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 Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas, to Patsy Swayze (n��e 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 & South: Book 1, North & 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 well over a year and was able to continue working, but died on September 14, 2009.
Bio:
Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas, to Patsy Swayze (n��e 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 & South: Book 1, North & 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 well over a year and was able to continue working, but died on September 14, 2009.
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Began his career as a dancer appearing in Disneyland's parades as Prince Charming from Cinderella (1950). One of the many Cinderellas he danced with was Michelle Pfeiffer.Was reportedly offered $6,000,000 to reprise his role of Johnny Castle in a sequel to Dirty Dancing (1987), which he turned down.At age 19, he met his wife Lisa Niemi, then 15 years old, who attended dance lessons with his mother, Patsy Swayze.In an interview with Barbara Walters in January 2009, Swayze acknowledged that his history as a recovering alcoholic and heavy cigarette smoker may have contributed to his illness. He reportedly once admitted to smoking 60 cigarettes a day.Swayze owned a five-acre spread called 'Rancho Bizarro' in Sylmar, Los Angeles. He died there on September 14, 2009, aged 57, following a well-publicized battle with pancreatic cancer.Trained in New York as a dancer with the Harkness and Joffrey ballet schools. In 2004, he appeared as the dancing instructor in the "prequel" Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004).Originally cast in Kurt Russell's role in Tango & Cash (1989), but pulled out to make Road House (1989).He appeared in the music video "Rosanna" by the rock band TOTO, as a dancer in a red letterman's jacket, alongside his Dirty Dancing (1987) co-star, Cynthia Rhodes (1982).In 1991, he was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. The same year, he was also named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".Replaced Kevin Sorbo as the lead role in Black Dog (1998), after Kevin had to quit a week into filming due to an aneurysm in his shoulder.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 18, 1997.He broke both legs after falling from a horse while filming the crime drama Letters from a Killer (1998). (May 1997)Stayed at the historic Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, while filming Tall Tale (1995). His picture and autograph hang in the main lobby.He was flying solo in his twin-engine Cessna from California to Las Vegas when he developed a mechanical problem and decided to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road near a housing complex in the small community of Prescott Valley in northern Arizona. There were no injuries. Fire department and sheriff's department officials said the plane had a damaged wing and that when they arrived on the scene, they could find no one. It later emerged that Patrick had hitched a ride from a passing vehicle and was taken to a nearby house, where he telephoned authorities. (2000)Was approached to star in Predator 2 (1990) but was unable to commit due to scheduling conflicts. Danny Glover was cast instead.Called 'King of the Sleepers" for a brief period, after the unexpected success of Dirty Dancing (1987) and Ghost (1990).Was considered for the roles of Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon (1987), Connor MacLeod in Highlander (1986), and Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989).Swayze's father, Jesse Wayne Swayze, was a chemical plant-engineer in Houston, Texas. Besides sharing the middle name "Wayne", Jesse and Patrick both died at the same age (57 years): Jesse suffered a fatal heart attack in 1982; Patrick's life was taken by cancer in 2009. Patrick Swayze's mother was dancer Patsy Swayze. His younger brother is actor Don Swayze and his former sister-in-law is Marcia Swayze. Patrick and Don Swayze's sister, Vicky Swayze, committed suicide in 1994.Starting in the early 1990s (shortly after the box-office success of his movie Ghost (1990)), hip-hop lyrics often included his name or the phrase "I'm Swayze" as a reference to or replacement for the earlier slang, "I'm ghost", meaning "I'm leaving/out of here/gone, etc." The Notorious B.I.G. was one artist who was especially fond of including this phrase in his songs. Swayze's appearance in the video for Ja Rule's single "Murder Reigns" was also a reference to his interesting place in hip-hop culture.Continuing cancer treatment, he told the press, "I am continuing treatment at Stanford [University Medical Center near San Francisco] and the great news is I continue to respond well." Was photographed in public with his wife at a basketball game, watching the Los Angeles Lakers play the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles. (May 2008)Hospitalized for a week with internal bleeding. (August 2009)Performed one song of the soundtrack of Dirty Dancing (1987), power ballad "She's Like the Wind". It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart of that year.Revealed he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January and is receiving treatment, but is continuing to work on projects. (March 2008)Immortalized in the song "(Let's Have) A Patrick Swayze Christmas" from the "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988).Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.Attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, Oak Forest Elementary School and Black Middle School in Houston, Texas. Graduated from S.P. Waltrip High School in Houston in 1971. Other Waltrip High School alumni include Shelley Duvall and wrestler Mark Calaway (aka The Undertaker). In high school, Swayze excelled at football and gymnastics and won an athletic scholarship to college. After graduating high school, he studied gymnastics at San Jacinto College for two years.Was a practitioner of Wushu, Taekwondo, Aikido, Judo, Karate, Wing Chun and Ukidokan Kickboxing, which he used to channel his self-deprecating rage.In 1976, he almost had to have his left leg amputated after suffering from a Staph infection caused by a tooth abscess, which settled in his weakened left knee.Swayze was born the same year (1952) that the soap opera "Guiding Light" moved from radio to television and he died the same year (2009) that "Guiding Light" aired its series finale.Had English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.Born at 8:10 AM (CST). |
| Name: |
Patrick Swayze |
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Actor,Producer,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
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Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
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| Height: |
5' 9?' (1.77 m) |
| Biography: |
Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas, to Patsy Swayze (n��e Yvonne Helen Karnes), a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, a chemical plant engineer draftsman. His mother owned a dance school in Houston, where Pat |
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Began his career as a dancer appearing in Disneyland's parades as Prince Charming from Cinderella (1950). One of the many Cinderellas he danced with was Michelle Pfeiffer.Was reportedly offered $6,000,000 to reprise his role of Johnny Castle in a sequel to Dirty Dancing (1987), which he turned down.At age 19, he met his wife Lisa Niemi, then 15 years old, who attended dance lessons with his mother, Patsy Swayze.In an interview with Barbara Walters in January 2009, Swayze acknowledged that his history as a recovering alcoholic and heavy cigarette smoker may have contributed to his illness. He reportedly once admitted to smoking 60 cigarettes a day.Swayze owned a five-acre spread called 'Rancho Bizarro' in Sylmar, Los Angeles. He died there on September 14, 2009, aged 57, following a well-publicized battle with pancreatic cancer.Trained in New York as a dancer with the Harkness and Joffrey ballet schools. In 2004, he appeared as the dancing instructor in the "prequel" Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004).Originally cast in Kurt Russell's role in Tango & Cash (1989), but pulled out to make Road House (1989).He appeared in the music video "Rosanna" by the rock band TOTO, as a dancer in a red letterman's jacket, alongside his Dirty Dancing (1987) co-star, Cynthia Rhodes (1982).In 1991, he was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. The same year, he was also named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".Replaced Kevin Sorbo as the lead role in Black Dog (1998), after Kevin had to quit a week into filming due to an aneurysm in his shoulder.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 18, 1997.He broke both legs after falling from a horse while filming the crime drama Letters from a Killer (1998). (May 1997)Stayed at the historic Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, while filming Tall Tale (1995). His picture and autograph hang in the main lobby.He was flying solo in his twin-engine Cessna from California to Las Vegas when he developed a mechanical problem and decided to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road near a housing complex in the small community of Prescott Valley in northern Arizona. There were no injuries. Fire department and sheriff's department officials said the plane had a damaged wing and that when they arrived on the scene, they could find no one. It later emerged that Patrick had hitched a ride from a passing vehicle and was taken to a nearby house, where he telephoned authorities. (2000)Was approached to star in Predator 2 (1990) but was unable to commit due to scheduling conflicts. Danny Glover was cast instead.Called 'King of the Sleepers" for a brief period, after the unexpected success of Dirty Dancing (1987) and Ghost (1990).Was considered for the roles of Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon (1987), Connor MacLeod in Highlander (1986), and Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989).Swayze's father, Jesse Wayne Swayze, was a chemical plant-engineer in Houston, Texas. Besides sharing the middle name "Wayne", Jesse and Patrick both died at the same age (57 years): Jesse suffered a fatal heart attack in 1982; Patrick's life was taken by cancer in 2009. Patrick Swayze's mother was dancer Patsy Swayze. His younger brother is actor Don Swayze and his former sister-in-law is Marcia Swayze. Patrick and Don Swayze's sister, Vicky Swayze, committed suicide in 1994.Starting in the early 1990s (shortly after the box-office success of his movie Ghost (1990)), hip-hop lyrics often included his name or the phrase "I'm Swayze" as a reference to or replacement for the earlier slang, "I'm ghost", meaning "I'm leaving/out of here/gone, etc." The Notorious B.I.G. was one artist who was especially fond of including this phrase in his songs. Swayze's appearance in the video for Ja Rule's single "Murder Reigns" was also a reference to his interesting place in hip-hop culture.Continuing cancer treatment, he told the press, "I am continuing treatment at Stanford [University Medical Center near San Francisco] and the great news is I continue to respond well." Was photographed in public with his wife at a basketball game, watching the Los Angeles Lakers play the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles. (May 2008)Hospitalized for a week with internal bleeding. (August 2009)Performed one song of the soundtrack of Dirty Dancing (1987), power ballad "She's Like the Wind". It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart of that year.Revealed he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January and is receiving treatment, but is continuing to work on projects. (March 2008)Immortalized in the song "(Let's Have) A Patrick Swayze Christmas" from the "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988).Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.Attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, Oak Forest Elementary School and Black Middle School in Houston, Texas. Graduated from S.P. Waltrip High School in Houston in 1971. Other Waltrip High School alumni include Shelley Duvall and wrestler Mark Calaway (aka The Undertaker). In high school, Swayze excelled at football and gymnastics and won an athletic scholarship to college. After graduating high school, he studied gymnastics at San Jacinto College for two years.Was a practitioner of Wushu, Taekwondo, Aikido, Judo, Karate, Wing Chun and Ukidokan Kickboxing, which he used to channel his self-deprecating rage.In 1976, he almost had to have his left leg amputated after suffering from a Staph infection caused by a tooth abscess, which settled in his weakened left knee.Swayze was born the same year (1952) that the soap opera "Guiding Light" moved from radio to television and he died the same year (2009) that "Guiding Light" aired its series finale.Had English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.Born at 8:10 AM (CST). |
| Trademarks: |
His half salute
Chiseled features
Deep gravelly voice |
| Quotes: |
Good-looking people turn me off. Myself included.
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I believe in a higher power. I've studied Eastern philosophies, and I've studied the Koran. We've devalued everything worth believing in. Now we're tearing into religion. A line should be drawn. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and The Da Vinci Code (2006) borders on that. I was glued to the book, but afterwards I thought, "Oh my Lord, now we're tearing into God and our faith". Are we going to be turning into a reality show, too? I certainly hope not.
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[in 2004, about his drinking] I made a conscious decision to break away from big films when I got alcohol out of my life. I had been sucked into the blockbuster, box-office mentality and it was destroying my sense of purpose in life. The loneliness of fame was messing with my head. Once you've been famous for a while and told your story, it can sound like a lie. You don't know what's true. It sounds like an article someone wrote rather than the essence of who you are.
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I have a great deal of faith in faith; if you believe something strongly enough, it becomes true for you. I would like to believe that my father is right here with me in this room and that he's my guardian angel, that there's life after death -- because if there isn't, why are we here? I don't believe that just flesh and bones can contain from the point of view of physics this very real recorded energy inside of us. Whether it's true or not, we need to believe it.
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[on having achieved some success with various anti-cancer treatments] I'm a miracle, dude. |
| Salaries: |
Ghost (1990) - $2,000,000 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
(1970s) TV commercial: Burger King restaurant chain.
(1970s) TV commercial: Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
(1988) Single: His duet with Wendy Fraser, "She's Like the Wind", reached #3 on the U.S. charts.
(1974) Stage: Appeared in "The Musi |
| Spouse: |
Lisa Niemi (June 12, 1975 - September 14, 2009) (his death) |
| Parents: |
Jesse Wayne Swayze
Patsy Swayze |
| Relatives: |
Don Swayze (Sibling)
Sean Swayze (Sibling)
Bambi Swayze (Sibling)
Vicky Swayze (Sibling) |
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