Hollywood actor
His publicist Annett Wolf confirmed it a short time ago.
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Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2008, Swayze fought a very public battle with the illness and hoped for a miracle cure.
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In an interview with US journalist
"Am I dying? Am I giving back? Am I on my death bed? No way."
"I want to last until they find a cure."
Born
His mother was a dance instructor and taught him how to move.
In 1972, he packed his bags for New York to train as a professional dancer and after scoring a few roles on television, Hollywood came knocking.
In 1983, following his film performance in The Outsiders, the roles kept coming.
He starred in the action film
His fame continued to rise and he managed to make even the toughest of men shed a tear in the romantic box office hit Ghost, starring alongside
Swayze's star status was confirmed when he played Bodhi in the action blockbuster Point Break and it was following that role when People Magazine dubbed him the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991.
In the late 1990s he featured in smaller movies before making a comeback in 2001 as the motivational speaker and closet paedophile Jim Cunningham in
His most recent on-screen performance was in a US television series, The Beast.
But Swayze's best role of all was that of husband to his wife, Lisa Niemi.
The couple met in 1970 as teenagers and had been married since 1975.
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