According to Associated Press, "a publicist for Patrick Swayze says the Dirty Dancing actor has died." He succumbed to pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

Named the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991 by People Magazine, Swayze was best known for his work in the aforementioned ode to dancing in the Catskills, Ghost, and Point Break.

He also crooned "She's Like the Wind" for Dirty Dancing, now a KOIT Radio classic.