Patrick Wayne Swayze
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His biggest films were Dirty Dancing and Ghost. He was known as the gentleman cowboy, but Patrick Swayze passed away at the age of just 57.
Swayze’s big break(прорыв) came in 1987 with the film Dirty Dancing. It was a low-budget film and was almost scrapped(провальный) at one point. However, it eventually(в конце концов) became a big hit that generated $64 million at the US box office and $214 million worldwide(по всему миру). In the film, Swayze played dance instructor Johnny Castle who starts a romance with 17-year-old New Yorker Frances “Baby” Houseman (played by Jennifer Grey). In real life, dance was always important for Swayze. His mother owned(владела) a dance studio in Houston (Texas) and he learnt to dance at an early age. Swayze met his future wife, Lisa Niemi, at his mum’s dance studio.
Swayze’s next big film was Ghost (1990). In the movie, Swayze plays the part of a ghost who tries to protect his fiancée (played by Demi Moore). It was an even bigger hit, taking more than $505 million worldwide. In March 2008, Swayze announced(объявил) that he had pancreatic cancer. However, he continued filming a new cable television series, playing an FBI agent on The Beast. He eventually died on 14th September at his home in Los Angeles. Demi Moore said of Swayze, “Patrick you are loved by so many and your light will forever shine in all of our lives.” Whoopi Goldberg, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Ghost, said, “Patrick was a really good man, a funny man and one to whom I owe much that I can’t ever repay(выплатить).” And Jennifer Grey said, “Gorgeous and strong, he was a real cowboy with a tender heart.”
🅰️ Glossary
to pass away (phr vb) - to die
a big break (n) - an opportunity to become famous
a low-budget film (adj) - a film that is produced with very little money
to scrap (vb) - if you “scrap” something, you abandon any plans you had for it
a hit (n) - a very successful film/song, etc.
the box office (n) - the “box office” refers to the amount of money a film receives from ticket sales in the cinema
a fiancée (n) - a woman who someone is going to marry
to owe (vb) - if you say that you "owe" someone something, you are grateful to that person because they have helped you
gorgeous (adj) - really nice; lovely; kind; wonderful
a tender heart (exp) - someone with a “tender heart” is very kind and nice
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