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Patrick Swayze

EVENING UPDATE: Sad news, guys.  Patrick Swayze died today at age 57, after a nearly two year fight with pancreatic cancer.  From People:

“Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months,” his rep tells PEOPLE in a statement.

A gifted dancer, a rugged outdoorsman, a romantic leading man and a loving husband, Swayze was also, as his brother Don put it, “a warrior” in his cancer fight.

Patrick Swayze was the son of a choreographer and he trained at the Joffrey Ballet School, he performed on Broadway, he appeared in over 30 feature films, he met his wife when he was 19 and she was 15 and they were together for nearly 40 years, he flew his own planes, he owned and operated a ranch outside of Los Angeles, and he starred in a television series whilst undergoing chemotherapy for one of the most painful forms of cancer.  He is possibly most famous for his roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, but let’s get serious here.  His real legacy is as follows:

  1. Road House
  2. That Chippendale’s skit on SNL with Chris Farley
  3. To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar
  4. Red Dawn
  5. Point Break

Rest in peace, Mr. Swayze.