Patrick Swayze's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Beast Charles Bar… North and South Orry Main The Bigger Picture (UK) Patrick Swa…

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Powder Blue 2007 - Christmas in Wonderland 2005 - The Pacifier 2005 - Keeping Mum 2004 - Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 2004 - George and the Dragon 2003 - 11:14 2003 - Overnight 2002 - Waking Up in Reno 2001 - Green Dragon 2001 - Donnie Darko 2000 - Forever Lulu 1998 - Black Dog 1995 - Three Wishes 1992 - City of Joy 1992 - The Player 1991 - Point Break 1990 - Ghost 1989 - Road House 1989 - Next of Kin 1987 - Steel Dawn 1987 - Dirty Dancing 1986 - Youngblood 1984 - Red Dawn 1983 - The Outsiders 1983 - Uncommon Valor

BIOGRAPHY:

His mother is choreographer Patsy Swayze, owner of a dance school in Houston, where Patrick was also a student. His father was Jesse Wayne Swayze, who passed away in 1982. He graduated from Waltrip High School in Houston, Texas and attended San Jacinto College. He married actress/dancer Lisa Niemi on June 12, 1975, whom he had known when she was 15 and a student at his mother's dance school. His New York City dance training included the Harkness Ballet School and Joffrey Ballet School. He first danced professionally as "Prince Charming" in "Disney on Parade". After a stint as "Danny Zuko" in the original 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 dance instructor "Johnny Castle" in the smash hit Dirty Dancing (1987). He received a second nomination for his portrayal of the ghost "Sam Wheat" in another box office champion, Ghost (1990). He was a solidly established box office star throughout the nineties. In December 2003, he returned to Broadway as a replacement for the lead role of "Billy Flynn" in the acclaimed revival of Kander & Ebb's musical "Chicago". The production also went on tour in several cities of the US, including Los Angeles. In January 2008, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He is optimistic about his recovery, and he continues to work on projects.


TRIVIA:

• (1991) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
• Stayed at the historic Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs while filming _Tall Tale (1995)_ (qv). His picture and autograph hang in the main lobby.
• (2000) He was flying solo in his twin-engine Cessna from California to Las Vegas when he developed a mechanical problem and decided to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road near a housing complex in the small community of Prescott Valley in northern Arizona. There were no injuries. Fire department and sheriff's department officials said the plane had a damaged wing and that when they arrived on the scene, they could find no one. It later emerged that Patrick had hitched a ride from a passing vehicle and was taken to a nearby house, where he telephoned authorities.
• Older brother of 'Don Swayze (I)' (qv).
• Is a distant cousin of actor 'William Holden (I)' (qv).
• His father was a chemical plant engineer in Houston, Texas.
• Father Jesse Wayne Swayze died of a heart attack in 1982.
• Hospitalized for a week with internal bleeding in August 2009.