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To begin with, he was the product of [[Badass Family|a dance instructor and a rodeo champion.]] Plainly, his destiny as an all-American, ballet-dancing, Judo-kicking beefcake was written in the stars.
To begin with, he was the product of [[Badass Family|a dance instructor and a rodeo champion.]] Plainly, his destiny as an all-American, ballet-dancing, Judo-kicking beefcake was written in the stars.


Swayze's career began as an understudy for Danny Zuko in a Broadway production of ''[[Grease]]'', eventually leading to great deal of TV and film work. He was a peripheral member of the [[Brat Pack]] (mainly via his role in ''[[The Outsiders]]'', alongside... well, pretty much ''every'' young male actor who made it big in [[The Eighties]]).
Swayze's career began as an understudy for Danny Zuko in a Broadway production of ''[[Grease]]'', eventually leading to great deal of TV and film work. He was a peripheral member of the [[Brat Pack (actors)|Brat Pack]] (mainly via his role in ''[[The Outsiders]]'', alongside... well, pretty much ''every'' young male actor who made it big in [[The Eighties]]).


His breakout role came as Orry Main in the ''[[North and South US|North and South]]'' TV miniseries, followed by his iconic performance as Johnny Castle in ''[[Dirty Dancing]]''. Its wild success ended up [[Typecasting]] the actor, which resulted in several flops, the most successful of which was (ironically) ''[[Road House]]''.
His breakout role came as Orry Main in the ''[[North and South US|North and South]]'' TV miniseries, followed by his iconic performance as Johnny Castle in ''[[Dirty Dancing]]''. Its wild success ended up [[Typecasting]] the actor, which resulted in several flops, the most successful of which was (ironically) ''[[Road House]]''.


His fame started to wane in [[The Nineties]], though he did make an incongruous appearance here and there, such as in ''[[Donnie Darko]]''. Swayze landed a starring role in the A&E cop drama ''The Beast'' right before being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the only thing that would dare trifle with him. He died at age 57.
His fame started to wane in [[The Nineties]], though he did make an incongruous appearance here and there, such as in ''[[Donnie Darko]]''. Swayze landed a starring role in the A&E cop drama ''The Beast'' right before being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the only thing that would dare trifle with him. He died at age 57.
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=== Related tropes: ===
=== Related tropes: ===
* [[Eighties Hair]]: Though he has short-length hair in the majority of his films, many fans identify him with the Power Mullet.
* [[Eighties Hair]]: Though he has short-length hair in the majority of his films, many fans identify him with the Power Mullet.
* [[Badass]]: Because '''''[[Signature Line|Pain Don't Hurt]]'''''.
* [[Badass]]: Because '''''[[Signature Line|Pain Don't Hurt]]'''''.
** Famously, he once performed an emergency landing of his plane on a paved residential street. Naturally, he emerged unhurt.
** Famously, he once performed an emergency landing of his plane on a paved residential street. Naturally, he emerged unhurt.
* [[Determinator]]: He worked on ''The Beast'' while undergoing chemotherapy. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled because Swayze was unable to promote it himself.
* [[Determinator]]: He worked on ''The Beast'' while undergoing chemotherapy. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled because Swayze was unable to promote it himself.
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