When Johnny’s dance partner Penny (Cynthia Rhodes ... the producers of Dirty Dancing, and they really like it, and they want to use it,” Widelitz recalled. Patrick Swayze and his co-writer ...

Dirty Dancing hit the big screen on Aug. 21 ... have been up to since they had the time of their lives. Sadly, Patrick Swayze and Jerry Orbach died in 2009 and 2004, respectively.

Over on our Shelf Life blog, I recently relayed 10 memorable stories from Patrick Swayze’s memoir ... and Baby,” the late actor wrote about Dirty Dancing. “That change got overruled ...

So, when they said, 'What about Patrick for the (Dirty Dancing ... to the actor and dancer Cynthia Rhodes who played Johnny's fellow dance professional Penny, a role Swayze had hoped Lisa could ...

On Aug. 21, 1987, summer vacations changed forever when Dirty Dancing premiered. The film told the stories of resort dance director Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze, then 34) and young guest Frances ...

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American ... the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach. The story is a coming of age drama that ...

Patrick Swayze's career took off after starring in Dirty Dancing. Here's why the actor turned down a reported $6 million to appear in the sequel. After Dirty Dancing’s success, Swayze was ...

Jake Gyllenhaal is a big Patrick Swayze fan. During an appearance on Monday's Late Night with Seth Meyers, Gyllenhaal, 43, spoke about playing Dalton in Prime Video's Road House. The original 1989 ...