Dante Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) MSNBC - Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers’ hearts with “Dirty Dancing” and then broke them with “Ghost,” died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. “Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months,” said a statement released Monday evening by his publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were given. Fans of the actor were saddened to learn in March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from a particularly deadly form of cancer. He had kept working despite the diagnosis, putting together a memoir with his wife and shooting “The Beast,” an A&E drama series for which he had already made the pilot. It drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season. Swayze said he opted not to use painkilling drugs while making “The Beast” because they would have taken the edge off his performance. He acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease. When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was “considerably more optimistic” than that. “I’d say five years is pretty wishful thinking,” Swayze told ABC’s Barbara Walters in early 2009. “Two years seems likely if you’re going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I’d better get a fire under it.” ‘Dancing’ made him a star A three-time Golden Globe nominee, Swayze became a star with his performance as the misunderstood bad-boy Johnny Castle in “Dirty Dancing.” As the son of a choreographer who began his career in musical theater, he seemed a natural to play the role. A coming-of-age romance starring Jennifer Grey as an idealistic young woman on vacation with her family and Swayze as the Catskills resort’s sexy (and much older) dance instructor, the film made great use of both his grace on his feet and his muscular physique. R.I.P Patrick Swayze Edited September 15, 2009 by Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolFunkMan Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 'Tis very sad indeed, RIP Patrick Swayze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Damn. He was a good actor. So good in Point Break. I need to watch that again. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 R.I.P. The man who moved like no man had seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin14 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 R.I.P Patrick Swayze you will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Seriously a shame, so impressive that he fought it without painkillers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok here we go: Anyone for a rmake of "Ghost" ? The worms have really got "Hungry Eyes" ... Someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 He was a living legend... R.I.P Patrick Swayze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 No one puts Swayze in the coroner. Is a shame though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I thought he'd overcome it, as I hadn't heard anything about it in ages. Shame. I've only actually seen him in Donnie Darko, but I liked him in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Someone else?He... had... the time of his liiiife. Come to think of it, I never watched Dirty Dancing, now I think perhaps I should. RIP, Swayster. I thought he'd overcome it, as I hadn't heard anything about it in ages. Shame. I've only actually seen him in Donnie Darko, but I liked him in that. Haven't you ever seen Point Break? [/Nick Frost] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Patrick Swayze FTW. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Come to think of it, I never watched Dirty Dancing, now I think perhaps I should. Me too. It's the least we could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I didn't like Dirty Dancing but I did like Ghost. R.I.P Patrick Swayze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
or else you will DIE Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 looking at his wiki i only saw him in donnie darko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 R.I.P Swayze. It's always the good ones that pass-away, never bad ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin14 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Was "ghost" scary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Me too. It's the least we could do. Actually, the least we could do is nothing. Let's go one or two better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I've never seen Dirty Dancing! Only things I've seen him in are Ghost, Donnie Darko and Powder Blue. Rest In Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Ghost, Donnie Darko, Road House and a bit of Dirty Dancing. The last two I was extremely bored. Such a shame he's gone. May he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Are we okay to post jokes and images like in the Michael Jackson thread? Or is it not okay for this person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Actually, the least we could do is nothing. Let's go one or two better. You're focusing on the wrong details here ¬_¬ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 WOLVERIIIIIIIIIIIINES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 R.I.P Swayze. It's always the good ones that pass-away, never bad ones. Or maybe we never realise when the bad ones go? In any case, this is indeed sad. He was a good actor and seemed like a genuinely nice and down-to-earth guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 There's been so much death in the news recently I was beginning to think yesterday that maybe it was starting to... die down [i'm sorry] Then we get Swayze and Keith Floyd going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I found out about this very early this morning, and was pretty sad about it. I've loved his films, including Ghost and also Road House. That's a pretty awesome movie that I think a lot of people tend to skim over. I was quite sad to hear of his illness when the news initially broke. There were reports that he would barely last the end of the year. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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