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September 14th, 2009, 10:51 PM
Actor Patrick Swayze Dies at 57
1 hour ago | IMDb News
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA1MTE3MDYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODkzNjQxMQ@@._ V1._SY90_.jpg Actor Patrick Swayze (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000664/), who attained heartthrob status in the movies Dirty Dancing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/) and Ghost (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099653/), died Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer; he was 57.
The star revealed in March of 2008 that he was suffering from the deadly form of cancer, but continued working on the A&E series The Beast (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1103968/), and remained optimistic in interviews and on the set during his treatment.
Swayze shot to fame in the early '80s as part of the destined-for-fame ensemble in the 1983 drama The Outsiders (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086066/), and also appeared in the action drama Red Dawn (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/) before taking on one of the lead roles in the popular miniseries North and South (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088583/). He hit his zenith of fame in the late '80s and early '90s with the smash hit Dirty Dancing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/) (1987), the cult fave Road House (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098206/) (1989), and the Oscar-winner Ghost (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099653/) (1990), opposite Demi Moore (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/) and Whoopi Goldberg (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000155/), where his pottery-making scene with Moore became one of cinema's most iconic romantic scenes.
His films in the '90s included another cult favorite, Point Break (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102685/), as well as the drama City of Joy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103976/), the cross-dressing comedy To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114682/), and the indie hit Donnie Darko (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/). He reprised his Dirty Dancing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/) role in the quasi-remake Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338096/). In addition to his role in The Beast (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1103968/), Swayze most recently appeared in the drama Powder Blue (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032819/) and British comedy Keeping Mum (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444653/).
Swayze is survived by his wife Lisa Niemi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001568/), whom he married in 1975.
1 hour ago | IMDb News
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA1MTE3MDYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODkzNjQxMQ@@._ V1._SY90_.jpg Actor Patrick Swayze (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000664/), who attained heartthrob status in the movies Dirty Dancing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/) and Ghost (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099653/), died Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer; he was 57.
The star revealed in March of 2008 that he was suffering from the deadly form of cancer, but continued working on the A&E series The Beast (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1103968/), and remained optimistic in interviews and on the set during his treatment.
Swayze shot to fame in the early '80s as part of the destined-for-fame ensemble in the 1983 drama The Outsiders (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086066/), and also appeared in the action drama Red Dawn (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/) before taking on one of the lead roles in the popular miniseries North and South (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088583/). He hit his zenith of fame in the late '80s and early '90s with the smash hit Dirty Dancing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/) (1987), the cult fave Road House (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098206/) (1989), and the Oscar-winner Ghost (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099653/) (1990), opposite Demi Moore (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/) and Whoopi Goldberg (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000155/), where his pottery-making scene with Moore became one of cinema's most iconic romantic scenes.
His films in the '90s included another cult favorite, Point Break (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102685/), as well as the drama City of Joy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103976/), the cross-dressing comedy To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114682/), and the indie hit Donnie Darko (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/). He reprised his Dirty Dancing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/) role in the quasi-remake Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338096/). In addition to his role in The Beast (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1103968/), Swayze most recently appeared in the drama Powder Blue (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032819/) and British comedy Keeping Mum (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444653/).
Swayze is survived by his wife Lisa Niemi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001568/), whom he married in 1975.