birth name	Demi Gene Guynes
birth date	November 11, 1962
birth place	Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.
occupation	Actress
years active	1981–present
spouse	Freddy Moore (1980–1985)Bruce Willis (1987–2000)Ashton Kutcher (2005–present)
children	Rumer Willis, Scout Willis, Tallulah Willis }}

Demi Guynes Kutcher ( ; born November 11, 1962 as Demi Gene Guynes), known professionally as Demi Moore, is an American actress. After minor roles in film and a role in the soap opera ''General Hospital'', Moore established her career in films such as ''St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985), and in the early 1990s, became one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood with her successes in ''Ghost'' (1990), ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), ''Indecent Proposal'' (1993), and ''Disclosure'' (1994).

Moore took her professional name from her first husband, musician Freddy Moore, and is the mother of three daughters from her marriage to actor Bruce Willis. She has been married to actor Ashton Kutcher since 2005.

Early life

Moore was born Demi Gene Guynes in Roswell, New Mexico. As a child, she had a difficult and unstable home life. Her biological father, Charles Harmon, left her mother Virginia King (November 27, 1943 – July 2, 1998), after a two-month marriage, before Moore was born. As a result, Moore had the surname of her stepfather, Danny Guynes (March 9, 1943 – October 1980 by suicide), on her birth certificate. Danny Guynes frequently changed jobs; as a result, the family moved a total of forty times. Moore has two younger half-brothers: James Craig Harmon (paternal) and Morgan Guynes (maternal, born 1967). Her parents were alcoholics who often fought and beat each other. Moore was cross-eyed as a child and wore an eye patch in an attempt to correct the problem until it was ultimately corrected by two surgeries. She also suffered from kidney dysfunction.

Moore's family settled in Los Angeles in 1976. She attended Fairfax High School in Hollywood, where her schoolmates included Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, bassist Michael Balzary (aka Flea) and actor Timothy Hutton. When Moore was 16, her friend Nastassja Kinski persuaded her to drop out of school to become an actress.

Career

After training with John Casablancas, Demi Moore made her film debut in the 1982 3-D science fiction/horror film, ''Parasite'', which was a hit on the drive-in circuit, ultimately grossing $7 million. However, Moore was not widely known until she played the part of Jackie Templeton on the ABC soap opera, ''General Hospital'', from 1982 to 1983. Moore also had an uncredited cameo at the end of the 1982 spoof ''Young Doctors in Love''.

In the mid-1980s, Moore appeared in the youth-oriented films ''St. Elmo's Fire'', ''Blame It on Rio'' and ''About Last Night...'', and she was often listed as one of the Brat Pack, a name the media dubbed a certain group of top young actors at the time. In 1988, Demi starred in ''The Seventh Sign'' directed by Carl Schultz. After the commercial success of ''Ghost'', Moore was given more prominent roles in ''A Few Good Men'', ''Indecent Proposal'', ''Disclosure'', and ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' for which she was the first actress to reach the $10 million salary mark.

thumb|left|150px|Moore at the Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball, 2009.During the early 1990s, she was the highest paid actress in Hollywood. She never surpassed the success of ''Ghost'', and had a string of less successful films like ''The Scarlet Letter'', ''The Juror'', ''Striptease'', and ''G.I. Jane''. Moore's ''Passion of Mind'' co-star Joss Ackland lambasted her by describing her as being "not very bright or talented", although he worked with her again on ''Flawless'' in 2008. At the same time, she produced and starred in a TV mini-series called ''If These Walls Could Talk'', written by Nancy Savoca. A three-part series on abortion, Savoca directed two segments, including the one in which Moore played a single woman in the 1950s seeking a back-alley abortion. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress for that role.

Moore was a founding "celebrity investor" in the Planet Hollywood chain of international theme restaurants (modeled after the Hard Rock Cafe and launched in New York on October 22, 1991) along with Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and then-husband Bruce Willis.

After a break from her acting career, Moore returned to the screen as the villain of the 2003 film ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle''. In 2006, she appeared in ''Bobby'' which featured an all-star cast, including her husband Ashton Kutcher, although they did not appear in any scenes together. She later starred in the thriller film ''Mr. Brooks'', which was released on June 1, 2007. She appeared in Jon Bon Jovi's longform video "Destination Anywhere" as Janie.

In 2006, Moore became the new face for the Helena Rubinstein brand of cosmetics.

''Vanity Fair'' controversy

In August 1991, Moore appeared nude on the cover of ''Vanity Fair'' under the title ''More Demi Moore''. Annie Leibovitz shot the picture while Moore was seven months pregnant with her daughter Scout LaRue, intending to portray "anti-Hollywood, anti-glitz" attitude. The cover sparked an intense controversy for ''Vanity Fair'' and Demi Moore. It was widely discussed on television, radio, and in newspaper articles. The frankness of Leibovitz's portrayal of a pregnant sex symbol led to divided opinions, ranging from complaints of sexual objectification to celebrations of the photograph as a symbol of empowerment.

The photograph was subject to numerous parodies, including the ''Spy'' magazine version, which placed Moore's then husband Bruce Willis' head on her body. In ''Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp.'', Leibovitz sued over one parody featuring Leslie Nielsen, made to promote the 1994 film ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult''. In the parody, the model's body was attached to what is described as "the guilty and smirking face" of Nielsen. The teaser said "Due this March". The case was dismissed in 1996 because the parody relied "for its comic effect on the contrast between the original". In November 2009, the Moroccan magazine ''Femmes du Maroc'' emulated the infamous pose with Moroccan news reporter Nadia Larguet, causing controversy in the majority Muslim nation. In August 1992, Moore would again appear nude on the cover of ''Vanity Fair'', modeling for the world's leading body painting artist, Joanne Gair in ''Demi's Birthday Suit''. The painting is widely considered to be the best-known example of modern body painting artwork.

Personal life

She married singer Freddy Moore in 1980 at the age of 17, retaining his surname. In 1987, Moore met and married actor Bruce Willis. They had three daughters together: Rumer Glenn Willis (born August 16, 1988), Scout LaRue Willis (born July 20, 1991), and Tallulah Belle Willis (born February 3, 1994). Moore and Willis divorced in 2000.

In 2005, Moore wed actor Ashton Kutcher after dating for two years.

Moore's primary residence is in Hailey, Idaho, near the famous Sun Valley resort, although she spends much time in the Los Angeles area with Kutcher. She also owns a waterfront mansion on Sebago Lake, Maine. She is a practicing follower of the Philip Berg's Kabbalah Centre religion, and initiated Kutcher into the faith, having said that she "didn’t grow up Jewish, but ... would say that [she has] been more exposed to the deeper meanings of particular rituals than any of [her] friends that did." Contrary to popular belief, Moore claims she has never been a raw foodist and dispelled the vegan rumors by eating a hamburger in a recent Mario Testino photo shoot.

Moore legally changed her last name to Kutcher two years after marrying Kutcher. However, she continues to use Moore in her professional life. According to the ''New York Times'', Moore is "the world's most high-profile doll collector," and among her favorites is the Gene Marshall fashion doll.

Filmography

! Year	! Film	! Role	! Notes
1981	''Choices''	Corri
1982		Patricia Welles
1983	''Young Doctors in Love''	New Intern	Uncredited
	''No Small Affair''	Laura Victor
''Blame It on Rio	Nicole 'Nikki' Hollis
1985		Jules
		Karen Simmons
''One Crazy Summer''	Cassandra Eldridge
''About Last Night...''	Debbie
	''The Seventh Sign''	Abby Quinn
''The New Homeowner's Guide to Happiness''		Short film
1989		Molly
1990		Molly Jensen	Saturn Award for Best ActressNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
	''The Butcher's Wife''	Marina Lemke
''Mortal Thoughts''	Cynthia Kellogg
	Diane Lightson
1992		LCDR JoAnne Galloway
1993	''Indecent Proposal''	Diana Murphy
1994		Meredith Johnson	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable FemaleNominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
		older Samantha
	Hester Prynne	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female
	''Beavis and Butt-head Do America''	Dallas Grimes (voice)
	Erin Grant
''The Juror''	Annie Laird
	''Deconstructing Harry''	Helen/Harry's Character
''G.I. Jane''	LT Jordan O'Neil	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight with Viggo Mortensen
''Destination Anywhere: The Film''	Jenny	Short film
2000	''Passion of Mind''	Martha Marie/'Marty' Talridge
2002	''The Hunchback of Notre Dame II''		''Straight-to-DVD''Nomination – "Best Animated Character Performance" at the DVD Exclusive Awards
2003	''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle''	Madison Lee	Nomination – MTV Movie Award for Best VillainNomination – "Sexiest She-Villain" (Villana más Sexy) at the MTV Movie Awards México
	''Half Light''	Rachel Carlson	Limited release.
	Virginia Fallon	Hollywood Film Award for "Ensemble of the year" at the Hollywood Film FestivalNominated – "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" at the 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards
		Laura Quinn	Limited release
''Mr. Brooks''	Detective Tracy Atwood
		Director	Directorial debut
		Laura
''The Joneses''	Kate Jones
	Alexandra
	''Margin Call''	Sarah Robertson
	Annie	''Post-Production''

Television

! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
1982–83	''General Hospital''	Jackie Templeton
		Holly Trumbull	1 episode
''Bedroom''	Nancy	Comedy series
1989		Woman in Elevator	Uncredited
1990		Cathy Marno	1 episode, "Dead Right"
1991	''Master Ninja''	Holly Trumbull	TV movie
1996	''If These Walls Could Talk''	Claire Donnelly
1997		The Sample Lady	1 episode "The Puppy Episode: Part 2"
2003	''Will and Grace''	Sissy (The Babysitter)	Sitcom

References

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name	Cameron Diaz
birth name	Cameron Michelle Diaz
birth date	August 30, 1972
birth place	San Diego, California, U.S.
occupation	Actress, model
years active	1988–93 (model)1993–present (actress) }}

Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies ''The Mask'', ''My Best Friend's Wedding'', and ''There's Something About Mary''. Other high-profile credits include the two ''Charlie's Angels'' films and voicing the character Princess Fiona for the ''Shrek'' series. Diaz received Golden Globe award nominations for her performances in the movies ''There's Something About Mary'', ''Being John Malkovich'', ''Vanilla Sky'', and ''Gangs of New York''.

Early life

Diaz was born in San Diego, California. Her mother, Billie (née Early), is an import-export agent, and her father, Emilio Diaz (1949–2008), worked for the California oil company UNOCAL for more than 20 years as a field gauger. She has an older sister, Chimene. Her father's family came from Spain via Cuba (her paternal grandparents settled in Tampa's Ybor City and her father was born in Los Angeles County). Her mother is of English, German, Native American, and Dutch descent. Diaz was raised in Long Beach, California and attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School.

Career

Modeling

At age sixteen, she began her career as a fashion model, contracted with modeling agency Elite Model Management. For the next few years, she worked around the world for contracts with major companies, modeling for designers such as Calvin Klein and Levi's. When she was 17 years old, she was featured on the front cover of the July 1990 issue of the magazine ''Seventeen''.

Acting

At age 21, Diaz auditioned for the movie ''The Mask'', based on the recommendation of an agent for Elite, who met the film's producers while they were searching for the female main actress. Having no previous acting experience, she started acting lessons after being cast. ''The Mask'' became one of the top ten highest grossing films of 1994, earned Diaz nominations for several awards and launched her as a sex symbol.

During the next three years, she had roles in the low-budget independent films ''The Last Supper'' (1995), ''Feeling Minnesota'' (1996), ''She's the One'' (1996), ''Keys to Tulsa'' (1996), and ''A Life Less Ordinary'' (1997), preferring to feel her way effectively into the business. She was scheduled to feature in the film ''Mortal Kombat'', but had to resign after breaking her hand while training for the role.

She returned to mainstream films with the major movie successes ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' (1997) and ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the category of ''Best Actress – Musical or Comedy''. She received critical acclaim for her performance in ''Being John Malkovich'' (1999), which earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globe Award, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards). Between 1998 and 2000, Diaz featured in many movies, such as ''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'', ''Very Bad Things'', ''Any Given Sunday'', and the successful adaptation of ''Charlie's Angels''. During 2001, she won nominations for Best Supporting Actress for the Golden Globe Awards, the SAG Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the American Film Institute Awards for ''Vanilla Sky'', and also voiced Princess Fiona in the movie ''Shrek'', for which she earned $10 million.

During 2003, Diaz received another Golden Globe nomination for Martin Scorsese's 2002 epic ''Gangs of New York'', and became the third actress (after ''Wedding'' costar Julia Roberts) to earn $20 million for a role, receiving the sum for ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle''. Her next movies were ''In Her Shoes'' (2005) and ''The Holiday'' (2006). She was preparing to work again with ''The Mask'' co-star Jim Carrey for the film ''Fun with Dick and Jane'', but resigned to feature in ''In Her Shoes''. Diaz reportedly earned $50 million during the period of a year ending June 2008, for her roles in ''What Happens in Vegas'' opposite Ashton Kutcher, and the ''Shrek'' sequels. In 2009, she starred in ''My Sister's Keeper'' and ''The Box''.

During 2010, Forbes Magazine ranked Cameron Diaz as the richest Hispanic female ''celebrity'', ranking number 60 among the wealthiest 100. Also that year, Diaz was cast as the female lead in a live action/animation hybrid film version of The Smurfs, and as well as voicing Princess Fiona for the movie ''Shrek Forever After'', also reunited with her ''Vanilla Sky'' co-star Tom Cruise in the action/comedy ''Knight and Day'', and on January 14, she played "Lenore Case", the journalist in the remake of the 1940's film, ''The Green Hornet''. She was listed among CEOWORLD magazine's Top Accomplished Women Entertainers.

Personal life

Diaz received "substantial" defamation damages from suing American Media Incorporated, after ''The National Enquirer'' had claimed she was cheating on then-paramour Justin Timberlake.

When Diaz was asked if she can speak Spanish she said:

She endorsed Al Gore publicly during 2000. Diaz wore a t-shirt that read "I won't vote for a son of a Bush!" while making publicity visits for ''Charlie's Angels''.

Diaz has also been involved with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the first and largest nonprofit organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has spoken as an advocate for military families.

Although she was quoted by a 1997 ''Time'' magazine article as saying she was germophobic, Diaz specifically denied this on the June 26, 2009, edition of ''Real Time with Bill Maher'', saying that a small comment she made 12 years earlier regarding public bathroom doorknobs was distorted out of proportion. Furthermore, on the June 21, 2011 episode of ''The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'', Diaz removed stitches from the wrist of Jon Stewart, on-camera.

On April 15, 2008, her father, Emilio Diaz, died of pneumonia, aged 58.

Relationships

During 1995, she began a relationship with actor Matt Dillon, with whom she co-starred in ''There's Something About Mary''; the relationship ended during 1998.

Diaz dated singer Justin Timberlake from 2003 to 2006. During October 2004, Diaz and Timberlake were in an altercation with a tabloid photographer outside a hotel. When the photographer and another man tried to photograph them, the couple snatched the camera. Pictures of the incident appeared in ''Us Weekly''. Representatives for the pair claimed that they were acting a scene on a set.

As of July 2010, Diaz has been in a romantic relationship with New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez.

Filmography and awards

During 1996, Diaz received an award at the ShoWest Convention for "Female Star of Tomorrow." During 2006, she won a People's Choice Award for "Favorite Leading Lady." On June 22, 2009, she was commemorated by a star-figure on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Films

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
1994		Tina Carlyle
1995		Jude
	''She's the One''	Heather
''Feeling Minnesota''	Freddie Clayton
''Head Above Water''	Nathalie
''Keys to Tulsa''	Trudy
	''My Best Friend's Wedding''	Kimberly Wallace	ALMA Award
''[[A Life Less Ordinary''	Celine Naville
		Blonde TV Reporter
''There's Something About Mary''	Mary Jensen	American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Blockbuster Award for Favorite Actress – ComedyMTV Movie Award for Best PerformanceNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover RoleNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
''Very Bad Things''	Laura Garrety
	''Man Woman Film''	Random Celebrity	cameo
''Being John Malkovich''	Lotte Schwartz
''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her''	Carol Faber
	Faith
''Any Given Sunday''	Christina Pagniacci	ALMA Award
2000
	''[[Shrek''	Princess Fiona	Voice
''Vanilla Sky''	Julie Gianni	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated — American Film Institute
	''[[The Sweetest Thing''	Christina Walters
''Gangs of New York''	Jenny Everdeane
2003	''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle''		Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award
2004	''[[Shrek 2''	Princess Fiona	Voice
2005		Maggie Feller	Nominated —
2006	''The Holiday''	Amanda Woods
2007	''Shrek the Third''	Princess Fiona	Voice
2008	''What Happens in Vegas''	Joy McNally	Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress in a Comedy Nominated — Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple and for Worst Actress
		Sara Fitzgerald	Nominated — ALMA Award
	Norma Lewis
	''[[Shrek Forever After''	Princess Fiona
''Knight and Day''	June Havens
		Lenore Case
''Bad Teacher''	Elizabeth Halsey
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
2005	''[[Trippin'">Teen Choice Award
		PJ Puznowski	Filming
	Jules	Filming

Television

! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
2005	''[[Trippin'''	Herself	MTV – Travel Documentary
2007	''Shrek the Halls''	Princess Fiona	Voice Made for television
2008–2009	''Saturday Night Live''	Kiki Deamore	3 episodes
2009	Sesame Street	Herself
2010		Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
2010	''Scared Shrekless''	Princess Fiona	Voice Made for television
2011		Herself, as a guest judge

References

External links

Photographs and literature

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name	Patrick Swayze
birth name	Patrick Wayne Swayze
birth date	August 18, 1952
birth place	Houston, Texas, U.S.
death date	September 14, 2009
death place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
death cause	Pancreatic cancer
nationality	American
occupation	Actor, dancer, singer-songwriter
years active	1978–2009
spouse	Lisa Niemi(m. 1975–2009, his death)
relatives	Don Swayze (brother) }}

Patrick Wayne Swayze (; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films ''Dirty Dancing'' and ''Ghost'' and as Orry Main in the ''North and South'' television miniseries. He was named by ''People'' magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. His film and TV career spanned 30 years.

Diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in January 2008, Swayze told Barbara Walters a year later that he was "kicking it". However, he died from the disease on September 14, 2009. His last role was the lead in an ill-fated A&E; TV series, ''The Beast'', which premiered on January 15, 2009. Due to a prolonged decline in health, Swayze was unable to promote the series. On June 15, 2009, ''Entertainment Tonight'' announced the show's cancellation.

Early life

Patrick Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, Texas, the second child of Patsy Yvonne Helen (née Karnes; born 1927), a choreographer, dance instructor, and dancer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze (1925–1982), an engineering draftsman. Swayze was raised Roman Catholic. He had two younger brothers, actor Don Swayze (born 1958) and Sean Kyle (born 1962), and two sisters, Vickie Lynn (1949–1994) and Bambi. He was a sixth cousin once removed of news commentator John Cameron Swayze, and a relative of noted Texas Revolution soldier Henry Karnes.

Until the age of twenty, Swayze lived in the Oak Forest neighborhood of Houston, where he attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, Oak Forest Elementary School, Black Middle School, and Waltrip High School. During this time, he also pursued multiple artistic and athletic skills, such as ice skating, classical ballet, and acting in school plays. He played football for his high school and was hoping to receive a football scholarship for college until a knee injury ended his career. He studied gymnastics at nearby San Jacinto College for two years.

In 1972, he moved to New York City to complete his formal dance training at the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey ballet schools.

Career

Swayze's first professional appearance was as a dancer for Disney on Parade. He then starred as a replacement playing the role of Danny Zuko in the long-running Broadway production of ''Grease'' before his debut film role as "Ace" in ''Skatetown, U.S.A.''. He appeared as Pvt. Sturgis in the ''M*A*S*H'' episode "Blood Brothers" and had a brief stint in 1982 on a short lived TV series ''The Renegades'' playing a gang leader named Bandit. Swayze became known to the film industry after appearing in ''The Outsiders'' as the older brother of C. Thomas Howell and Rob Lowe. Swayze, Howell, and Howell's friend Darren Dalton reunited in ''Red Dawn'' the next year, and Lowe and Swayze reunited in ''Youngblood''. He was considered a member of the Brat Pack. His first major success was in the 1985 television miniseries ''North and South'', which was set during the American Civil War.

Swayze's breakthrough role came with his performance as dance instructor Johnny Castle in the 1987 film ''Dirty Dancing'', alongside his ''Red Dawn'' co-star, Jennifer Grey. ''Dirty Dancing'', a coming of age story, was a low-budget film that was intended to be shown in theaters for one weekend only and then go straight to video, but it became a surprise hit and achieved massive international success. It was the first film to sell one million copies on video, and as of 2009, it earned over $214 million worldwide and spawned several alternate versions, ranging from a television series to stage productions to a computer game. Swayze received a Golden Globe Award nomination for the role and also sang one of the songs on the soundtrack, "She's Like the Wind", which he had originally co-written with Stacy Widelitz for the film ''Grandview, U.S.A.'' The song became a top ten hit and has been covered by other artists.

After ''Dirty Dancing'', Swayze found himself typecast and appeared in several flops, of which ''Road House'' was the most successful. His biggest hit came in 1990, when he starred in ''Ghost'', with Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. In 1991, he starred alongside ''Youngblood'' cast mate Keanu Reeves in another major action hit, ''Point Break'', and was also chosen by ''People'' magazine as that year's "Sexiest Man Alive".

Swayze was seriously injured in 1998 while filming HBO's ''Letters from a Killer'' near Ione, California when he fell from a horse and hit a tree. Both of his legs were broken and he suffered four detached tendons in his shoulder. Filming was suspended for two months, but the film aired in 1999. Swayze recovered from his injuries, but he had trouble resuming his career until 2000, when he co-starred in ''Waking Up in Reno'', with Billy Bob Thornton and Charlize Theron, and in ''Forever Lulu'', with Melanie Griffith.

In 2001, he appeared in ''Donnie Darko'', where he played a motivational speaker and closet pedophile, and in 2004, he played Allan Quartermain in ''King Solomon's Mines''. He also had a cameo appearance in the ''Dirty Dancing'' sequel, ''Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'' as an unnamed dance instructor.

Swayze made his West End theatre début in the musical ''Guys and Dolls'' as Nathan Detroit on July 27, 2006, alongside Neil Jerzak, and remained in the role until November 25, 2006. His previous appearances on the Broadway stage had included productions of ''Goodtime Charley'' (1975) and ''Chicago''

Swayze also provided the voice for Cash the country music band dog in ''The Fox and the Hound 2'' and in 2007 starred in the film ''Christmas in Wonderland''. Swayze played an aging rock star in ''Powder Blue'', co-starring his younger brother Don in their first film together. Swayze starred in the A&E; FBI drama ''The Beast'', filmed in Chicago, as FBI Agent Charles Barker.

Personal life

Swayze was married to Lisa Niemi from June 12, 1975, until his death. The couple first met in 1970 when Swayze was 18 years old. Niemi, 14 years old at the time, was taking dance lessons from Swayze's mother. Swayze and Niemi had no children. In a 2008 interview, Swayze stated that Niemi was the inspiration for his 1987 hit song, "She's Like the Wind".

As a reaction to his father's death at age 57 from a heart attack in 1982, Swayze began to drink heavily. In 1989, Swayze said, "I've always felt there was something different in there (my personality), but I was scared to look for fear I wouldn't find anything. That's the reason I got into Buddhism, took est training, was into therapy, into Scientology, into Transcendental Meditation. I was trying to support that side of myself. But, you know, in Texas there isn't much support for that part of you." His sister Vicky committed suicide by drug overdose in 1994, leading him to seek treatment for alcoholism. After initial recovery, he temporarily withdrew from show business, retreating to his ranches in California and Las Vegas, New Mexico, to breed Arabian horses. His best-known horse was Tammen, a chestnut Arabian stallion.

Swayze, who was a certified pilot with an instrument rating, made the news on June 1, 2000, while flying with his dogs in his twin-engine Cessna from Van Nuys, California to Las Vegas. His plane developed a pressurization problem, causing Swayze to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road in a housing complex in Prescott Valley. The plane's right wing struck a light pole, but Swayze was unharmed. He locked the cockpit, left the aircraft in the subdivision, and obtained a ride—with his dogs—from a passing vehicle, allegedly in order to telephone the authorities. According to the police report, witnesses said that Swayze appeared to be extremely intoxicated and asked for help to remove evidence—an open bottle of wine and a 30-pack of beer—from the crash site. He made himself unavailable to police for several hours. It was later determined that the alcohol in question was not in the cabin, but stored in external storage compartments inaccessible in flight and that the probable cause of the accident was Swayze's physical impairment due to the cumulative effects of carbon monoxide from engine exhaust by-products, carbon monoxide from heavy tobacco use, and the loss of an undetermined amount of cabin pressurization.

Illness and death

Swayze was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in late January 2008, and underwent chemotherapy and treatment with an experimental drug Vatalanib to cut off the blood supply to the tumor at the Stanford University Medical Center. On March 5, 2008, a Reuters article reported that Swayze "has a very limited amount of disease, and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far." Swayze's doctor confirmed that the actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but insisted he was not as close to death as reports suggest. Despite repeated tabloid claims that his death was imminent, Swayze continued to actively pursue his career. Specifically, Swayze was diagnosed with a type of pancreatic tumor called intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.

In early May 2008, it was widely reported in a number of tabloids that Swayze had undergone surgery to remove part of his stomach after the spread of the cancer and that he had rewritten his will, transferring his property to his wife. In a statement made on May 28, Swayze said that he continued to respond well to treatment at Stanford University Medical Center. In late May 2008, he was seen at a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game, his first public appearance since his diagnosis. In 2008 Swayze was treated with Cyberknife radiotherapy cancer treatment.

In late July 2008, six months after reportedly being given just weeks to live by medical experts, a healthy-appearing Swayze was asked by reporter in Los Angeles airport about this health. He replied, "I'm cooking. I'm a miracle dude. I don't know why".

Swayze appeared on the ABC, NBC, and CBS simulcast of ''Stand Up to Cancer'' in September 2008, to appeal to the general public for donations for the initiative. Swayze said to a standing ovation "I dream that the word 'cure' will no longer be followed by the words 'it's impossible'. Together, we can make a world where cancer no longer means living with fear, without hope, or worse". After the show ended, Swayze remained on-stage and talked to other cancer patients; executive producer Laura Ziskin said, "He said a beautiful thing: 'I'm just an individual living with cancer'. That's how he wants to be thought of. He's in a fight, but he's a fighter". In late 2008, Swayze denied claims made by tabloids that the cancer had spread to his liver. Swayze told Barbara Walters in January 2009 that he wanted the media to report that he was "kicking it".

When Barbara Walters asked him if he was using any holistic or alternative methods of treatment besides the chemotherapy, Swayze admitted to using some Chinese herbs, but not much. He then voiced his opposition to the unsupported claims made by proponents of alternative therapies, as noted by ABC News journalist Joseph Brownstein:

: ''Because of the grim prognosis, many patients turn to alternative therapies without scientific evidence behind them. Swayze did not.''

:: "That's one thing I'm not gonna do, is chase, is chase staying alive. I'm not, you know, you'll spend so much time chasing staying alive you won't live, you know? I wanna live. If anybody had that cure out there like so many people swear to me they do, you'd be two things: you'd be very rich, and you'd be very famous. Otherwise, shut up," ''he told Barbara Walters in an interview that aired in January of [2009].''

His last role was the lead in an A&E; TV series, ''The Beast'', which premiered on January 15, 2009. Owing to a prolonged decline in health, Swayze was unable to promote the series, and on June 15, 2009, ''Entertainment Tonight'' reported that the show had been cancelled. In an interview with Barbara Walters which aired in January 2009, Swayze admitted that he had a "tiny little mass" in his liver. On January 9, 2009, Swayze was hospitalized with pneumonia. The pneumonia was said to be a complication of chemotherapy treatments for Swayze's cancer. On January 16, he was released from the hospital to rest at home with his wife. On April 19, 2009, doctors informed Swayze that the cancer had again metastasized to his liver. Swayze stated that his chain smoking probably "had something to do with" the development of his disease. Photos taken of a gaunt Swayze in the months before his death showed him continuing to smoke.

Swayze died "with family at his side" on September 14, 2009, at age 57 (coinicidentally, the same age as his father), 20 months after being diagnosed. Swayze's publicist, Annett Wolf, confirmed to CNN that he had died of pancreatic cancer. He was cremated and his ashes scattered over his New Mexico ranch. He is survived by Lisa Niemi, his wife of 34 years.

Cultural impact

Swayze's name has become a commonly-used term in hip hop songs. Lyrics will use the phrase "...and I'm Swayze," meaning that the speaker has become "like a ghost", meaning he disappeared or is otherwise gone. This is a reference to the title character of Swayze's 1990 film ''Ghost''. It is known to have begun in the early 1990s, by prominent rappers such as EPMD, Black Sheep, CL Smooth, and more recently by such rappers as The Notorious B.I.G. in 2Pac's song ''Runnin' (Dying to Live)'', Method Man, Aesop Rock, and in Mistah F.A.B.'s ''Ghost Ride It''. The expression has become such a hip hop staple that it was even used in the Saturday Night Live hip hop parody, ''Lazy Sunday''.

Filmography

style="background: #B0C4DE;"	Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	''Skatetown, U.S.A.''	Ace Johnson
1981	''M*A*S*H (TV series)''	Pvt. Gary Sturgis	TV Series Season 9 Episode 18 - "Blood Brothers"
	''Uncommon Valor''	Kevin Scott
	Darrel "Darry" Curtis
	''Red Dawn''	Jed Eckert
''Grandview, U.S.A.''	Ernie "Slam" Webster
1985		Orry Main	TV miniseries
		Derek Sutton
	Orry Main	TV miniseries
	''Dirty Dancing''	Johnny Castle	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
''Steel Dawn''	Nomad
1988	''Tiger Warsaw''	Chuck "Tiger" Warsaw
		Truman Gates	Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Actor (also for ''Road House'')
	Dalton	Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Actor (also for ''Next of Kin'')
		Sam Wheat	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
''Saturday Night Live''	Guest Host, Oct. 27, 1990	Memorable for sketch with Chris Farley auditioning to be Chippendales dancers
1991	''Point Break''	Bodhi	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
1992		Max Lowe
1993	''Father Hood''	Jack Charles
1994		Orry Main	TV miniseriesUncredited; archive footage from previous episodes
		Pecos Bill
	Jack McCloud
''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar''	Vida Boheme	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
	''Letters from a Killer''	Race Darnell
	Jack Crews
2000	''Forever Lulu''	Ben Clifton
	''Donnie Darko''	Jim Cunningham
	Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance
2002	''Waking Up in Reno''	Roy Kirkendall
		Travis MacPhearson	Directed by his wife, Lisa
''11:14''	Frank
	''Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights''	Dance class instructor	Prequel to ''Dirty Dancing''
	Garth
	Allan Quatermain
	''Keeping Mum''	Lance
	Jason Monk
2006	''The Fox and the Hound 2''	Cash (voice)	Animated film
		Richard Pressburger
''Christmas in Wonderland''	Wayne Saunders
		Velvet Larry
	Charles Barker	TV series

References

External links

Remembering Patrick Swayze - slideshow by ''LIFE'' magazine

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Amanda de Cadenet (born 19 May 1972) is a British photographer and former actress.

Biography

De Cadenet is the daughter of racing car driver Alain de Cadenet. She began her career as a co-presenter for ''The Word'', a late-night Channel 4 magazine show. She also co-hosted ''The Big Breakfast''.

Her first marriage was in 1991 to Duran Duran bassist John Taylor by whom she had a daughter, Atlanta. The following year, de Cadenet moved from the U.K. to Los Angeles. The marriage lasted until 1997.

Upon arrival in L.A., de Cadenet embarked upon a short film career, appearing in ''Four Rooms'' by independent film maker Allison Anders, ''Fall'', and ''Brokedown Palace''. But her career then turned to photography. She worked for magazines such as ''Spin'', ''Jane'' and ''Harper’s Bazaar'', among others. In 2005, she published a book entitled ''Rare Birds''. Her other celebrity popular culture subjects have included Drew Barrymore, Sofia Coppola, Demi Moore, Olivia Wilde, Mary J Blige, Keanu Reeves, Beck Hansen, and the members of The Strokes.

In 2006 she married Strokes' guitarist Nick Valensi, with whom she has twins.

In 2010 de Cadenet photographed the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian for the 22 November cover of ''People'' magazine, who profiled Kardashian for her thirtieth birthday.

In 2011 it was announced that de Cadenet will be the host of a new television interview series called "The Conversation", airing on the Lifetime Channel, with Demi Moore as a co-executive producer.

References

Bibliography

External links

- Amanda de Cadenet - Official site

- Amanda de Cadenet - DailyBooth

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