This person died in 2009 at age 57. His father was an engineer and a rodeo cowboy. He was a student athlete, and his dancing career was hampered by a severe football injury. In the 1970s he moved from Houston to New York to study dance, becoming a member of Eliot Feld Ballet. He was determined not to be typecast, and said in a 1989 interview, “The only plan I have is that every time people think they have me pegged, I’m going to come out of left field and do something unexpected.” The coming-of-age film “Dirty Dancing” established him as a romantic leading man. His other starring roles include “Roadhouse”, “Ghost”, and “Point Break”. Today’s dead celebrity biography is Patrick Swayze.
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LINKS:
New York Times Obituary for Patrick Swayze
SNL Chippendales sketch with Swayze and Chris Farley
“Nobody wins a fight” and “Pain don’t hurt” scene from Roadhouse
Barbara Walters interview with Patrick in 2009
How Patrick Swayze Convinced Whoopi Goldberg to be in ‘Ghost’ article
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