Patrick Swayze

American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009)

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Patrick Swayze was an American actor, producer, singer, and dancer who lived from 1952 to 2009 and became known for his work in film and entertainment. He is remembered as a versatile performer who worked across multiple entertainment mediums during his career.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1952-08-18
Works: 1

Top works

The time of my life

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Film & TV

Acting · Houston, Texas, USA

Patrick Wayne Swayze (August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Globes and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997. Swayze received recognition for acting in the drama film The Outsiders (1983), the action film Red…

Known for

Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé — Self (archive footage)2022
I Am Patrick Swayze — Self (archive footage)2019
The Movies That Made Us — Self (archive footage)2019
The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen — (archive footage)2012
I Am — Self2012
Powder Blue — Velvet Larry2009
The Beast — Charles Barker2009
Jump — Richard Pressburger2008
Christmas in Wonderland — Wayne Saunders2007

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1952
Active to: 2009

poppop rock

Discography

She’s Like the Wind1987

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 312,374
Total plays: 1,844,295

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 76,882x
The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 22,652x
Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 19,959x
Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial Communities
· 2009 · cited 18,794x
Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,514x

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Wikidata facts

Image: Patrick Swayze - 1990 Grammy Awards (cropped).jpg
Height: 1.78

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Commons category: Patrick Swayze
date of birth: 1952-08-18
date of death: 2009-09-14
Commons gallery: Patrick Swayze
start of work period: 1979-00-00
end of work period: 2009-00-00
name in native language: Patrick Swayze
birth name: Patrick Wayne Swayze

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Patrick Wayne Swayze (/ˈsweɪzi/ SWAY-zee; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Globes and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.

Swayze received recognition for acting in the drama film The Outsiders (1983), the action film Red Dawn (1984), and the miniseries North and South (1985–1986). His breakthrough came with the romantic drama film Dirty Dancing (1987), receiving a Golden Globe nomination. He rose to further prominence in the action films Road House (1989) and Point Break (1991), and received two more Golden Globe nominations for his roles in the supernatural romance film Ghost (1990) and the road comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995). He also had a major role in the cult thriller Donnie Darko (2001).