Who is Patrick Swayze

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Patrick Swayze is a dancer and actor who had some of his biggest movie hits in the 80s and 90s, most notably Dirty Dancing and Ghost. Some of his action film roles, while considered a tad cheesy, nonetheless have a cult following, including Red Dawn, Point Break and Roadhouse.

After many years of having a more quiet movie career, he made a great appearance as a sleazy motivational speaker in the cult movie Donnie Darko, released in 2001. Sadly he announced that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2008. However, while receiving treatment, he went on to star in the hit cable tv show The Beast.

Patrick Swayze passed away on September 14, 2009 at the age of 57.

Patrick Swayze at a Glance 

Patrick Wayne Swayze (; August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his roles as romantic leading men in the 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.

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.[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009865739_apusobitswayze...

DIRTY DANCING 

"Nobody puts Baby in the corner!"

Dirty Dancing (Ultimate Edition)

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A coming-of-age story that spawned a dance craze and launched Patrick's career. Swayze stars opposite Jennifer Grey as Johnny Castle, Catskills resort dance instructor.

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POINT BREAK 

"Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true."

This movie has become so much of a cult classic, it's now a live stage show, where each night the role of Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves' character) is pulled from the audience and reads the lines for the part cold from a set of cue cards.

Point Break (Pure Adrenaline Edition)

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Okay, so this is my "guilty pleasure" Swayze movie, the sort of thing you really hope is on cable tv on a night you can't sleep or when you're home with the flu. Patrick plays Bodhi, a surf guru who moonlights as a bank robber to fund his ocean-oriented summers. The action is pretty good and Patrick even did his own sky-diving.

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Red Dawn - Clip 02 - Deer Blood

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Point Break

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Road House Clip - Patrick Swayze - Skimming

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Demi Moore & Patrick Swayze - Unchained Melody

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Patrick Swayze Spiritual Side of Hollywood

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MST3K - Patrick Swayze Christmas

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Which is your favorite character quote? 

Patrick's had some great lines over the years, things that people have kept saying long after the movie is over.

Ditto

- Sam Wheat from GHOST3 points

No one say anything frivolous for the next few moments. I am having a significant experience.

- Vida Boheme from TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING JULIE NEWMAR1 point

You are a fear prisoner. Yes, you are a product of fear.

- Jim Cunningham from DONNIE DARKO1 point

If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price.

- Bodhi from POINT BREAK1 point

You laugh or you cry... The wind just keeps on blowing.

- Jed from RED DAWN1 point

My way... or the highway.

- James Dalton from ROADHOUSE0 points

Nobody puts Baby in the corner.

- Johnny Castle from DIRTY DANCING0 points

Patrick Swayze Movies 

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Road House

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Youngblood

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Ghost

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Donnie Darko - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Movie and Fan Sites 

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Point Break LIVE!
Point Break LIVE!, the absurdist stage adaptation of the 1992 Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze extreme-sports blockbuster, returns to its roots: Los Angeles, "bank robbery capital of the world," where "a lot has changed in the last 20 years - the air got dirty and the sex got clean."
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TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR 

When word first went out that Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo were all going to do a movie and play drag queens, a lot of people shook their heads in disbelief. And then it turned out to be a really funny movie with some great performances!

To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar

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