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I can't believe I spelt 'Donnie Darko' wrong, I must be tired! Thanks "Obli" :-) redcountess 23:09, Feb 28, 2004 (UTC)

Apparently there's no entry for the North and South Miniseries.. the link is wrong the moment.

--Delpino 23:29, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Questions 2 In hip hop slang, to be Swayze is to be gone. 3 Patricks other movies 4 Question 5 Actors Favorite 6 Actors Married Life 7 Vandalism 8 I always make fun of people who ask this 9 hip hop expression added 10 Guys and Dolls citation 11 Age posted here for Patrick isn't accurate

[edit] Questions

"He is also known for his spirituality." ??? This is so vauge it's pointless. I think it should be removed unless someone adds a little more.

Also, I wonder if this article should mention that he sang and wrote the lyrics to "She's Like the Wind" from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. --Quasipalm 14:04, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

In List of Scientologists Swayze is identified as being a scientologist... can we get some clarification? K-UNIT 09:02, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] In hip hop slang, to be Swayze is to be gone.

How do we verify this??? - CobaltBlueTony 16:58, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

It's common knowledge... do a search on it.

He has stated in printed articles that he believes in the healing power of Crystals. He keeps them around his ranch for protection and wore a Crystal around his neck on his television interveiw with Tony Danza last week. Does this count as a Religion?Marcus9 13:23, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes to Quasipalm, Patrick Swayze wrote and sang his own song, "She's like the Wind" in the movie Dirty Dancing. He wrote it years before he made the movie. He sang it at parties he attended. When they needed a song for, "Baby" Patrick suggested his song. They heard it and it was accepted/inserted into the movie. All songs in Dirty Dancing went Gold, including his song.Marcus9 13:32, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Crystals are a belief, not a Religion. Never have I heard or read the Baptist Religion mentioned by him, nor being in Sciencetology. (This does not mean he did not say this, this only means, I did not hear or read it.) I agree that should be removed off the front page unless someone has proof that he mentioned these on an interview. I read in articles he was raised Catholic and an, "Altar Boy." Later, after he married, he looked into Buddhism, EST and a few other beliefs, but only his belief on the power of Crystals were consistantly mentioned.JosieB 14:48, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

As for the hip hop thing, the reason Swayze means "gone" is because he starred in 'Ghost'. It's not a comment on his career.

[edit] Patricks other movies

The list of Patricks movies is not complete. Here are more movies he was in.

2004 George and the Dragon 2003 One Last Dance 2001 Green Dragon 2000 Forever Lulu(aka Along for the Ride USA video title) 1998 Black Dog 1995 Three Wishes 1995 Tall Tale 1992 City of Joy 1979 Skatetown U.S.A.

Why not add the t.v. movies?

2004 King Solomon's Mines 1986 Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (Life on Death

    Row)

1985&86 North and South 1984 Pigs Vs. Freaks 1981 Return of the Rebels 1980 The Comeback Kid Sue3646 21:43, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Is it really important to know what his favorite colors are? I don't really mind it being there, but it just seems unnecessary. Any comments on the matter?

I would say "favorites" are a bad territory to enter: Do we want to know every celeb's favorite colors? Why not favorite food? And favorite ice cream, and favorite soft drink... Unless it's really relevant somehow (Jack White's favorite colors influence the band's color scheme, for instance) I say such trivia is not encyclopedic. Rainman420 19:50, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Actors Favorite

To fans an actors favorite of anything is important. Interviews have said Patrick Swayze favorite color is black. Favortie Food - Sushi, Favorite ice cream, Ben and Jerry's and favorite soft drink. It is revelent to a fan that is taking the time to look up their favorite actor, and revelent to anyone doing research to, "know" the actor. (JosieB 16:09, 5 November 2006 (UTC)) (JosieB 16:23, 5 November 2006 (UTC))

Sure. On a fansite, but this is an encyclopedia. Ashmoo 05:42, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Actors Married Life

Patrick has been married to Lisa Niemi since June 12, 1975 (I was her maid of honor). They met in a dancing class of Patrick's mother Patsy Swayze. This is common knowledge. They have one of the more famous longterm happy marriages in Hollywood. This is easily verifiable. Thanks.

Sincerely, Pamela Wagner 301-699-2119 (I am a researcher by profession and an old friend of Patrick's and Lisa's) (JosieB 16:01, 5 November 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Vandalism

This section I removed as it has nothing to do with Patrick Swayze. (JosieB 16:01, 5 November 2006 (UTC))User:JosieB

It's not supposed to be about Patrick Swayze, but the Patrick Swayze article. Prometheus^-X303- 06:07, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I always make fun of people who ask this

I always make fun of people who ask questions on wikipages, User:Travb/If I had a nickel

But out of desperation, here I go. I can't find an article that talks about Patrick Swayze being the worst actor and being responsible for the worst movies of all time, including Red Dawn, anyone read this article, if so were did you read it at? Please message me on my talk page if you have, because I am not going to watch this page. I will then track down this article and post it offline for all to read. Sounds good? Travb (talk) 13:33, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] hip hop expression added

I didn't add references, but a simple google search will give lyrics. I think this type of material falls under common knowledge. Does anyone definitively know the earliest use of the expression? I know it must've been early 90s. JesseRafe 01:41, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Guys and Dolls citation

I'm new here (I just registered about 2 minutes ago), so I'm not really sure how to do this, but I found some websites that could be used as citations for the line about Patrick appearing in Guys and Dolls in London. Hopefully someone here will know what to do with them. Here are the links: Playbill article: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101104.html BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5040164.stm Thanks! Swayzefan100 18:42, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Age posted here for Patrick isn't accurate

I knew the Swayzes when I was a kid. I went to all the same public schools as them, the boys sometimes came to our house, and his mother Patsy taught me to swim. Patrick was known as "Buddy" Swayze then, and his brother Don was "Donnie."

Patrick couldn't have been born in 1952. That would make him my sister's age, but he was actually three years ahead of her at school. His agent probably concocted that year to keep him bankable on the screen. His correct birth year would be about 1949. The exact year should be easy enough to verify from county records.

Patsy's dance studio was adjacent to our old high school. It had a large swimming pool in back, so she gave dance lessons inside and swimming lessons out back. Sis was a student of Patsy's, and danced with Patrick many times in company recitals. He briefly had crush on her when they were teenagers, but she was never interested in him. This was around the mid-1960's.

The article suggests Patrick and Lisa Niemi met when she was 15. Assuming the 1956 birth year listed in her Wikipedia article is correct, that would make her exactly my age (just a month apart) -- meaning Patrick would have been 22 or so at the time. Obviously Lisa's birthdate is agent-concocted as well. She has to be closer to my sister's age (born 1952), since they were students of Patsy's at the same time. Sis knew her vaguely, but not well. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.250.145.24 (talk) 22:39, 5 April 2007 (UTC).