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One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.

Patrick Swayze

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Patrick Swayze
Age: 57 †
Born: 1952
Born: August 18
Died: 2009
Died: September 14
Actor
Aikidoka
Choreographer
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Film Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Houston
Texas
Patrick Wayne Swayze
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