Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze
PATRICK SWAYZE d2009. American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. Having gained fame with appearances in films during the 1980s, he became popular for playing tough guys and romantic lead males, gaining him a wide fan base with female audiences and status as a teen idol. He starred in films in a range of genres, including the drama The Outsiders (1983) / the war film Red Dawn (1984) / the Vietnam rescue film Uncommon Valor (1984) / the classic hockey film Youngblood (1986) / the post-war apocalyptic action film Steel Dawn (1987) / the thriller/action film Next of Kin (1989) / the romantic coming-of-age drama Dirty Dancing (1987) / Road House (1989) / Ghost (1990) and Point Break (1991). During his career he received three Golden Globe Award nominations and was named by People magazine as its Sexiest Man Alive in 1991. He died of cancer aged 57 in Los Angeles on September 14th 2009.