He starred as a replacement for Danny Zuko in the long-running Broadway production of Grease before his debut film role as "Ace" in Skatetown, U.S.A. Swayze's first professional appearance was as a dancer for Disney on Parade. In 1972, he moved to New York City to complete his formal dance training at the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey ballet schools. ![]() He studied gymnastics at San Jacinto College for two years. He played football for his high school and was hoping to receive a football scholarship to college until a knee injury ended his career. Until the age of twenty, Swayze pursued multiple artistic and athletic skills, such as ice-skating, classical ballet, and acting in school plays. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. He was best known for his roles as romantic leading men in the films Dirty Dancing and Ghost and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. Patrick Swayze (1952-2009) was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter, born and raised in Houston, Texas. This 8" x 10" glossy lab print was boldly signed in black Sharpie. A handsome, shirtless Patrick Swayze smiles for the camera on set during a break in shooting his acclaimed film Ghost.
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