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Posted by John Lasher (Member # 968) on 09-14-2009, 07:52 PM:

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After almost two years of publicly battling pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze has succumbed to the disease, reports TMZ. He was 57.

Once one of Hollywood’s biggest actors after iconic roles in Ghost, Point Break, and Dirty Dancing, Swayze most recently starred in a single season of the A&E series The Beast, which he was able to complete despite his cancer’s debilitating effects.

More on this breaking story tomorrow.

Posted by Greg Anderson (Member # 235) on 09-14-2009, 07:54 PM:

Warning to two other celebrities: Watch out!

Posted by Kurt Zupin (Member # 2751) on 09-14-2009, 08:32 PM:

CNN has confirmed this.

RIP Mr.Swayze

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 09-14-2009, 08:42 PM:

See ya' Johnny!

There's a nice obituary video at smh.com.au

Here's the link.

My sympathies go out to the family he's left behind.

RIP.

Posted by Tony Gallimore (Member # 5358) on 09-14-2009, 09:41 PM:

Great link! Dirty Dancing was filmed here in SW Virginia at a nearby resort, Mountain Lake. The lake has since sprung a leak and completely dried up. Engineers think the break is too big to close with concrete, maybe it'll seal itself and refill some day, it has before. Swayze had quite a reputation around here as a gentleman and made several trips back to the resort for personal holidays. He was well admired as an actor and an all around good guy in these parts. RIP

Posted by Tony Bandiera Jr (Member # 2365) on 09-14-2009, 09:59 PM:

I was saddened to hear about this on the radio today coming home from work. A gifted actor, he will be missed. RIP.

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 09-14-2009, 10:26 PM:

Dirty Dancing finale

Ghost trailer

The Outsiders trailer

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 09-14-2009, 10:30 PM:

It's pretty disappointing Patrick Swayze succumbed in his fight against pancreatic cancer. I was really hoping he would somehow pull through, although odds of surviving that kind of cancer are pretty slim.

Many know him for his late 1980s and early 1990s films, but I think he really broke through in 1983 with The Outsiders. He gained more popularity in Red Dawn. That set the stage for him getting cast in much bigger hits like Dirty Dancing and Ghost. Networks like SpikeTV are getting more mileage out of movies like Road House and Next of Kin.

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 09-14-2009, 11:23 PM:

My favorite Patrick Swayze moment was in Road House, when he shows his ass on the screen. Some woman in the audience yelled out, "Oh, there it is!" and everyone cracked up. No pun intended.

Posted by Stephen Brown (Member # 292) on 09-15-2009, 04:24 AM:

Go Wolverines!

Posted by Sally Ann Burgess (Member # 4746) on 09-15-2009, 05:37 AM:

"Ditto."
Rest in peace, Patrick.

Posted by Anslem Rayburn (Member # 1267) on 09-15-2009, 07:36 AM:

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Warning to two other celebrities: Watch out!

Though many people don't know him, Jim Carroll also died today. He was the real life person portrayed in (and author of the book) "The Basketball Diaries."

He also had some great punk music in him:

"People Who Died"

"Catholic Boy"

So, only one to go...

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 09-15-2009, 12:43 PM:

I guess someone will need to add another verse to Jim Carroll's song People Who Died classic so he can be added into the lyrics.

Posted by Dustin Mitchell (Member # 372) on 09-16-2009, 12:07 AM:

Pancreatic cancer is one of the more nasty, painful cancers. To go through that for two years....

RIP Patrick, at least the pain is gone.....

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 09-16-2009, 07:59 AM:

I always wondered if he was related to John Cameron Swayze?

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 09-16-2009, 12:29 PM:

wikipedia says they were 6th cousins once-removed

Posted by James. R. Deeter (Member # 837) on 09-16-2009, 03:48 PM:

This just in....Kanye West interupted the Swayze funeral to remind everyone that Michael Jackson had the greatest funeral of all time........

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 09-16-2009, 11:30 PM:

Aw man, that's just wrong! Funny!
[thumbsup]

Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 09-17-2009, 05:23 AM:

quote: Chris Slycord
wikipedia says they were 6th cousins once-removed

what exactly is "once removed?" And are there twice removed, not removed at all, etc.?

Posted by Anslem Rayburn (Member # 1267) on 09-17-2009, 07:13 AM:

Once removed means there is one generation difference. You're mothers first cousin is you're first cousin, once removed. You're grandmother's first cousin is you're first cousin, twice removed. It's overly complicated:

LINK

Sixth cousin, twice removed means they have the same great-great-great-great-great-grandparents, twice removed means one of them is two generations younger than the other...

Told you, complicated...

Posted by Karl Borowski (Member # 5424) on 09-23-2009, 02:08 PM:

Since it is on Wikipedia though, it's probably not true? . . .