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“If you were a consumer of pop culture in 1987, you either had a crush on him or were related to someone who did.” —The New Yorker, on Patrick Swayze
Whether busting moves in Dirty Dancing, breaking noses in Road House, or surfing at Point Break, the late actor, dancer, and “Sexiest Man Alive” Patrick Swayze was never less than a compelling screen presence, lithe, limber, and equally convincing as a brooding tough and a tender lover—sometimes in the same film. And what better way to pass some hot summer nights than with the sublime Swayze, a Houston native who prospered best in films featuring steamy environs, whose very surname has the cooling quality of a summer breeze?~Metrograph