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Swayze: Not Afraid to Laugh at His Own Hunkiness

Actor didn't want to be just another pretty face, made sure he wasn't

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze, who died today at 57, wasn’t the first choice for the male lead in Dirty Dancing, the BBC notes, but “his performance earned him award nominations and a place on bedroom walls of lovelorn teenage girls around the world.” He eschewed Hollywood’s scene—preferring...

Cancer Takes Swayze, 57
 Cancer Takes 
 Swayze, 57 
OBITUARY
Sep 14, 2009 7:12 PM CDT

Cancer Takes Swayze, 57

Dirty Dancing star diagnosed with deadly pancreatic cancer in Jan. 2008

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze died today, TMZ reports, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The actor, whose credits included Dirty Dancing and Ghost, was 57. Named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1991, he was diagnosed with the deadly form of cancer in January 2008; he continued film and TV work, and...

Swayze Goes Home to Die: Tab
 Swayze Goes Home to Die: Tab 
Sep 9, 2009 10:55 AM CDT

Swayze Goes Home to Die: Tab

Actor's bodily functions reportedly shutting down

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze has left the hospital and gone home to die in his own bed, the National Enquirer reports. Despite the actor's strong will to live, he has reportedly suffered multiple setbacks in his battle with pancreatic cancer, including a mild heart attack and an ongoing intestinal infection, and now...

A&E to Drop Swayze's Beast: Source

Low ratings, star's declining health hurt show

(Newser) - Insiders say A&E has axed The Beast, a Sony-produced series about an FBI cop played by Patrick Swayze, after its first season. Soft ratings and Swayze's worsening cancer impaired the show, though the network has yet to confirm the report, writes Variety.

Swayze's Not Dead: Rep
 Swayze's Not Dead: Rep 
May 19, 2009 1:07 PM CDT

Swayze's Not Dead: Rep

(Newser) - Rumors flooding the Internet today of Patrick Swayze’s death are exaggerated, his publicist says. A Florida radio station announced this morning that Swayze had lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, setting the web abuzz. “Patrick is alive, well, and is enjoying life,” his publicist told E! “...

Bio Details Swayze's Cancer Fight

It was almost too late before actor visited doctor

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s first inkling that something was wrong came while sipping champagne on New Year’s Eve 2007, reports the New York Daily News. “It was like acid on an open wound,” he recalls in a new biography out Tuesday. At the end of January 2008, after...

Swayze Fires Back at 'Negative' Tabloids

Actors slams reports that he's losing cancer fight

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is sick of reading tabloid stories claiming he's losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, he tells Access Hollywood. The Beast star says that rather than being at death's door, he is responding well to a new course of chemotherapy, and he has plenty of positive things in his...

Swayze: I Haven't Quit Treatment

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze quickly scotched tabloid rumors today that he's stopped receiving treatments for his pancreatic cancer, People reports. "The reports are not true," said a spokeswoman. "Patrick is continuing his treatment." Swayze, 56, was hospitalized earlier this month for pneumonia, and several tabloids reported that he'd...

Swayze Gives Up All Treatment
 Swayze Gives Up All Treatment 
Jan 29, 2009 11:03 AM CST

Swayze Gives Up All Treatment

Doctors can do no more for actor

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze has given up medical treatment after a yearlong struggle with pancreatic cancer, the Mirror reports. “There's nothing more doctors can do for him. The goal now is to keep him comfortable,” a family friend told the National Enquirer. “They have stopped the chemo. He's still...

Swayze, Wife Penning Memoirs
 Swayze, Wife Penning Memoirs 
Jan 23, 2009 10:03 AM CST

Swayze, Wife Penning Memoirs

(Newser) - Just one week since being released from the hospital after a bout with pneumonia, Patrick Swayze has announced he's writing a book, E! reports. The actor will collaborate on his memoirs with his wife of 33 years, Lisa. Even before his battle with pancreatic cancer, Swayze’s life was book-worthy,...

Swayze Out of Hospital
 Swayze Out of Hospital 
Jan 17, 2009 7:00 AM CST

Swayze Out of Hospital

Beast star on the mend after week being treated for pneumonia

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is on the mend after being released from the hospital after a weeklong stay being treated for pneumonia. The actor, whose new TV drama The Beast premiered Thursday, is fighting pancreatic cancer but says his spirit remains strong. "I am alive and plan on continuing to stay...

Swayze Checks Into Hospital With Pneumonia

Cancer-stricken star misses appearance to promote new show

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze checked himself into the hospital after coming down with pneumonia, People reports. Swayze, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, was forced to cancel an appearance to speak about his new show The Beast at a TV Critics Association panel in LA. “We wish him the very...

The Best Movie Taglines Ever
 The Best Movie Taglines Ever 
OPINION
Jan 7, 2009 4:13 PM CST

The Best Movie Taglines Ever

Just when you thought it was safe to read a Newser summary...

(Newser) - You have to hand it to Patrick Swayze. He may never win an Oscar, but when his movies have taglines like The dancing’s over. Now it gets dirty, does he really need to? Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle is a devotee of the fine art of the...

Swayze: 'I'm Going Through Hell'

(Newser) - "Yeah, I'm scared. Yeah, I'm angry. Yeah, I'm all that stuff," Patrick Swayze tells Barbara Walters in a candid interview that airs tomorrow, the first since his pancreatic cancer diagnosis. "I'm going through hell, and I've only just seen the beginning of it." Swayze was determined...

Swayze Parties, Wraps Up Beast

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze wrapped up shooting for his TV show The Beast today after celebrating at a Chicago club. The cancer-stricken actor showed up at Underground last night with his wife, looking "relaxed, laughing easily," an eyewitness told Us. Scruffy-faced and casual in a hood and cap, he...

Swayze: I Catch 'Myself With a Smile on My Face'

Cancer-stricken actor is working, 'proud' of it

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is healthy, working, and excited by the future, the New York Times reports. The actor, who is responding well to treatment for pancreatic cancer, is shooting a cop drama for A&E, The Beast. “I do find myself, at the end of the day, riding home sort...

Bambi Is Best Weepy: Poll
  Bambi Is Best Weepy: Poll  
Oct 13, 2008 2:15 PM CDT

Bambi Is Best Weepy: Poll

Ghost edges out Titanic , and cartoons are well represented in online outcome

(Newser) - Bambi is the best “tear-jerker” ever, the Daily Telegraph reports. An online poll puts the Disney cartoon at the top of the list, and it should be no surprise: Even Paul McCartney credits the death of Bambi’s mother for his vegetarianism. Ghost, the sentimental story of the relationship...

5 Reasons Dirty Keeps Dancing
 5 Reasons Dirty 
 Keeps Dancing 
OPINION
Sep 30, 2008 10:10 AM CDT

5 Reasons Dirty Keeps Dancing

With musical version making way across US, a look at its ageless appeal

(Newser) - Baby is back, but her teen spirit never really left us. With the stage version of Dirty Dancing already a hit in London and starting a US tour this weekend, the Chicago Tribune runs down 10 reasons why fans are still having the time of their lives.
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Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M
 Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M 
Sep 8, 2008 4:56 PM CDT

Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M

(Newser) - The all-star TV benefit that ran on three US networks and reached 170 countries worldwide has raised $100 million for cancer research, Reuters reports. Friday's Stand Up to Cancer  telecast, which drew a modest but apparently generous audience of 10.3 million in the US. It attracted 100 celebs, some...

Swayze Joins Cancer Telethon
 Swayze Joins Cancer Telethon 
Sep 6, 2008 6:48 AM CDT

Swayze Joins Cancer Telethon

Celebrities touched by cancer join historic 3-network telethon

(Newser) - Dozens of Hollywood's finest got together for a historic hour-long, three-network telethon in support of cancer research last night, reports AP. They included cancer survivors Elizabeth Edwards, Christina Applegate and Lance Armstrong, among several others, who made passionate pleas for funding to fight the disease. Cancer kills 550,000 Americans...

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