Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze occupies a rare spot in my memory: the leading man who moved like a trained dancer because he actually was one. That physical literacy is why Ghost still works for me decades later — his tenderness reads in posture, not just dialogue. Houston-born and never cynical about romance, he made sincerity look masculine at a time when irony was taking over Hollywood. Three Golden Globe nominations and a Walk of Fame star in 1997 only hint at his cultural footprint. His death in 2009, at just fifty-seven, felt unjust, but the warmth he projected has aged better than most of his louder contemporaries.

Name (English)

Patrick Swayze

Name (Japanese)

パトリック・スウェイジ

Reading

ぱとりっく・すうぇいじ

Born

August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Height

2 cm

Occupation

television actor / film actor / singer-songwriter / actor / dancer

High school

Waltrip High School

University

Coastal Carolina University

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8

Tags

• Texas
• television actor
• film actor
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.