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Patrick Swayze

Birth name: Patrick Wayne Swayze

Birth date: 18.02.1952

His mother was choreographer Patsy Swayze. His education included the Harkness Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and San Jacinto College. He first performed as a dancer in Disney on Parade. After playing in the Broadway production of "Grease", he made his film debut as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). Eight years later, after considerable movie and television work, including choreography for Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role as the dance instructor Johnny Castle in the steamy musical-drama Dirty Dancing (1987). He received a second nomination for his portrayal of the ghost Sam Wheat in the boxoffice/video success Ghost (1990). He has been a solidly established box office star throughout the nineties.

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Filmography

# The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) (V) (post-production) .... Cash # Keeping Mum (2005) .... Lance # Icon (2005) (TV) .... Jason Monk ... aka Frederick Forsyth's Icon (USA: complete title) # King Solomon's Mines (2004) (TV) .... Allan Quatermain # George and the Dragon (2004) .... Garth # Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) .... Dance Class Instructor ... aka Dirty Dancing 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title) # "Whoopi" - The Last Dance (2004) TV Episode .... Tony # 11:14 (2003) .... Frank # One Last Dance (2003) .... Travis MacPhearson # Waking Up in Reno (2002) .... Roy Kirkendall # Green Dragon (2001) .... Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance # Donnie Darko (2001) .... Jim Cunningham ... aka Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut) # Forever Lulu (2000) .... Ben Clifton ... aka Along for the Ride (USA: video title) # Letters from a Killer (1998) .... Race Darnell # Black Dog (1998) .... Jack Crews ... aka Black Dog (France) # Three Wishes (1995) .... Jack McCloud # To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) .... Vida Boheme # Tall Tale (1995) .... Pecos Bill ... aka Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill # Father Hood (1993) .... Jack Charles ... aka Desperado ... aka Honor Among Thieves ... aka Mike Hardy # City of Joy (1992) .... Max Lowe ... aka Cité de la joie, La (France) # Amazing Stories: Book Three (1992) (V) .... Eric David Peterson (segment "Life on Death Row") # Point Break (1991) .... Bodhi # "Saturday Night Live" ... aka SNL ... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title) - Episode #16.4 (1990) TV Episode .... Host # Ghost (1990) .... Sam Wheat # Next of Kin (1989) .... Truman Gates # Road House (1989) .... James Dalton, Head Bouncer Double Deuce Club # Tiger Warsaw (1988) .... Chuck 'Tiger' Warsaw ... aka The Tiger # Steel Dawn (1987) .... Nomad # Dirty Dancing (1987) .... Johnny Castle # "Amazing Stories" ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title) - Life on Death Row (1986) TV Episode .... Eric David Peterson # "North and South, Book II" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Orry Main # Youngblood (1986) .... Derek Sutton # "North and South" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Orry Main # Red Dawn (1984) .... Jed Eckert # Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) .... Ernie 'Slam' Webster # Pigs vs. Freaks (1984) (TV) .... Doug Zimmer ... aka Off Sides (USA: theatrical title) # "Renegades" (1983) TV Series .... Bandit (1983) # Uncommon Valor (1983) .... Kevin Scott # Staying Alive (1983) (uncredited) .... Dancer/extra # The Outsiders (1983) .... Darrel 'Darry' Curtis ... aka The Outsiders - The Complete Novel (USA: director's cut) # The Renegades (1982) (TV) .... Bandit # Return of the Rebels (1981) (TV) .... K.C. Barnes # "M*A*S*H" - Blood Brothers (1981) TV Episode .... Pvt. Gary Sturgis # The Comeback Kid (1980) (TV) .... Chuck # Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) .... Ace Johnson