Patrick Wayne Swayze (August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. Having gained fame with appearances in films during the 1980s, Swayze 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 and sex symbol. On television, he received attention for playing a leukemia victim on television's "MASH" in 1981. He said the role gave him hope that he could do quality work.

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), the action film "Road House" (1989), the romantic fantasy/crime thriller "Ghost" (1990), the action crime film "Point Break" (1991).

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