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Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is an American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter. Biography Early life Swayze was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Jesse Wayne Swayze and choreographer and ballet school owner Patricia Yvonne Helen Karnes. His brother, Don Swayze, is ... an actor. Swayze attended Oak Forest Elementary School, Black Middle School, and Waltrip High School in Houston. There, he also lived in the Oak Forest area most of his life. Swayze formally trained at the Harkness and Joffrey Ballet Schools in New York City.
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Patrick Wayne Swayze was born in Houston, Texas to Jesse Wayne Swayze and choreographer and ballet school owner Patsy Swayze. According to his website, he is part Apache. His brother, Don Swayze, is ... an actor. Swayze attended St Rose of Lima Catholic School, Oak Forest Elementary School, Black Middle School, and Waltrip High School in Houston. For most of his life, he lived in the Oak Forest area. His formal dance training was at the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey Ballet Schools in New York City.
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Attempting to avoid typecasting as a good ol' boy, Swayze went on to tackle a range of films, including City of Joy (1992), Tall Tale (1995), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Donnie Darko (2001) and Green Dragon (2001).
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Swayze's latest starring role, was the film Christmas in Wonderland. The public reaction to the movie has been mostly negative, in particular the poorly animated CG elves and the stiff writing. In August of 2007 Swayze played an aging rock star in the upcoming film "Powder Blue", co-starring with his younger brother Don Swayze, in their first film together. Swayze is currently working on an A&E pilot/FBI Drama "The Beast," being filmed in Chicago. He will play FBI Agent Charles Barker.
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Swayze is in a tough position right now in Hollywood. One of the good guys, he's trying to branch out and produce his own projects. He appeared in the indie film Donnie Darko, which played at Sundance 2000 and released theatrically last year. He's in Waking Up in Reno, a film that has sat on Miramax's shelf for a long time and may go straight to video with a weeklong theatre release. He's just started George and the Dragon, another indie financed film, in which he co-stars with Michael Clarke Duncanof The Green Mile.
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