Assignment 4-1

Patrick Swayze was an amazing actor. He was born in Houston, Texas in 1952, (Wikipedia). He was a great dancer. He loved classical ballet, ice skating, and acting while his was in high school. He had also played football for a few years in high school. After high school, he continued his dace training in New York, at the Harkness and Joffrey Ballet schools. He performed at many Broadway shows. He performed the Broadway show Grease. He was introduced into the movie business by appearing in the movie “The Outsiders”. I remember reading and watching “The Outsiders” in my literature class. It was a great book about the life two gangs, the greasers and the socs. The two groups lived on opposite sides of the town. The socs, were the “preppy” kids, while the greasers were the kids from the wrong side of the tracks (Wikipedia). He was best known for his performance in Dirty Dancing. This is considered his breakout movie. This was originally going to be shown only for a weekend, but the ratings were so high, it has sold over a million copies. It was the first film to sell so many copies. Other major films were Ghost and Point Break. After his appearance in Point Break, he was named the sexiest man alive in 1991.
He was famous for his slicking his hair on the sides, and puffing the top out. I think he is the only person to pull off that look. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008. He went through chemotherapy. He continued his acting career, even through his chemo treatments. I watched a show talking about Patrick’s life, and it was said that Patrick was a fighter. He was not going without a fight. He is an inspiration people who are dealing with cancer, no matter what life gives you, never give up on what you want to do. He did not let his cancer take a hold of his life; he took control and still enjoyed life. He fought with pancreatic cancer for two years, before the cancer took his life. He did not have any children, but he left behind his childhood sweetheart. They have been married since 1975. They were in love from the moment they met, a true loving and successful marriage. He will be missed by all of his fans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Swayze