Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989
Born	August 18, 1952 (1952-08-18) (age 55) Houston, Texas, USA

Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is an American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter. His breakthrough role was as the dance instructor in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, and he also had a hit with the 1990 film Ghost. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 423 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (845 × 1198 pixel, file size: 96 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The 61st Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1989 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Houston redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film credited as being one of the most watched films of all time, particularly among women. ... For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Early life

Patrick Swayze was born in Houston, Texas to Jesse Wayne Swayze and choreographer and ballet school owner Patsy Swayze. According to his website, he is part Apache. His brother, Don Swayze, is also an actor. Swayze attended St Rose of Lima Catholic School, Oak Forest Elementary School, Black Middle School, and Waltrip High School in Houston. For most of his life, he lived in the Oak Forest area. His formal dance training was at the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey Ballet Schools in New York City. Houston redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Apache (disambiguation). ... Don Swayze is an American actor was born in Houston, Texas on August 10, 1958. ... Oak Forest is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... In 1956, Ballet teacher Robert Joffrey and choreographer Gerald Arpino formed a six-dancer ensemble that toured the country performing original ballets during a time when most touring companies performed mere reduced versions of ballet classics. ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Career

Swayze's first professional appearance was as a dancer for Disney on Parade, then in the Broadway production of Grease, before his debut film role as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). He also appeared in the M*A*S*H episode "Blood Brothers" (Episode 9.18, 6 April 1981). Disney redirects here. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... Skatetown, U.S.A. is a 1979 feature film which capitalized on the popularity of roller disco. ... M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1968 novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker (penname for H. Richard Hornberger) and its sequels, but primarily by the 1970 film MASH, and influenced by the... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

Swayze's first roles were in films such as The Outsiders (1983), Red Dawn (1984) and "Youngblood" (1986) but his first major success was in the 1985 television mini-series North and South, which was set during the Civil War. His real breakthrough to stardom came with his performance as the dance instructor in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, where his earlier ballet experience came to good use. He starred with Jennifer Grey, who had also co-starred in Red Dawn. Dirty Dancing was originally a low-budget project that was intended to only show in theaters for one weekend and then go straight to video, but it became a surprise hit, and achieved massive international success. It was the first film to sell one million copies on video, and as of 2007 has earned over $US 300 million worldwide and spawned several alternate versions ranging from a television series to stage productions to a computer game. Swayze received a Golden Globe Award nomination for the role, and also sang one of the songs on the soundtrack, "She's Like the Wind", which he had originally co-written with Stacy Widelitz for the film Grandview, U.S.A.. The song became a top-10 hit, and has been covered by other artists such as David Hasselhoff, and in 2006 was converted into a hip-hop version by Lumidee, who brought it to the top of the charts in Germany. The Outsiders is a Great adaptation of the novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton, and was made in 1983 by Francis Ford Coppola. ... For other uses, see Red dawn (disambiguation). ... For the novel, see North and South (trilogy). ... Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film credited as being one of the most watched films of all time, particularly among women. ... Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress, best known for playing Frances Baby Houseman in the 1987 hit film, Dirty Dancing. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Shes Like the Wind was a 1987 hit pop/rock song written and performed by actor Patrick Swayze alongside Wendy Fraser. ... Grandview, U.S.A. is a 1984 comedy/drama film directed by Randal Kleiser. ... David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who was best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ... For other uses, see Hip hop (disambiguation). ... Lumidee (born on August 24, 1984, in Spanish Harlem as Lumidee Cedeño) is a female American R&B singer, songwriter and rapper of Puerto Rican descent. ...

After the success of Dirty Dancing, Swayze found himself heavily typecast and appeared in a series of flops. In 1989, he starred in the well-received Road House. However, his biggest hit came in 1990 when he starred in Ghost, working with Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg.^[1] This role had considerable cultural impact, and modern hip-hop lyrics routinely use the phrase "Like a Swayze", referring to that film (for more info, see the "Cultural Impact" section below). In 1991 he starred alongside "Youngblood" castmate Keanu Reeves in another major action hit, Point Break. Road House is a 1989 film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as a top bouncer at a seedy roadside bar. ... For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation). ... Demi Kutcher (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11, 1962) is an American actress. ... Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, radio presenter, host, and author. ... Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced in IPA: ) is an actor, born September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Point Break is a 1991 film starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. ...

In 1996, Swayze was seriously injured while filming the HBO Letters from a Killer in the Ione area, when he fell from a horse and hit a tree. Both of his legs were broken, and he suffered four detached tendons in his shoulder. Filming was suspended for two months, but the film finally aired in 1999. Swayze recovered from his injuries, but had trouble finding work until 2000, when he co-starred in Waking Up in Reno with Billy Bob Thornton and Charlize Theron, and Forever Lulu with Melanie Griffith. HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... Letters from a Killer is a 1998 film about a man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. ... Ione may refer to: Ione, California Ione, Oregon Ione, Washington Hurricane Ione This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Waking Up in Reno is a 2002 comedy film starring Natasha Richardson, Holmes Osborne, Billy Bob Thornton, Patrick Swayze, Charlize Theron and Billy OSullivan. ... Billy Bob Thornton[1] (born August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, as well as occasional director, playwright and singer. ... Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African-American actress and former fashion model. ... Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957, in New York City) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. ...

He made the news again on June 1, 2000 when flying with his dogs in his twin-engine Cessna from Van Nuys, California to Las Vegas, New Mexico. The plane developed a pressurization problem over northern Arizona, and Swayze made a precautionary landing on a dirt road in a housing complex in Prescott Valley, striking a light pole (with his right wing) which he hadn't seen from the air. Swayze was unhurt, locked up the cockpit and left it parked in the subdivision. He took his dogs and obtained a ride from a passing vehicle, allegedly to telephone authorities. According to the police report, witnesses said that Swayze appeared to be extremely intoxicated and asked for help in removing evidence (including an open bottle of wine and a 30 pack of beer) from the crash site.[1] It was later determined that the alcohol in question was not in cabin but stored in external storage compartments inaccessible in flight and the alleged 'intoxication' was due to the effects of hypoxia during Quim descent. is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Cessna Aircraft Company, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine aircraft to business jets. ... Van Nuys is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... The Plaza Hotel, built in 1881, on the Plaza of West Las Vegas. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... Prescott Valley is a town located in Yavapai County, Arizona. ...

In 2001 he appeared in Donnie Darko, and in 2004 played Allan Quatermain in King Solomon's Mines; he also had a cameo appearance in the Dirty Dancing sequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, where he played a dance instructor. For the fictional character, see Donald Darko. ... King Solomons Mines, first published in 1885, is a perennially popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, H. Rider Haggard. ... A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ...

He made his London stage debut in the musical Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit on July 27, 2006 alongside Neil Jerzak, and remained in the role until November 25, 2006. He had appeared on the Broadway stage in productions of Goodtime Charley (1975), and Chicago (2003). Guys and Dolls is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on The Idyll Of Miss Sarah Brown, a short story by Damon Runyon. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Goodtime Charley is a musical with a book by Sidney Michaels, music by Larry Grossman, and lyrics by Hal Hackady. ... Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. ...

Awards

• Golden Globe Award nominations
  • Dirty Dancing (1987)
  • Ghost (1990)
  • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

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Personal life

Swayze has been married to Lisa Niemi since 1975. The couple have been together since Lisa, at 15, began dance lessons with Swayze's mother. Lisa Anne Haapaniemi (born May 26, 1956) is an American actress and dancer. ...

His father died of a heart attack. Swayze attended a clinic to overcome alcoholism after his sister Vicky committed suicide in 1994 using painkillers.^[2] After initial recovery, he retreated to his ranches in California and New Mexico to breed Arabian horses. His best-known horse was the late Tammen, a chestnut Arabian stallion. He also follows several "spiritual" traditions. Brought up a Roman Catholic, he has also studied Bahá'í, Buddhism, and Scientology. He has also purchased many crystals^{[citation needed]} for their alleged healing power. Patrick now regulary attends functions at Glasgow bar Toby Jug, which is co-owned by his brother John Patrick Swayze. John, who is small in height compared to his brother at only 5.6, moved to Glasgow in the late 80s with a view to riches, after Patrick was given all of there parents will. John Patrick Swayze recenlty released a poetic piece of movie material called "Let me charm you with my poetry" in which his older brother Patrick had a cameo as the local milkmman. Heart attack redirects here. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... For other uses of painkiller, see painkiller (disambiguation) An analgesic (colloquially known as painkiller) is any member of the diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. ... The Arabian horse is a breed of horse with a reputation for intelligence, high spirit, and outstanding stamina. ... A stallion A stallion is a male horse that has not been castrated. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... This article is about the generally-recognized global religious community. ... A statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha in Tawang Gompa, India. ... Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public outreach Organization Controversy Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by American pulp fiction author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system, Dianetics. ... A charmstone is a mineral specimen which certain prehistoric, historic or contemporary peoples invest with healing, mystical or paranormal powers. ...

Patricks next apearance at the Toby Jug is Sunday 25th November 07, as part of the celebration of Toby Jugs 10th anniversary.

Cultural impact

Swayze's name has become a commonly-used term in hip hop songs. Lyrics will use the phrase "...and I'm Swayze," meaning that the singer has become "like a ghost", or gone. This is a reference to the title character of Swayze's 1990 film Ghost. The first time this is known to have occurred was in the early 1990s, in a song by EPMD.^[3] More recent usage is by such artists as The Notorious B.I.G. in the song "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" and in Mistah F.A.B.'s "Ghost Ride It". The expression has become such a hip hop staple that it was even used in the Saturday Night Live hip hop parody, "Lazy Sunday". Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation). ... EPMD is an American rap group from Brentwood, New York, active from 1987 to 1999; one of the prominent acts in East coast hip hop. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Runnin (Dying to live), by Tupac Shakur was the first released single from the soundtrack album Tupac: Resurrection (OST). ... Mistah F.A.B. (born Stanley P. Cox on January 23, 1982) [1] is an American rapper from Oakland, California. ... Ghost Ride It is the first single from Bay Area rapper Mistah F.A.B.. The song is about the Ghost riding fad, which involves walking or dancing along side a car while a vehicle is still moving. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Lazy Sunday title screen For the single by Small Faces, see Lazy Sunday (song). ...

Swayze has also been referred to in other elements of popular culture. For example, the Trailer Park Boys character Julian is sometimes called Patrick Swayze due to a slight resemblance, and a history of having dressed up like Swayze to dance to the music from "Dirty Dancing". Band Fall Out Boy has a song called "Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner". The Seattle indie rock band Kane Hodder has a song titled "I Think Patrick Swayze is Sexy". Houston metalcore band, The Swayze Factory have named their entire band after their famous fellow Houstonian. The television show Mystery Science Theater 3000, in the episode "Santa Claus conquers the Martians", has one of the MST3K characters writing a Christmas carol entitled "Let's Have a Patrick Swayze Christmas" as a tribute to his favorite Swayze (bad) movie: Road House. Swayze has been parodied in several strips of the online gaming comic Penny Arcade, where one of the characters indicates an obsession with Swayze and Dirty Dancing. And in an episode of Clerks: The Animated Series, Swayze is featured as a pet store employee, voiced by comedian Gilbert Gottfried. This article is about the television series. ... Kane Hodder, is a sometimes hardcore, sometimes indie, sometimes party rock band who also incorporates influences ranging from surf, 1960s soul, funk, and Latin lounge, among others. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ... Road House is a 1948 film noir starring Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm and Richard Widmark. ... Penny Arcade is a webcomic and blog written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. ... Gilbert Gottfried (born February 28, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American stand-up comedian. ...

Selected filmography

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Steel Dawn is a 1987 American post-apocalyptic feature film, with elements of western science fiction. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Next of Kin is a 1989 action film directed by John Irvin and staring Patrick Swayze, Adam Baldwin, Liam Neeson and Helen Hunt. ... The Razzie Award for Worst Actor was an honor given out at the Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year. ... Road House is a 1989 film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as a top bouncer at a seedy roadside bar. ... The Razzie Award for Worst Actor was an honor given out at the Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Point Break is a 1991 film starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... City of Joy (1992) is a film directed by Roland Joffé, with a screenplay by Mark Medoff. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Father Hood is a 1993 comedy film film starring Patrick Swayze and directed by Darrell Roodt. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Walt Disneys Pecos Bill atop Widowmaker Pecos Bill is a legendary American cowboy, apocryphally immortalized in numerous tall tales of the Old West during American westward expansion into the Southeast of Texas, New Mexico and Arizon. ... 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Notes

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