Patrick Swayze 1952-2009
Patrick Swayze: A Talented Heartthrob Remembered
From Dirty Dancing to his valiant battle with pancreatic cancer, see what made the actor a beloved star
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SHAKING THINGS UP
Swayze played it for laughs – and showed off his well-toned body – with the late Chris Farley in a skit as aspiring Chippendales dancers on Saturday Night Live in October 1990. "Once the producers saw that I was completely willing to make fun of myself and that I have no reverence about anything, then we went crazy," he said in 2003.
