
Patrick Swayze
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Biography
Patrick Wayne Swayze (August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) 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.
Diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in January 2008, Swayze told Barbara Walters a year later that he was "kicking it". However, he died from the disease on September 14, 2009. His last role was the lead in an ill-fated A&E TV series, The Beast, which premiered on January 15, 2009. Due to a prolonged decline in health, Swayze was unable to promote the series. On June 15, 2009, Entertainment Tonight announced the show's cancellation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Swayze, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

E! True Hollywood Story

Saturday Night Live

The Movies That Made Us

M*A*S*H

Entertainment Tonight

Amazing Stories

Hollywood Squares

Whoopi

How to Rob a Bank

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Donnie Darko

Powder Blue

Uncommon Valor

The Outsiders

Grandview, U.S.A.

The Renegades

Point Break

Dirty Dancing

I Am Patrick Swayze

Road House

Ghost

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

King Solomon's Mines

Red Dawn

Black Dog

One Last Dance
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