Patrick Swayze
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- Died:
- September 14, 2009,Los Angeles,California (aged 57)
- Married To:
- Lisa Niemi (married 1975)
- Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In):
- "Point Break" (1991)
- "George and the Dragon" (2004)
- "Grandview, U.S.A." (1984)
- "Tall Tale" (1995)
- "To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar" (1995)
- "Ghost" (1990)
- "Jump!" (2007)
- "Next of Kin" (1989)
- "Three Wishes" (1995)
- "Christmas in Wonderland" (2007)
- "The Outsiders" (1983)
- "Black Dog" (1998)
- "North and South" (1985)
- "One Last Dance" (2003)
- "Steel Dawn" (1987)
- "Father Hood" (1993)
- "The Renegades" (1983)
- "Green Dragon" (2001)
- "Red Dawn" (1984)
- "Keeping Mum" (2005)
- "Letters from a Killer" (1998)
- "City of Joy" (1992)
- "Dirty Dancing" (1987)
- "Tiger Warsaw" (1988)
- "King Solomon's Mines" (2004)
- "Waking Up in Reno" (2002)
- "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" (2004)
- "Amazing Stories" (1986)
- "M*A*S*H" (1981)
- "Youngblood" (1986)
- "Road House" (1989)
- "Forever Lulu" (2000)
- "Powder Blue" (2009)
- "Whoopi" (2004)
- "Donnie Darko" (2001)
- "North and South, Book II" (1986)
- "Uncommon Valor" (1983)
- "Skatetown, U.S.A." (1979)
- "The Beast" (2009)
- "11:14" (2003)
What is Patrick Swayze known for?
Patrick Swayze was an American actor and dancer best known for his performances inDirty Dancing (1987) andGhost (1990). Swayze’s breakthrough was his performance as a seductive dance instructor in the hit romanceDirty Dancing, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. He earned his second Golden Globe nomination forGhost.
What did Patrick Swayze die of?
Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2008, and on September 14, 2009, he died in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
What is the name of Patrick Swayze’s autobiography?
Patrick Swayze’s autobiography is titledThe Time of My Life, co-written with his wife, Lisa Niemi, and published posthumously in 2009.
Patrick Swayze (born August 18, 1952,Houston,Texas, U.S.—died September 14, 2009,Los Angeles, California) was an American actor and dancer who was perhaps best known for his performances inDirty Dancing (1987) andGhost (1990).
Swayze took lessons at his mother’s Houston dance studio and later studied at the Harkness andJoffrey Ballet schools inNew York City. He began his professional career as Prince Charming in Disney on Parade and appeared briefly as Danny Zuko in the original Broadway production ofGrease. In 1979 he made hisfilm debut inSkatetown, U.S.A. and subsequently appeared in a series of television projects. He returned to the big screen inFrancis Ford Coppola’sThe Outsiders (1983). That film—which also starredTom Cruise,Rob Lowe,Matt Dillon, andDiane Lane—was a critical and commercial success.
After appearing inRed Dawn (1984) andYoungblood (1986), Swayze had a major breakthrough with his performance as a seductive dance instructor in the hit romanceDirty Dancing (1987). The film became a cult classic and earned Swayze a Golden Globe nomination. He next starred in a series of action films—includingRoad House (1989) andNext of Kin (1989)—before being cast as theromantic lead oppositeDemi Moore inGhost, a supernatural drama that was a box office sensation. For his portrayal of a murdered investment banker who becomes a ghost, Swayze was nominated for his second Golden Globe. His later films includedPoint Break (1991);To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), in which Swayze played against type as a drag queen;Donnie Darko (2001); andDirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004).
Swayze also acted on television, and his notable roles included the rebel soldier Orry Main in the two-part miniseriesNorth and South (1985–86) andAllan Quatermain in the TV movieKing Solomon’s Mines (2004). In 2009, despite battlingpancreatic cancer (diagnosed in January 2008), he starred in the seriesThe Beast. His autobiography,The Time of My Life (2009; cowritten with his wife, Lisa Niemi), was published posthumously.