Patrick Swayze dies at 57
By CHRISTY LEMIRE (AP) – 10 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES — Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday 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 Monday 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
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God blessed him; and us. Thank you Lord for his blessing on us.
ReplyDeleteSad that he lost his battle, but good he is no longer suffering. Without a doubt it will be a loss to the entertainment business. I grew up googling over him! Prayers to the family and all that knew him personally.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about it; all you have to do is follow 3 simple rules: One, never underestimate your opponent..expect the unexpected; Two, take it outside, never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary; and Three...be nice. ---Dalton
ReplyDeleteThis guy was an incredible dancer, actor, son and human being. He will definitely be missed.
ReplyDeletedont forget roadhouse. good movie with sam elliott
ReplyDeleteSunny, he was awesome in the North and South.
ReplyDeleteR.I.P.-Great Actor.
ReplyDeleteHe was great in Point Break
ReplyDeletePoint Break, yeah he was awesome in that. Dirty Dancing, Roadhouse, ghost...Patrick Swayze will be missed.
ReplyDeleteGonna have to watch the best movie he was in imho.
Red Dawn.
Wolverines!
Nothing like being starry eyed over Johnny and wishing you could be Baby for just one minute...loved Patrick..sad day in the movie world.
ReplyDeleteWhat's your real name Baby?
Frances.
Well that's a real grown up name.
RIP Handsome Man
i hope kanye doesn't show up to patrick swayze's funeral. " i'll let you get back to your funeral in a minute...but michael jackson had the best death of the year. just sayinnn ".
ReplyDeleteHe will be missed. A good man.
ReplyDeleteI loved "The Outsiders"
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ReplyDeleteThe outsiders was my fav 2!!