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Patrick Swayze dies at 57, his publicist reports
Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died today after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," said a statement released today evening by his publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were given.
Fans of the actor were saddened to learn in March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from a particularly deadly form of cancer.
He had kept working despite the diagnosis, putting together a memoir with his wife and shooting "The Beast," an A&E drama series for which he had already made the pilot. It drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season
Swayze said he opted not to use painkilling drugs while making "The Beast" because they would have taken the edge off his performance. He acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease.
When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was "considerably more optimistic" than that.
"I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking," Swayze told ABC's Barbara Walters in early 2009. "Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it."
A three-time Golden Globe nominee, Swayze became a star with his performance as the misunderstood bad-boy Johnny Castle in "Dirty Dancing." As the son of a choreographer who began his career in musical theater, he seemed a natural to play the role.
A coming-of-age romance starring Jennifer Grey as an idealistic young woman on vacation with her family and Swayze as the Catskills resort's sexy (and much older) dance instructor, the film made great use of both his grace on his feet and his muscular physique.
It became an international phenomenon in the summer of 1987, spawning albums, an Oscar-winning hit song in "(I've Had) the Time of My Life," stage productions and a sequel, 2004's "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights," in which he made a cameo.
Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times
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09-14-2009, 08:34 PM
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Live Like You Got A Pair
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09-14-2009, 08:36 PM
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09-14-2009, 08:38 PM
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09-14-2009, 08:39 PM
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OMG! Swayze, Jody Powell, and Jim Carroll! They always die in threes! NO ONE ELSE CAN DIE THE REST OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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09-14-2009, 08:45 PM
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09-14-2009, 08:45 PM
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09-14-2009, 08:47 PM
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Oh yeah, forgot about that one. I watch Road House over and over...
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Sam Elliot was a good match for him in Roadhouse.
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09-14-2009, 08:48 PM
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loved him in The Outsiders and North & South
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09-14-2009, 08:50 PM
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Sam Elliot was a good match for him in Roadhouse.
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09-14-2009, 09:04 PM
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09-14-2009, 09:08 PM
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so are they making Ghost 2 or not bro?
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09-15-2009, 08:42 AM
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I'm amazed that he lived as long as he did after the diagnosis. He really must have been a fighter.
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09-15-2009, 08:48 AM
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Stole my post...
Chaps my ass he died and Sheen lives on... |
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09-15-2009, 09:21 AM
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Stole my post...
Chaps my ass he died and Sheen lives on...
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That makes no sense... |
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09-15-2009, 09:21 AM
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I'm amazed that he lived as long as he did after the diagnosis. He really must have been a fighter.
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didnt you ever see Road House? That dude could kick ass.... |
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09-15-2009, 09:26 AM
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now with 17% more class
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Quote:
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I'm amazed that he lived as long as he did after the diagnosis. He really must have been a fighter.
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Agreed. To hang on withfull blown pancreatic cancer as long as he did is rare.
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09-15-2009, 12:53 PM
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Agreed. To hang on withfull blown pancreatic cancer as long as he did is rare.
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09-15-2009, 02:45 PM
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OMG! Swayze, Jody Powell, and Jim Carroll! They always die in threes! NO ONE ELSE CAN DIE THE REST OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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09-15-2009, 04:07 PM
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I liked him in "Roadhose". My wife loved him in "Ghost".
A tragic loss. Rest in peace, Mr. Swayze; you put up one Hell of a fight.
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09-15-2009, 04:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beco
Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died today after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," said a statement released today evening by his publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were given.
Fans of the actor were saddened to learn in March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from a particularly deadly form of cancer.
He had kept working despite the diagnosis, putting together a memoir with his wife and shooting "The Beast," an A&E drama series for which he had already made the pilot. It drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season
Swayze said he opted not to use painkilling drugs while making "The Beast" because they would have taken the edge off his performance. He acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease.
When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was "considerably more optimistic" than that.
"I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking," Swayze told ABC's Barbara Walters in early 2009. "Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it."
A three-time Golden Globe nominee, Swayze became a star with his performance as the misunderstood bad-boy Johnny Castle in "Dirty Dancing." As the son of a choreographer who began his career in musical theater, he seemed a natural to play the role.
A coming-of-age romance starring Jennifer Grey as an idealistic young woman on vacation with her family and Swayze as the Catskills resort's sexy (and much older) dance instructor, the film made great use of both his grace on his feet and his muscular physique.
It became an international phenomenon in the summer of 1987, spawning albums, an Oscar-winning hit song in "(I've Had) the Time of My Life," stage productions and a sequel, 2004's "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights," in which he made a cameo.
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I LOVED this guy. He was so MANLY. With an appeal to the American everyman regardless of race. He will be missed.
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