LOS ANGELES / 08:51, 15 Septembrie 2009 s-a stis din viatala varsta de 57 ani , in los Angeles actorul Patrick Swayze.
Suferea de cancer de pancreas.
A fost diagnosticat cu aceasta boala in Ianuarie 20008, dar nu s-a dat batut si a continuat lupta cu oribila boala.
Internat in spital, a refuzat sa se dea batut, a continuat chiar un tratamet experimental si a ales sa filmeze pentru un nou serial de televiziune, "The Beast", in care a jucat rolul principal, cel al unui detectiv de politie.
A fost casatorit cu Lisa Niemi si filmele pentru care a fost recunoscut au fost :
Dirty dancing si Ghost
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Patrick Wayne 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 listed 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".[2] However, he died from the disease on September 14, 2009.[3][4] His last role was the lead in an A&E TV series, The Beast, which premiered on January 15, 2009. Due to a prolonged decline in health, Swayze was unable to promote the series, and on June 15, 2009, Entertainment Tonight reported that the show had been canceled.[5]
Swayze's breakthrough role came with his performance as dance instructor Johnny Castle in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, alongside his Red Dawn costar, Jennifer Grey. Dirty Dancing was a low-budget project that was intended to be shown in theaters for one weekend only 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 (****)e the Wind," which he had originally cowritten with Stacy Widelitz for the film Grandview, U.S.A. The song became a top ten 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 took it to the top of the charts in Germany.[16]
After Dirty Dancing, Swayze found himself heavily typecast as beefcake and appeared in several flops, of which Road House was the most successful. His biggest hit came in 1990, when he starred in Ghost, with Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg.[17] This role had considerable cultural impact, and modern hip-hop lyrics routinely used the phrase "I'm Swayze" (meaning "I'm ghost," which is in turn slang for "I'm leaving") in reference to that film. In 1991, he starred alongside Youngblood castmate Keanu Reeves in another major action hit, Point Break, and was also chosen by People magazine as that year's "Sexiest Man Alive."
Swayze was seriously injured in 1996 while filming HBO's Letters from a Killer near Ione, California, 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 aired in 1999. Swayze recovered from his injuries, but he had trouble resuming his career until 2000, when he costarred in Waking Up in Reno, with Billy Bob Thornton and Charlize Theron, and in Forever Lulu, with Melanie Griffith.
In 2001, he appeared in Donnie Darko, where he played a motivational speaker and closet pedophile, and in 2004, he played Allan Quatermain in King Solomon's Mines. He also had a cameo appearance in the Dirty Dancing prequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as an unnamed dance instructor.
Swayze made his West End theatre debut in the musical Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit on July 27, 2006,[18][19][20] alongside Neil Jerzak, and remained in the role until November 25, 2006. His previous appearances on the Broadway stage had included productions of Goodtime Charley (1975)[21] and Chicago (2003).[22]
In 2007, Swayze starred in the film Christmas in Wonderland. Swayze played an aging rock star in Powder Blue, costarring his younger brother Don in their first film together. Swayze starred in the A&E FBI drama The Beast,[23] filmed in Chicago, as FBI Agent Charles Barker.[24]"
Bibliografie:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Swayzehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8256033.stm
