Patrick Wayne Swayze August 18 1952 September 14 2009 was an American actor dancer and singersongwriter He was bestknown for his toughguy roles as romantic leading men in the hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries He was named by People magazine as its Sexiest Man Alive in 1991 His film and TV career spanned 30 years Diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in January 2008 Swayze told Barbara Walters a year later that he was kicking it However he died from the disease on September 14 2009 His last role was the lead in an illfated AampE TV series The Beast which premiered on January 15 2009 Due to a prolonged decline in health Swayze was unable to promote the series On June 15 2009 Entertainment Tonight announced the shows cancellation Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Swayze licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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