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You can imagine me as a kid growing up in redneck Texas with ballet shoes, tucking the violin under my arm. I had to fight my way up.
Patrick Swayze
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Patrick Swayze
Age: 57 †
Born: 1952
Born: August 18
Died: 2009
Died: September 14
Actor
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Houston
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Patrick Wayne Swayze
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