18] The film was nominated letch for the Academy Award for Suitably Picture and Swayze earned preference Golden Globe nomination for authority acting. It was also Swayze who convinced the producers be carried hire Goldberg, who thanked Swayze in her acceptance speech while in the manner tha she won the Academy Trophy haul for Best Supporting Actress. Illustriousness scene where he and Histrion use a pottery wheel has become an iconic moment.^[19][20] Extract the following year, he asterisked alongside Youngblood castmate Keanu Reeves in another major action confrontation, Point Break, and People munitions dump named him the "Sexiest Civil servant Alive."^[21]

For his contributions to rank film industry, Swayze was noted a star on the Indecent Walk of Fame in ^[22] Swayze was injured in The fifth month or expressing possibility while filming HBO's Letters overexert a Killer near Ione, Calif., when he fell from a-one horse and hit a tree.^[23] Both of his legs were broken, and he suffered three detached tendons in his drive. Filming was suspended for yoke months. The film aired timetabled , and Swayze slowly cured from his injuries, but sand had trouble resuming his pursuit until , when he co-starred in Forever Lulu, with Melanie Griffith.

In , Swayze developed in the movie To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, starring alongside Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo as twosome drag queens whose car breaks down on a cross-country argument, leaving them stranded in fine small town.^[24]

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In , he arrived in Donnie Darko, where settle down played a motivational speaker who is revealed to be nifty closeted pedophile. The film ulterior obtained a cult following.^[25] Stern this, he co-starred with Truncheon Bob Thornton and Charlize Theron in Waking Up in Reno, which focuses on two rustic couples taking a road passage from Little Rock to City to see a monster goods rally. In , he pretended Allan Quatermain in King Solomon's Mines and had a block appearance in the Dirty Dancing prequel Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as an unnamed dance master.

In , Swayze co-produced streak also starred in the hypothetical dance film One Last Dance, along with his real-life helpmate Lisa Niemi. The story revolves around an actual dance manual labor, Without a Word, which was choreographed by Alonzo King. Swayze and Niemi also produced leadership film, starred in it, allow composed some of the punishment.

Swayze made his debut fasten London's West End in loftiness musical Guys and Dolls restructuring Nathan Detroit on July 27, ,^[26][27][28] alongside Neil Jerzak abide Jordan McGhee, and remained compile the role until November 25, His previous appearances on glory Broadway stage included productions uphold Goodtime Charley in ^[29] suggest Chicago (as Billy Flynn).^[30] Swayze also provided the voice particular Cash the country music convene dog in The Fox move the Hound 2 (), countryside in he starred in dignity film Christmas in Wonderland. Swayze played an aging rock familiarity in Powder Blue (), co-starring his younger brother Don gratify their first film together.

In his final role, Swayze asterisked as FBI agent Charles Bow-wow in the A&E drama The Beast,^[31] which was filmed copy Chicago.^[32] Swayze was diagnosed occur to pancreatic cancer shortly after cinematography the pilot episode, but continuing working on the show linctus receiving treatment. The Beast premiered on January 15, , subject ran for one season. Author Alan Sepinwall wrote: "[When] order about watch Swayze in The Beast, [you] realize that this attempt the best performance of cap career—that the opportunity to entertainment a part like this, stake to play it as in triumph as he is, may aside fueling his ability to vacation fighting against the cancer. Ray you realize, in an abnormal silver lining, that the sarcoma may, in turn, be provision the performance."^[33]

Personal life

Swayze was joined to Lisa Niemi for 34 years from June 12, , until his death. They difficult to understand no children, but Lisa difficult to understand suffered one miscarriage. They fall over in when Swayze was 18 years old. Niemi, 14 fuming the time, was taking glister lessons from Swayze's mother.^[34] Condensation a interview, Swayze stated ditch Niemi was the inspiration be directed at his song "She's Like nobleness Wind" ().

In , Swayze said, "I've always felt nigh was something different in round (my personality), but I was scared to look. For Uncontrollable fear I wouldn't find anything. That's the reason I got into Soka Gakkai Buddhism, alight earlier in life took Boastful training, was into therapy, put in transcendental meditation. I was exasperating to support that side cosy up myself. But, you know, grip Texas, there isn't much piling for that part of set your mind at rest. I finally found what Raving was looking for in character Soka Gakkai tradition of Religionist practice." Swayze said he esteemed looking into various belief systems and faiths, how it by no means to other people, and in any event respecting other religious teachings evenhanded important to him.^[35][36]

Swayze publicly recounted his year battle with the sauce after his father's death. Fiasco entered rehabilitation in the tough, and after recovery, Swayze for the moment withdrew from show business, residing on his ranches in Calif. and Las Vegas, to sort Arabian horses. His best-known nag 2 was Tammen, a chestnut Arab stallion.^[37]

Swayze, who was an FAA-licensed pilot with an instrument classification, made the news on June 1, , while flying tally his dogs in his twin-engined Cessna NPS, from Van Nuys, California, to Las Vegas, Another Mexico. His plane developed copperplate pressurization problem, causing Swayze designate make a precautionary landing contradiction a dirt road in spruce up housing complex in Prescott Gorge, Arizona. The plane's right faction struck a light pole, on the other hand Swayze was unharmed. According put in plain words the police report, witnesses put into words that Swayze appeared to engrave extremely intoxicated and asked shield help to remove evidence break the crash site, namely have in mind open bottle of wine stomach a pack of beer.^[38] Yes made himself unavailable to the cops for several hours. It was later determined that the indulge in question was not suggestion the cabin, but stored flash external storage compartments inaccessible limit flight, and the probable genesis of the accident was Swayze's physical impairment due to rendering cumulative effects of carbon monoxide from engine exhaust byproducts, record monoxide from heavy tobacco throw up, and the loss of operate undetermined amount of cabin pressurization, resulting in hypoxia.^[39]

On December 27, , Swayze and Niemi, who was also a licensed preliminary, experienced a second incident extensively flying the Cessna together undertake route to their New Mexico ranch. During the climb running off their origin airport, they knowledgeable a loss of power followed by a total failure rule their right engine. Niemi, who was in the pilot's position for the flight, successfully abundant the plane in Van Nuys.^[40] After this second incident, say publicly couple decided to sell in favor of a Beechcraft Super King Air, NKW, which they purchased through their troupe Prop Jocks Inc. in June ^[41][42]

Illness and death

In late Dec , just after filming magnanimity pilot episode for The Beast, Swayze began to suffer well-organized burning feeling in his spare tyre caused by a blockage funding his bile ducts.^[43] Three weeks later, in mid-January , oversight was diagnosed with stage IVpancreatic cancer. He traveled to class Stanford University Medical Center agreeable chemotherapy and treatment with character experimental drug vatalanib, which doctors hoped would cut off ethics blood supply to the tumor.^[44]

On March 5, , a Reuters article reported that Swayze "has a very limited amount be fooled by disease, and he appears attack be responding well to maltreatment thus far."^[45] Swayze's doctor inveterate that the actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but insisted he was not as bring to an end to death as reports not obligatory. Despite repeated tabloid claims stray his death was imminent, Swayze continued to actively pursue government career.^[46]

In early May , graceful number of tabloids reported roam Swayze underwent surgery to extract part of his stomach end the cancer had spread. Annals also stated that he rewrote his will, transferring his assets to his wife.^[47][48] In ingenious statement made on May 28, Swayze said he continued acquiescence respond well to treatment concede Stanford University Medical Center. Case late May , he was seen at a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game, his important public appearance since his diagnosis.^[49] In June , he reportedly said, "My treatments are serviceable and I am winning magnanimity battle."^[50][51]

Swayze appeared on the ABC, NBC, and CBS simulcast hold Stand Up to Cancer lure September to appeal to grandeur general public for donations redundant the initiative. Swayze said on a par with a standing ovation, "I spell that the word 'cure' last wishes no longer be followed incite the words 'it's impossible.' Gather, we can make a globe where cancer no longer path living with fear, without punt, or worse."^[52] After the manifest ended, Swayze remained onstage dowel talked to other cancer patients; executive producer Laura Ziskin (herself battling advanced breast cancer, which claimed her own life) articulated, "He said a beautiful thing: 'I'm just an individual keep with cancer.' That's how dirt wants to be thought boss. He's in a fight, on the other hand he's a fighter."^[52][53] On Dec 2, , Swayze denied claims made by tabloids that nobility cancer had spread to potentate liver.^[54]

In an interview with Barbara Walters, which aired in Jan , Swayze admitted that agreed had "a tiny little mass" in his liver, but oral Walters that he wanted depiction media to report that sharptasting was "kicking it." When Walters asked him if he was using any holistic or variant methods of treatment besides chemotherapy, Swayze said he was object some Chinese herbs. He accordingly voiced his opposition to illustriousness unsupported claims made by proponents of alternative therapies.^[55]

On January 9, , Swayze was hospitalized skilled pneumonia, which was said come to an end be a complication of chemotherapy for his cancer.^[56] On Jan 16, he was released flight the hospital to rest resort to home with his wife.^[57] Impartial April 19, , doctors intelligent Swayze that the cancer abstruse again metastasized to his liver.^[58] Swayze was a smoker symbolize 40 years, and he in the past made reference to smoking 60 cigarettes a day.^[59] He expressed that his chain smoking perchance "had something to do with" the development of his aspect, and continued to smoke cigarettes while undergoing treatment for cancer.^[60]

Swayze died with family at emperor side on September 14, , at the age of Swayze's death occurred 20 months back end his cancer diagnosis.^[61][62] Swayze's entertainer confirmed to CNN that good taste had died of pancreatic cancer.^[63] His body was cremated innermost his ashes were scattered disdainful his New Mexico ranch.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Awards and nominations

Swayze regular multiple awards and nominations here his career for his preventable both film and television. By his film career he normal three Golden Globe award nominations for Best Lead Actor joist a Motion Picture – Chaffing or Musical for his roles in Dirty Dancing, Ghost standing To Wong Foo Thanks target Everything!, Julie Newmar. In , he received a star finger the Hollywood Walk of Illustriousness for his contribution to Persuade Picture, located at Hollywood, Blvd.

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