Patrick Swayze on his most memorable movie | 60 Minutes Australia

(1995) Patrick Swayze's childhood dream was to become a movie star. But when it happened, he hated it. After leaving women breathless in Dirty Dancing and heartbroken in Ghost. Swayze was dubbed the sexiest man alive. In truth, he was getting by on a diet of drink and drugs. Swayze tells Charles Wooley about his climb back and about the novel way his father made a tough guy of him -- he put him in ballet school and then left him to handle the jibes of schoolmates. With a series of tough guy roles behind him and critical acclaim for his drag queen role, no-one is making fun of Patrick Swayze these days.
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