Biography
Actor who have became a teenager idol in the 1980s with jobs in such movies seeing that The Outsiders, Dirty Dance and Crimson Dawn. In the ’90s, he performed lead jobs in the movies Ghost and Stage Break. He passed away of pancreatic tumor in ’09 2009. He been trained in gymnastics for just two years at San Jacinto University, then continued to consider up ballet on the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey institutions in NY. His first work in entertainment was being a dancer for Disney on Parade. He was called the Sexiest Man Alive by People mag in 1991. He wedded celebrity and dancer Lisa Niemi in June 1975. Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg co-starred with him in the 1990 intimate illusion film Ghost.
Quick Facts
Full Name Patrick Swayze
Date Of Birth August 18, 1952
Died September 14, 2009, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth Houston, TX
Height 1.78 m
Profession Movie Actor
Education Beverly Hills Playhouse Acting School, Joffrey Ballet, San Jacinto College, Waltrip High School, Harkness Ballet
Nationality American
Spouse Lisa Niemi
Parents Patsy Yvonne Helen Swayze, Jesse Wayne Swayze
Siblings Don Swayze, Bambi Swayze, Sean Kyle Swayze, Vickie Lynn Swayze, She's Like the Wind, We're in Harmony, Raising Heaven
Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor, People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor, People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
Movies Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Road House, Point Break, The Outsiders, Red Dawn, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, Next of Kin, One Last Dance, Donnie Darko, Steel Dawn, City of Joy, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Youngblood, Father Hood, Waking Up in Reno, Grandview, U.S.A., Three Wishes, Powder Blue, Uncommon Valor, Tiger Warsaw, Black Dog, Skatetown, U.S.A., Tall Tale, Keeping Mum, 11:14, Letters from a Killer, Forever Lulu, The Fox and the Hound 2, Christmas in Wonderland, Green Dragon, King Solomon's Mines, The Comeback Kid, Icon, George and the Dragon, Jump!, Get Bruce, Return of the Rebels, Off Sides, Amazing Stories: The Movie IV, The Renegades
TV Shows The Beast, North and South, North and South, Book II, The Renegades, King Solomon's Mines
Star Sign Leo
- Facts
- Filmography
- Awards
- Salaries
- Quotes
- Trademarks
- Pictures
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1 |
Smoked 60 cigarettes a day. |
2 |
Was considered for the roles of "Martin Riggs" in Lethal Weapon (1987), "Connor MacLeod" in Highlander (1986), & "Batman/Bruce Wayne"in Batman (1989). |
3 |
Did one of the most memorable SNL sketches, with Chris Farley, where they both posed as Chippendale dancers. |
4 |
Appeared as a dancer in Toto's music video, "Rosanna", in 1982. |
5 |
Replaced Kevin Sorbo as the lead in Black Dog (1998), after Kevin had to quit a week into filming due to an aneurysm in his shoulder. |
6 |
Planning to write his memoir, with his wife, Lisa Niemi, with a release date in the Autumn. [February 2009] |
7 |
Release of the book, "Patrick Swayze: One Last Dance", by Wendy Leigh. [2009] |
8 |
Dancing instructor in the "prequel" Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004). [February 2004] |
9 |
Release of his memoir, "The Time of My Life" by Patrick with Lisa Niemi. [September 2009] |
10 |
Continuing cancer treatment. Told the press, "I am continuing treatment at Stanford [University Medical Center near San Francisco] and the great news is I continue to respond well." Was photographed in public with his wife at a basketball game, watching the Los Angeles Lakers play the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles. [May 2008] |
11 |
Reveals that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January and is receiving treatment, but is continuing to work on projects. [March 2008] |
12 |
Both he and his Road House costar Ben Gazzara died from pancreatic cancer. Swayze in 2009, and Gazzara in 2012. |
13 |
His sister, Vicky Swayze, committed suicide in 1994. |
14 |
People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. |
15 |
Appeared in Toto's video "Rosanna", as a dancer in a red letterman's jacket, alongside his Dirty Dancing (1987) co-star, Cynthia Rhodes. |
16 |
Ex-brother-in-law of Marcia Swayze. |
17 |
Uncle of Danielle Swayze. |
18 |
He broke both legs after falling from a horse while filming Letters from a Killer (1998). |
19 |
Starting in the early 1990s (shortly after the box-office success of his movie Ghost (1990)), hip-hop lyrics often included his name or the phrase "I'm Swayze" as a reference to or replacement for the earlier slang, "I'm ghost", meaning "I'm leaving/out of here/gone, etc." The 'Notorious B.I.G.' was one artist who was especially fond of including this phrase in his songs. Swayze's appearance in the video for Ja Rule's "Murder Reigns" was also a reference to his interesting place in hip-hop culture. |
20 |
Went to New York to train as a dancer at Harkness Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet School. |
21 |
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California in 1999. |
22 |
After graduating high school, he studied gymnastics at San Jacinto College for two years. |
23 |
Publicist is Annett Wolf. |
24 |
Hospitalized for a week with internal bleeding in August 2009. |
25 |
While visiting Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1995, he stayed at the world-famous Copacabana Palace Hotel. |
26 |
Originally cast in Kurt Russell's role in Tango & Cash (1989), but pulled out to make Road House (1989). |
27 |
Hospitalized with pneumonia in January 2009. |
28 |
In an interview with Barbara Walters in January 2009, Swayze acknowledged that his history as a recovering alcoholic and heavy cigarette smoker may have contributed to his illness. |
29 |
Was considered for the role of Howard Saint in The Punisher (2004). |
30 |
Is a distant cousin of actor William Holden. Amadeus (1984) actor Tom Hulce is another, more distant cousin. |
31 |
In high school, excelled at football and gymnastics and won an athletic scholarship to college. |
32 |
Was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2008 after falling ill in the previous month. |
33 |
Was approached to star in Predator 2 (1990) but was unable to commit due to scheduling conflicts. Danny Glover was cast instead. |
34 |
Immortalized in the song "(Let's Have) A Patrick Swayze Christmas" from the "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988). |
35 |
Stayed at the historic Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, while filming Tall Tale (1995). His picture and autograph hang in the main lobby. |
36 |
Called 'King of the Sleepers" for a brief period, after the unexpected success of Dirty Dancing (1987) and Ghost (1990). |
37 |
Graduated from S.P. Waltrip High School in Houston, Texas in 1971. Other graduates from this high school include Shelley Duvall and wrestler Mark Calaway (aka The Undertaker). |
38 |
Attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, Oak Forest Elementary School and Black Middle School in Houston, Texas. |
39 |
Was reportedly offered $6,000,000 to reprise his role of Johnny Castle in a sequel to Dirty Dancing (1987) but turned it down. |
40 |
Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas. |
41 |
Patrick's father, Jesse Wayne Swayze, was a chemical plant-engineer in Houston, Texas. Besides sharing the middle name "Wayne," Jesse and Patrick both died at the same age (57 years): Jesse suffered a fatal heart attack in 1982; Patrick's life was taken by cancer in 2009. |
42 |
He had English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. |
43 |
He was flying solo in his twin-engine Cessna from California to Las Vegas when he developed a mechanical problem and decided to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road near a housing complex in the small community of Prescott Valley in northern Arizona. There were no injuries. Fire department and sheriff's department officials said the plane had a damaged wing and that when they arrived on the scene, they could find no one. It later emerged that Patrick had hitched a ride from a passing vehicle and was taken to a nearby house, where he telephoned authorities. [2000] |
44 |
Son of choreographer Patsy Swayze |
45 |
Began his career as a dancer appearing in Disneyland's parades as Prince Charming from Cinderella (1950). One of the many Cinderellas he danced with was Michelle Pfeiffer. |
46 |
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1991] |
47 |
At age 19, he met his wife Lisa Niemi, then 15 years old, who attended dance lessons with his mother, Patsy Swayze. |
48 |
Recovering alcoholic. |
49 |
Older brother of Don Swayze. |
50 |
He owned a five-acre spread called Rancho Bizarro outside of Los Angeles. |
51 |
Broke his leg when he fell off a horse while filming Letters from a Killer (1998). [May 1997] |
Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
Powder Blue |
2009 |
|
Velvet Larry |
The Beast |
2009 |
TV Series |
Charles Barker / Apache |
Jump! |
2008 |
|
Richard Pressburger |
Christmas in Wonderland |
2007 |
|
Wayne Saunders |
The Fox and the Hound 2 |
2006 |
Video |
Cash (voice) |
Keeping Mum: Deleted Scenes |
2006 |
Video short |
Lance |
Keeping Mum: Funnies |
2006 |
Video short |
Lance |
Keeping Mum |
2005 |
|
Lance |
Icon |
2005 |
TV Movie |
Jason Monk |
George and the Dragon |
2004 |
|
Garth |
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights |
2004 |
|
Dance Class Instructor |
Whoopi |
2004 |
TV Series |
Tony |
King Solomon's Mines |
2004 |
TV Mini-Series |
Allan Quatermain |
11:14 |
2003 |
|
Frank |
One Last Dance |
2003 |
|
Travis MacPhearson |
Waking Up in Reno |
2002 |
|
Roy Kirkendall |
Donnie Darko |
2001 |
|
Jim Cunningham |
Green Dragon |
2001 |
|
Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance |
Forever Lulu |
2000 |
|
Ben Clifton |
Letters from a Killer |
1998 |
|
Race Darnell |
Black Dog |
1998 |
|
Jack Crews |
Three Wishes |
1995 |
|
Jack McCloud |
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar |
1995 |
|
Vida |
Tall Tale |
1995 |
|
Pecos Bill |
Father Hood |
1993 |
|
Jack Charles |
City of Joy |
1992 |
|
Max Lowe |
The Player |
1992 |
|
Patrick Swayze (uncredited) |
Point Break |
1991 |
|
Bodhi |
Ghost |
1990 |
|
Sam Wheat |
Next of Kin |
1989 |
|
Truman Gates |
Road House |
1989 |
|
Dalton |
Tiger Warsaw |
1988 |
|
Chuck 'Tiger' Warsaw |
Steel Dawn |
1987 |
|
Nomad |
Dirty Dancing |
1987 |
|
Johnny Castle |
Amazing Stories |
1986 |
TV Series |
Eric David Peterson |
North and South, Book II |
1986 |
TV Mini-Series |
Orry Main |
Youngblood |
1986 |
|
Derek Sutton |
North and South |
1985 |
TV Mini-Series |
Orry Main |
Red Dawn |
1984 |
|
Jed |
Grandview, U.S.A. |
1984 |
|
Ernie 'Slam' Webster |
Pigs vs. Freaks |
1984 |
TV Movie |
Doug Zimmer |
Uncommon Valor |
1983 |
|
Kevin Scott |
The Renegades |
1983 |
TV Series |
Bandit |
The Outsiders |
1983 |
|
Darrel Curtis |
The Renegades |
1982 |
TV Movie |
Bandit |
Return of the Rebels |
1981 |
TV Movie |
K.C. Barnes |
M*A*S*H |
1981 |
TV Series |
Pvt. Gary Sturgis |
The Comeback Kid |
1980 |
TV Movie |
Chuck |
Skatetown, U.S.A. |
1979 |
|
Ace Johnson |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
Britain's Got Talent |
2013 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
|
EastEnders |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011 |
|
Dancing with the Stars |
2009 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
Die Lugners |
2009 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
|
(500) Days of Summer |
2009 |
performer: "She's Like the Wind" / writer: "She's Like the Wind" |
|
Deutschland sucht den Superstar |
2003-2008 |
TV Series writer - 4 episodes |
|
The Fox and the Hound 2 |
2006 |
Video performer: "We're in Harmony", "Hound Dude" |
|
Pop Idol |
2003 |
TV Series writer - 2 episodes |
|
Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne |
2003 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
|
One Last Dance |
2003 |
performer: "Finding My Way Back", "When You Dance" / writer: "Finding My Way Back", "When You Dance" |
|
Derrick |
1991 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
|
Beverly Hills, 90210 |
|
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1991 writer - 1 episode, 1991 |
|
Next of Kin |
1989 |
performer: "Brothers" / writer: "Brothers" |
|
Road House |
1989 |
performer: "Raising Heaven in Hell Tonight", "Cliff's Edge" / writer: "Cliff's Edge" |
|
Dirty Dancing |
1987 |
performer: "She's Like the Wind" / writer: "She's Like the Wind" |
|
Producer
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
One Last Dance |
2003 |
producer |
|
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
Grandview, U.S.A. |
1984 |
choreographer |
|
Thanks
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
Magic Mike Auditions |
2012 |
Short in memory of |
|
Family Guy |
2009 |
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode |
|
Red Corvette |
2009 |
in memory of |
|
My Best Friend's Girl |
2008 |
special thanks |
|
The History of North and South |
2004 |
Video documentary short special thanks |
|
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
Close Up |
2011 |
TV Series |
Himself - Interviewee / Actor |
The Role That Changed My Life |
2011 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
E! True Hollywood Story |
2000-2009 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Entertainment Tonight |
2008-2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Barbara Walters Summer Special |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Stand Up to Cancer |
2008 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Extra |
2008 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Making of 'Christmas in Wonderland' |
2007 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze |
2007 |
Video short |
Himself |
Children in Need |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself - Performer |
Point Break: Adrenaline Junkies |
2006 |
Video short |
Himself |
Point Break: It's Make or Break |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
|
Point Break: Ride the Wave |
2006 |
Video short |
Himself |
The Bigger Picture |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
HARDtalk Extra |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Sharon Osbourne Show |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
GMTV |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
On the Road House |
2006 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Behind the Scenes: Big Trouble in Little Wallop |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Himself / Lance (uncredited) |
Keeping Mum: Big Trouble in Little Wallop |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Himself / Lance (uncredited) |
The Reichen Show |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Tony Danza Show |
2005-2006 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Richard & Judy |
2005 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two |
2005 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |
2005 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Dancing with the Stars |
2005 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' |
2005 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
The View |
2005 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases |
2005 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
Special Thanks to Roy London |
2005 |
Documentary |
Himself |
The History of North and South |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself / Orry Main |
'Donnie Darko': Production Diary |
2004 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
The Wayne Brady Show |
2004 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Abby Singer |
2003 |
|
Himself |
Tinseltown TV |
2003 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Overnight |
2003 |
Documentary |
Himself |
2003 MTV Movie Awards |
2003 |
TV Special |
Himself |
The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards |
2003 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
1995-2002 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years |
2002 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Gran premio internazionale della TV |
2002 |
TV Series |
Himself |
VH-1 Where Are They Now? |
2000 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show |
1997-1999 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Get Bruce |
1999 |
Documentary |
Himself (uncredited) |
Hollywood Squares |
1998 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Daily Show |
1998 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Late Show with David Letterman |
1998 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
The 33rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards |
1998 |
TV Special |
Himself |
4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |
1998 |
TV Special |
Himself |
The Directors |
1997 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1997 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Very Important Pennis |
1996 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Cinema 3 |
1996 |
TV Series |
Himself - Interviewee |
The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1996 |
TV Special |
Himself - Nominee |
The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards |
1995 |
TV Special |
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Actress in a Comedy Motion Picture |
Pebble Mill at One |
1995 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Little Picture Show |
1995 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
1993-1995 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
1995 MTV Video Music Awards |
1995 |
TV Special |
Himself |
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies |
1995 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1995 |
TV Special |
Himself - Presenter |
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects |
1994 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
The 1993 World Music Awards |
1993 |
TV Special |
Himself - Presenter |
The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1993 |
TV Special |
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
Entertainment UK |
1992 |
TV Series |
Himself - Interviewee |
Tonight Live with Steve Vizard |
1992 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |
1987-1992 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest / Himself |
The 64th Annual Academy Awards |
1992 |
TV Special |
Himself - Presenter: Best Original Score |
The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1992 |
TV Special |
Himself |
The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1991 |
TV Special |
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical |
Saturday Night Live |
1990 |
TV Series |
Himself - Host / Various |
Live with Kelly and Ryan |
1990 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
America's Dance Honors |
1990 |
TV Special |
Himself |
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards |
1990 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Good Day New York |
1989 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Today |
1989 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Later with Bob Costas |
1989 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
The 61st Annual Academy Awards |
1989 |
TV Special |
Himself - Presenter |
Hollywood on Horses |
1989 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Swayze Dancing |
1988 |
Video |
Himself |
The 60th Annual Academy Awards |
1988 |
TV Special |
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Score |
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards |
1988 |
TV Special |
Himself |
America's Top 10 |
1988 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Hour Magazine |
1986-1988 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The 15th Annual American Music Awards |
1988 |
TV Special |
Himself |
The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1988 |
TV Special |
Himself - Nominee |
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen |
1988 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade |
1987 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Won awards
Won awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2009 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards |
|
|
|
1997 |
Star on the Walk of Fame |
Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture |
On 18 August 1997. At 7018 Hollywood Blvd. |
|
1992 |
ShoWest Award |
ShoWest Convention, USA |
Male Star of the Year |
|
|
1991 |
Yoga Award |
Yoga Awards |
Worst Foreign Actor |
for his body of work |
|
1989 |
Most Performed Song from a Film |
BMI Film & TV Awards |
|
Dirty Dancing (1987) |
· Stacy Widelitz |
1988 |
TV Prize |
Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden |
Best Foreign TV Personality - Male (Bästa utländska man) |
|
|
1988 |
Bravo Otto Germany |
Bravo Otto |
Best Actor (Schauspieler) |
|
|
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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1996 |
Golden Globe |
Golden Globes, USA |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical |
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) |
|
1992 |
MTV Movie Award |
MTV Movie Awards |
Most Desirable Male |
Point Break (1991) |
|
1991 |
Golden Globe |
Golden Globes, USA |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical |
Ghost (1990) |
|
1991 |
Saturn Award |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA |
Best Actor |
Ghost (1990) |
|
1990 |
Razzie Award |
Razzie Awards |
Worst Actor |
Next of Kin (1989) |
|
1988 |
Golden Globe |
Golden Globes, USA |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical |
Dirty Dancing (1987) |
|
1988 |
Blimp Award |
Kids' Choice Awards, USA |
Favorite Movie Actor |
Dirty Dancing (1987) |
|
2nd place awards
2nd place awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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1990 |
Bravo Otto Germany |
Bravo Otto |
Best Actor (Schauspieler) |
|
|
1987 |
Bravo Otto Germany |
Bravo Otto |
Best Male TV Star (TV-Star m) |
|
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3rd place awards
3rd place awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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1991 |
Bravo Otto Germany |
Bravo Otto |
Best Actor (Schauspieler) |
|
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1989 |
Bravo Otto Germany |
Bravo Otto |
Best Actor (Schauspieler) |
|
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# | Quote |
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1 |
[on shooting Dirty Dancing (1987) with co-star Jennifer Grey] She'd slip into silly moods, forcing us to do scenes over and over. We did have a few moments of friction...she seemed particularly emotional, sometimes bursting into tears if someone criticized her. |
2 |
Facing your own mortality is the quickest way possible to find out what you're made of. It strips away all the bull -- and exposes every part of you, your strength, your weaknesses, your sense of self, your soul. It also leads you to confront life's hardest questions. |
3 |
[on having terminal cancer] I've had more lifetimes than any 10 people put together, and it's been an amazing ride...So this (dying) is O.K. |
4 |
My big regret is the physical damage I've done to my body. I can do almost anything physically and I used to believe I was invincible, breaking bones over and over, playing football, doing gymnastics, diving, ballet, doing my own stunts, kickboxing, staging fights ... It all seems a little stupid to me now. |
5 |
Five years is pretty wishful thinking ... two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it. (January 2009) |
6 |
[on accepting a continuing role in the series The Beast (2009)] How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work. |
7 |
I'm still fine to work, I haven't changed - oh, I have changed, what am I saying? It's a battle-zone I go through. Chemo, no matter how you cut it, is hell on wheels. |
8 |
[on having achieved some success with various anti-cancer treatments] I'm a miracle, dude. |
9 |
I have a great deal of faith in faith; if you believe something strongly enough, it becomes true for you. I would like to believe that my father is right here with me in this room and that he's my guardian angel, that there's life after death -- because if there isn't, why are we here? I don't believe that just flesh and bones can contain from the point of view of physics this very real recorded energy inside of us. Whether it's true or not, we need to believe it. |
10 |
[in 2004, about his drinking] I made a conscious decision to break away from big films when I got alcohol out of my life. I had been sucked into the blockbuster, box-office mentality and it was destroying my sense of purpose in life. The loneliness of fame was messing with my head. Once you've been famous for a while and told your story, it can sound like a lie. You don't know what's true. It sounds like an article someone wrote rather than the essence of who you are. |
11 |
I believe in a higher power. I've studied Eastern philosophies, and I've studied the Koran. We've devalued everything worth believing in. Now we're tearing into religion. A line should be drawn. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and The Da Vinci Code (2006) borders on that. I was glued to the book, but afterwards I thought, "Oh my Lord, now we're tearing into God and our faith". Are we going to be turning into a reality show, too? I certainly hope not. |
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Good-looking people turn me off. Myself included. |
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Deep voice |
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Chiseled features |
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His half salute |