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Patrick Swayze
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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.
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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.
Point Break
The Renegades
Dirty Dancing
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
King Solomon's Mines
I Am Patrick Swayze
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
One Last Dance
Ghost
Black Dog
Road House
Red Dawn
Production Credits
Grandview, U.S.A.
One Last Dance
My Best Friend's Girl
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