88-411: Patrick Wayne Swayze ( / ˈ s w eɪ z i / SWAY -zee ; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter known for playing distinctive lead roles, particularly romantic, tough, and comedic characters. He was also known for his media image and looks: People magazine named Swayze the " Sexiest Man Alive " in 1991. Swayze received three nominations for
176-423: A $ 2.7 billion deal. The purchase would be finalized on December 1, 2021. In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens , called Teen People . However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced that it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. In exchange, subscribers to this magazine received Entertainment Weekly for
264-476: 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. The film aired in 1998, and Swayze slowly recovered from his injuries, but he had trouble resuming his career until 2000, when he co-starred in Forever Lulu , with Melanie Griffith . In 1995, Swayze appeared in
352-502: A Spanish-language magazine entitled People en Español . The company has said that the new publication emerged after a 1995 issue of the original magazine was distributed with two distinct covers, one featuring the murdered Tejano singer Selena and the other featuring the hit television series Friends ; the Selena cover sold out while the other did not. Although the original idea was that Spanish-language translations of articles from
440-614: A Word , which was choreographed by Alonzo King . Swayze and Niemi also produced the film, starred in it, and composed some of the music. Swayze made his debut in London's West End in the musical Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit on July 27, 2006, alongside Neil Jerzak and Jordan McGhee , and remained in the role until November 25, 2006. His previous appearances on the Broadway stage included productions of Goodtime Charley in 1975 and Chicago (as Billy Flynn). Swayze also provided
528-528: A bite sized recap of the event and the award winners. The People Yearbook has had the year (say, 2010) written in Bold accompanying the word "Yearbook" on the front cover since the People Yearbook 1995, although this gradually changed in the more recent editions. Since 2015, the "year" appeared in a more inconspicuous way on the front cover until the 2019 issue and the bold style of writing the "year" made
616-508: A comeback in the 2020 issue. The year also appears on the spine. The People Magazine Yearbook was first published in the Year 1991 by The Time Inc. Magazine Company and it was called "Private Lives". This issue did not mention any year conspicuously on the front page or the inner page but the front flap of the hardcover version of the magazine described Private Lives as " People's chronicle of an extraordinary year - 1990", clearly describing that
704-574: A cover of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards ' " Under My Thumb " by the Hounds, and "Skatetown U.S.A." ( John Beal ) during the end credits. A soundtrack album was released in 1979 by Columbia Records . Side A: Side B: Following a widely publicized premiere party at Flipper's roller disco in West Hollywood on October 1, 1979 and billed as the Rock and Roller Disco Movie of the Year , by
792-407: A day. He stated that his chain smoking probably "had something to do with" the development of his disease, and continued to smoke cigarettes while undergoing treatment for cancer. Swayze died with family at his side on September 14, 2009, at the age of 57. Swayze's death occurred 20 months after his cancer diagnosis. Swayze's publicist confirmed to CNN that he had died of pancreatic cancer. His body
880-723: A feud with People after alleging they misquoted and misrepresented her interview online. Meredith purchased Time Inc. , including People , in 2017. In 2019, People editor Jess Cagle announced he was stepping down from his role. It was later announced he would be replaced by deputy editor Dan Wakeford, who previously worked for In Touch Weekly . Liz Vaccariello was named the new Editor in Chief on February 23, 2022, replacing Dan Wakeford. On October 6, 2021, Dotdash agreed to purchase Meredith, which still owned People and sister magazines such as Entertainment Weekly , InStyle , and Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Journal , in
968-483: A film and television producer); writers James Watters (a theater reviewer) and Ronald B. Scott (later a biographer of presidential candidate Mitt Romney ); former Time senior editor Richard Burgheim (later the founder of Time ' s ill-fated cable television magazine View ); Chief of Photography, a Life photographer, John Loengard , to be succeeded by John Dominus, a noteworthy Life staff photographer; and design artist Bernard Waber , author, and illustrator of
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#17327912109851056-457: A football scholarship for college until a knee injury ended his career. He had a low Vietnam draft lottery number of 141, which was called in 1970, and he should have been drafted, but might have used his knee injury as a way to avoid service. He concurrently practiced martial arts such as Wushu , Taekwondo , and Aikido , which he used to channel his "self-deprecating rage." In 1972, he moved to New York City to complete his formal dance training at
1144-601: A judge, was among the first to use the Swayze spelling. Until age 20, 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, Waltrip High School , and San Jacinto College Central. During this time, he pursued multiple artistic and athletic skills, such as ice skating , classical ballet , and acting in school plays. He also played football during high school, hoping to receive
1232-450: A light pole, but Swayze was unharmed. According to the police report, witnesses said that Swayze appeared to be extremely intoxicated and asked for help to remove evidence from the crash site, namely an open bottle of wine and a 30-pack of beer. 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
1320-574: A machine from the Lawrence Welk Show can be seen in sundry scenes. Some exteriors were shot on Santa Monica Pier and at nearby Venice Beach. Patrick Swayze , who had roller skated competitively as a teenager and was a trained dancer, did his own skating and stunts in the film. April Allen, Swayze's uncredited roller-skating partner in the movie, had won the world championship in women's free skating seven years earlier. Twenty-nine years after filming, Maureen McCormick recalled that there
1408-528: A more inconspicuous style and it was like that until the 2019 issue. The 2016 Yearbook was a special "flip cover" issue wherein it combined a special edition memorabilia to cherish the memories of people who died in 2016. The list included Prince , David Bowie , Nancy Reagan , Alan Rickman , Doris Roberts , Muhammad Ali etc. The special edition could be accessed by flipping over the magazine. In November 2017, Meredith Corporation announced that it would acquire Time Inc. for $ 2.8 billion. The acquisition
1496-413: A much faded full frame 16mm print have been in commercial circulation. On March 6, 2019, a 35mm print was screened for the first time in years at Los Angeles' New Beverly Cinema on a double bill with Roller Boogie . Skatetown USA was released by Sony on Blu-ray on September 24, 2019. It was the first home media release of Skatetown USA as it was never released on VHS, LaserDisc or DVD. The Blu-ray
1584-510: A new moniker - It was called "People Yearbook 1995". Previous title of "Private Lives" was dropped completely and the publication was defined as a "yearbook" for the first time. In all the years since its inception, People Magazine Yearbook has covered events from the previous year and not the year on the front cover, and this is true even from the time period when it was called Private Lives. For example, People Magazine Yearbook 2008 covered events of 2007. And People Magazine Yearbook 1998 covered
1672-527: A number of tabloids reported that Swayze underwent surgery to remove part of his stomach after the cancer had spread. Reports also stated that he rewrote his will, transferring his property to his wife. In a statement made on May 28, Swayze said 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 June 2008, he reportedly said, "My treatments are working and I am winning
1760-519: A pottery wheel has become an iconic moment. In the following year, he starred alongside Youngblood castmate Keanu Reeves in another major action hit, Point Break , and People magazine named him the "Sexiest Man Alive." For his contributions to the film industry, Swayze was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997. Swayze was injured in May 1997 while filming HBO's Letters from
1848-582: A road trip from Little Rock to Reno to see a monster truck rally. In 2004, he played Allan Quatermain in King Solomon's Mines and had a cameo appearance in the Dirty Dancing prequel Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as an unnamed dance instructor. In 2003, Swayze co-produced and also starred in the fictional dance film One Last Dance , along with his real-life wife Lisa Niemi . The story revolves around an actual dance production, Without
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#17327912109851936-537: A slutty Marsha [sic] eating drugged pizza with a bearded Horshack ". It has been shown on cable television. There have been no known licensed VHS or DVD releases, due to Patrick Swayze buying the rights and banning it from release. His autobiography stated he was embarrassed by the film, so he bought the rights and buried it. 35mm and 16mm full frame prints of the film (which was shot in 35mm and cropped to widescreen for theatrical release) have been exhibited at film revivals and low quality video copies made from
2024-586: A song called "Skatetown U.S.A." for use on the soundtrack but it was not used. Among other songs on the soundtrack are the dance hit " Born to Be Alive " by Patrick Hernandez , " Boogie Wonderland " ( Earth, Wind & Fire and The Emotions ), " Shake Your Body " ( The Jacksons ), " Boogie Nights " ( Heatwave ), " Baby Hold On " ( Eddie Money ), " Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now " ( McFadden & Whitehead ), " I Want You to Want Me " ( Cheap Trick ), "Roller Girl" ( John Sebastian ), "Perfect Dancer" ( Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. ), " Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) " by GQ ,
2112-772: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997. Swayze co-wrote and recorded the popular song " She's Like the Wind " and was posthumously awarded the Rolex Dance Award in 2012. In 2009, Swayze died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57. Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, Texas , the second child of Patsy Swayze (née Karnes; 1927–2013), a dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor, and Jesse Wayne Swayze (1925–1982), an engineering draftsman. He had an older sister, Vickie (1949–1994), two younger brothers, actor Don (born 1958) and Sean (born 1962), and
2200-457: A television series to stage productions to a computer game. Swayze received a Golden Globe Award nomination for the role. After Dirty Dancing , Swayze found himself in great demand and appeared in several films, including Road House in 1989 with Sam Elliott , Ben Gazzara , and Kelly Lynch . In the supernatural romantic thriller Ghost (1990), Swayze starred as Sam Wheat opposite Demi Moore , Whoopi Goldberg , and Tony Goldwyn . Ghost
2288-649: A younger sister, Bambi, who was adopted (born 1966). Swayze's paternal ancestor was Englishman John Swasey (1619–1706) from Bridport in Dorset . During the Puritan migration to New England between 1620 and 1640, Swasey traveled aboard the Recovery , ultimately arriving in the Massachusetts Bay Colony . He married Katherine Kinge from Essex and eventually had seven children. Their grandson, Samuel,
2376-558: Is based on Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace , a disco roller rink which had opened in West Hollywood on Santa Monica Boulevard earlier in 1979 and was fleetingly a very popular celebrity hangout. The film includes many short, broadly comedic and slapstick subplots set between long roller skating sequences and musical performances. Filming was done mostly at the Hollywood Palladium , built in 1940. Its sprawling blond hardwood dance floor, chandeliers and soap bubbles blown by
2464-573: Is found to be terminally ill with leukemia. That same year, he appeared in the TV movie Return of the Rebels with Barbara Eden , and then in 1983, had a brief stint on the short-lived TV series The Renegades , playing a gang leader named Bandit. Swayze became better known to the film industry after appearing in The Outsiders in 1983 as the older brother of C. Thomas Howell and Rob Lowe . In
2552-591: Is perhaps best known for its yearly special issues naming the "World's Most Beautiful", "Best & Worst Dressed", and "Sexiest Man Alive". The magazine's headquarters are in New York City, and it maintains editorial bureaus in Los Angeles and in London. In 2006, for financial reasons, it closed bureaus in Austin , Miami , and Chicago . Andrew Heiskell, who was the chief executive officer of Time Inc. at
2640-471: The Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical , for his roles in the romantic drama dance film Dirty Dancing (1987), supernatural romance film Ghost (1990), and the road comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995). He also acted in action films, such as Road House (1989) and Point Break (1991). He was honored with
2728-552: The Harkness Ballet and Joffrey Ballet schools. The American choreographer Eliot Feld planned a ballet for Swayze and Mikhail Baryshnikov , prevented by Swayze's knee reconstruction . Patrick Swayze's first professional appearance was as a dancer for the Disney Theatrical Group in a show called Disney on Parade . He then starred in the role of Danny Zuko in one of the replacement casts for
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2816-701: The Lyle The Crocodile book series for children. Many of the noteworthy Life photographers contributed to the magazine as well, including legends Alfred Eisenstaedt and Gjon Mili and rising stars Co Rentmeester , David Burnett and Bill Eppridge . Other members of the first editorial staff included editors and writers Ross Drake, Ralph Novak, Bina Bernard, James Jerome, Sally Moore, Mary Vespa, Lee Wohlfert, Joyce Wansley, Curt Davis, Clare Crawford-Mason, and Jed Horne, later an editor of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans. In 1996, Time Inc. launched
2904-416: The 2019 Yearbook, the copyright was described as belonging to Meredith Corporation, without any prominent tagline. The prominent bold writing of the "Year" on the front cover made a comeback with the 2020 Yearbook, along with a tagline saying "Our Extraordinary Year Together". The trend continued with the 2021 Yearbook, along with a tagline saying, "When We All Got Together Again". The magazine has inspired
2992-499: The American Civil War. Swayze starred in 1987's Dirty Dancing , a low-budget movie, planned for only a one-week release, after which it was to go to video. Swayze played resort dance instructor Johnny Castle, alongside his frequent co-star, Jennifer Grey . The story enabled Swayze to dance and romance Grey and showcase his professional dance training. In addition to acting and dancing, Swayze co-composed and sang one of
3080-475: The English magazine would comprise half the content, People en Español over time came to have entirely original content. In 2002, People introduced People Stylewatch , a title focusing on celebrity style, fashion , and beauty – a newsstand extension of its Stylewatch column. Due to its success, the frequency of People Stylewatch was increased to 10 times per year in 2007. In spring 2017, People Stylewatch
3168-515: The battle." 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
3256-492: The cancer had spread to his liver. In an interview with Barbara Walters , which aired in January 2009, Swayze admitted that he had "a tiny little mass" in his liver, but told Walters that he wanted the media to report that he was "kicking it." When Walters asked him if he was using any holistic or alternative methods of treatment besides chemotherapy, Swayze said he was using some Chinese herbs. He then voiced his opposition to
3344-425: The cancer. And you realize, in an odd silver lining, that the cancer may, in turn, be fueling the performance." Swayze was married to Lisa Niemi for 34 years from June 12, 1975, until his death. They had no children, but Lisa had suffered one miscarriage . They met in 1970 when Swayze was 18 years old. Niemi, 14 at the time, was taking dance lessons from Swayze's mother. In a 2008 interview, Swayze stated that Niemi
3432-411: The child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt . The photos set a single-day traffic record for their website, attracting 26.5 million page views. The annual feature the "Sexiest Man Alive" is billed as a benchmark of male attractiveness and typically includes only famous people. It is determined using a procedure similar to the procedure used for Time ' s Person of the Year . The origin of
3520-547: The climb from their origin airport, they experienced a loss of power followed by a total failure of their right engine. Niemi, who was in the pilot's seat for the flight, successfully landed the plane in Van Nuys. After this second incident, the couple decided to sell it in favor of a Beechcraft Super King Air , N400KW, which they purchased through their company Prop Jocks Inc. in June 2007. In late December 2007, just after filming
3608-726: The cover. That issue also featured stories on Gloria Vanderbilt , Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and the wives of U.S. Vietnam veterans who were missing in action . The magazine was, apart from its cover, printed in black-and-white. The initial cover price was 35 cents (equivalent to $ 2.16 in 2023). The core of the small founding editorial team included other editors, writers, photographers and photo editors from Life magazine, which had ceased publication just 13 months earlier. This group included managing editor Stolley, senior editors Hal Wingo (father of ESPN anchor Trey Wingo ), Sam Angeloff (the founding managing editor of Us magazine ) and Robert Emmett Ginna Jr. (a former Life writer and also
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3696-412: The decision to merge the brands, he stated, "We've got traffic on TeenPeople, People is a larger site, why not combine and have the teen traffic going to one place?" In a July 2006 Variety article, Janice Min , Us Weekly editor-in-chief , blamed People for the increase in cost to publishers of celebrity photos: They are among the largest spenders of celebrity photos in the industry....One of
3784-488: The end of each year People magazine famously selects 25 news-making individuals or couples who have received a lot of media attention over the past 12 months and showcases them in a special year-end issue, the '25 Most Intriguing People of the Year'. This series of full-page features and half-page featurettes includes world leaders and political activists, famous actors and entertainers, elite athletes, prominent business people, accomplished scientists and occasionally members of
3872-462: The events covered inside were from 1990. Next Year, the 1992 sequel to Private Lives was published and it was called "Private Lives Volume II". The first page had an additional tagline that described the magazine as The Year in Review: 1991 Private Lives. In 1993, there was another change in the publication and also its cover title. The year was added on the cover for the first time and this annual issue
3960-405: The events of the Year 1997. 2014 was the last year for this to happen. The 2014 yearbook covered events of 2013. In 2015, a shift happened in the magazine that changed for the first time the year it actually covered within its pages. Instead of covering the events of 2014, this issue covered the events of 2015 and arrived on the stands towards the end of 2015. To make the shift properly understood,
4048-535: The first multigenerational cover stars of the Beautiful Issue. In addition, Hawn and her granddaughter concurrently became the oldest and youngest to cover the Beautiful Issue. People Magazine Yearbook is an annual publication released by publishers of People magazine, currently Meredith Corporation. The Yearbook broadly covers all the major events that happened in the year that it covers. This includes socially relevant news events that made headlines around
4136-490: The first page of this yearbook included a tagline "The Most Memorable Moments of 2015". With this move, People Magazine Yearbook changed its own 25-year-old tradition. This shift, however, resulted in the year 2014 never being covered by the People Magazine Yearbook and 2014 became the only year not to be covered since its inception in 1991. Since then, the People Magazine Yearbook has been covering events of
4224-494: The first things they ever did, that led to the jacking up of photo prices, was to pay $ 75,000 to buy pictures of Jennifer Lopez reading Us magazine, so Us Weekly couldn't buy them. That was the watershed moment that kicked off high photo prices in my mind. I had never seen anything like it. But they saw a competitor come along, and responded. It was a business move, and probably a smart one. People reportedly paid $ 4.1 million for photos of newborn Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt,
4312-874: The largest audience of any American magazine, but it fell to second place in 2018 after its readership significantly declined to 35.9 million. People had $ 997 million in advertising revenue in 2011, the highest advertising revenue of any American magazine. In 2006, it had a circulation of 3.75 million and revenue expected to top $ 1.5 billion. It was named "Magazine of the Year" by Advertising Age in October 2005, for excellence in editorial, circulation, and advertising. People ranked number 6 on Advertising Age ' s annual "A-list" and number 3 on Adweek ' s "Brand Blazers" list in October 2006. People ' s website, People.com, focuses on celebrity and crime news, royal updates, fashion and lifestyle recommendations and human interest stories. People
4400-530: The long-running Broadway production of Grease . In 1979, he made his film debut as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. At the height of the popularity of disco , he starred in a Pabst Blue Ribbon commercial of him going on a date at a disco-themed nightclub with Pabst's then-jingle set to disco music. He appeared in the M*A*S*H episode " Blood Brothers " in 1981 as Private Sturgis, whose wounds are minor, but who
4488-468: The magazine as "getting back to the people who are causing the news and who are caught up in it, or deserve to be in it. Our focus is on people, not issues." Stolley's almost religious determination to keep the magazine people-focused contributed significantly to its rapid early success. It is said that although Time Inc. pumped an estimated $ 40 million into the venture, the magazine only broke even 18 months after its debut on February 25, 1974. Initially,
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#17327912109854576-457: The magazine did select Keanu Reeves to fill the 1994 gap, with runners-up including Hugh Grant and Jim Carrey ). Since 1997, the dates have settled between mid-November and early December. Dates of magazine issues, winners, ages of winners at the time of selection, and pertinent comments are listed below. As of 2022 , former winners John F. Kennedy Jr. , Sean Connery , and Patrick Swayze have since died. Kennedy Jr. and David Beckham are
4664-399: The magazine was sold primarily on newsstands and in supermarkets. To get the magazine out each week, founding staff members regularly slept on the floor of their offices two or three nights each week and severely limited all non-essential outside engagements. The premiere edition for the week ending March 4, 1974, featured actress Mia Farrow , then starring in the film The Great Gatsby , on
4752-706: The movie To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar , starring alongside Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo as three drag queens whose car breaks down on a cross-country trip, leaving them stranded in a small town. In 2001, he appeared in Donnie Darko , where he played a motivational speaker who is revealed to be a closeted pedophile. The film later obtained a cult following. After this, he co-starred with Billy Bob Thornton and Charlize Theron in Waking Up in Reno , which focuses on two redneck couples taking
4840-487: The only non-entertainers to have won the accolade. In December 2014, People selected its first and only Sexiest Woman Alive, Kate Upton . Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere were declared "Sexiest Couple of the Year" on October 19, 1993. In 2019, People selected its first Cutest Baby Alive, Andy Cohen 's son Benjamin. In 2020, Anderson Cooper 's son, Wyatt Morgan, was named the Cutest Baby Alive. At
4928-500: The pilot episode for The Beast , Swayze began to suffer a burning feeling in his stomach caused by a blockage of his bile ducts. Three weeks later, in mid-January 2008, he was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer . He traveled to the Stanford University Medical Center for chemotherapy and treatment with the experimental drug vatalanib , which doctors hoped would cut off the blood supply to
5016-457: The probable cause of the accident was Swayze's physical impairment due to the cumulative effects of carbon monoxide from engine exhaust byproducts, carbon monoxide from heavy tobacco use, and the loss of an undetermined amount of cabin pressurization, resulting in hypoxia. On December 27, 2006, Swayze and Niemi, who was also a licensed pilot, experienced a second incident while flying a Cessna 414 together en route to their New Mexico ranch. During
5104-501: The public whose stories have made an unusual impact in news or tabloid media. People ' s 100 Most Beautiful People is an annual list of 100 people judged to be the most beautiful individuals in the world. Until 2006, it was the 50 Most Beautiful People. Julia Roberts holds the record for most times named, with five. Michelle Pfeiffer , Jennifer Aniston , and Kate Hudson have appeared twice. In 2020, Goldie Hawn , Kate Hudson, and Hudson's daughter Rani made history becoming
5192-481: The rest of their subscriptions. There were numerous reasons cited for the publication shutdown, including a downfall in ad pages, competition from both other teen-oriented magazines and the internet, and a decrease in circulation numbers. Teenpeople.com was merged into People.com in April 2007. People.com will "carry teen-focused stories that are branded as TeenPeople.com", Mark Golin, the editor of People.com explained. On
5280-495: The roller disco's "wizard" DJ or performed on the club's stage and hence, is heard by both the characters and the movie's audience. Dave Mason , who sings the movie's disco-tinged theme song "Skatetown" (written by himself and Brenda Cooper) over the opening credits, is featured as a performer in the roller disco, singing "I Fell in Love" along with a cover of his own 1968 Traffic hit " Feelin' Alright ". The Beach Boys also submitted
5368-461: The same year that are on the Front Page. Another typeface change was experimented for two years when People Magazine Yearbook 2013! and People Magazine Yearbook 2014! had an exclamation mark following the year. This was dropped in the 2015 Yearbook and the publication discarded the exclamation mark. However, this issue dropped the Bold writing of the "Year" on the front cover and replaced it with
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#17327912109855456-604: The same year, Swayze played a Marine Corps trainer in Vietnam rescue film Uncommon Valor with Gene Hackman . The following year, Swayze, Howell, and Howell's friend and fellow The Outsiders actor, Darren Dalton , reunited in Red Dawn , along with Jennifer Grey . In 1986, Lowe and Swayze reunited in Youngblood . Swayze's first major dramatic success was in the 1985 television miniseries North and South , set during
5544-403: The script and I said 'no', but they just kept calling and offering more money! I mean, they offered me a lot of money. And finally I said 'Well, hell. What is it? Two weeks' work? Whatever. Okay. Fine'. And it was...You know, sometimes money isn't everything. [Laughs.] It was just bad. I mean, it was bad shooting it. I'm trying to think of any real stories that I have, but it was just insanity. When
5632-399: The show ended, Swayze remained onstage and talked to other cancer patients; executive producer Laura Ziskin (herself battling advanced breast cancer, which claimed her own life) 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." On December 2, 2008, Swayze denied claims made by tabloids that
5720-443: The skater "Ace" was his first movie performance. Also in the cast are Sydney Lassick , Billy Barty and Playboy centerfold model Dorothy Stratten . One evening at a Los Angeles roller disco called Skatetown, U.S.A. , a rivalry between two skaters culminates in a contest, the winning prize for which is $ 1,000 and a moped . After a game of chicken played on motorized roller skates , the two rivals become friends. The setting
5808-582: The songs on the soundtrack for Dirty Dancing , " She's Like the Wind ." The song became a top 10 hit that has since been covered by other artists. Swayze had originally co-written the song with Stacy Widelitz for the film Grandview, U.S.A. in 1984. Dirty Dancing ' s coming-of-age story first became a surprise hit, and then achieved enormous international success. It was the first film to sell one million copies on video and, as of 2009, it had earned over $ 214 million worldwide. The film also generated several alternative, or derivative, versions, ranging from
5896-434: The television series People Magazine Investigates , a true crime series which debuted in 2016 on Investigation Discovery , and People Puzzler , a crossword puzzle -themed game show which debuted in 2021 on Game Show Network . An earlier TV version of the magazine began as an entertainment news program, hosted by Alan Hamel , Pat Mitchell and Phyllis George , with Peter Stone as an occasional substitute and it
5984-565: The time and the former publisher of the weekly Life magazine, is credited with coming up with the idea for People . The founding managing editor of People was Richard Stolley , a former assistant managing editor at Life and the journalist who acquired the Zapruder film of the John F. Kennedy assassination for Time Inc. in 1963. People ' s first publisher was Richard J. "Dick" Durrell, another Time Inc. veteran. Stolley characterized
6072-471: The time of its release roller disco was a fast-waning fad and the popularity of disco music had peaked ( Disco Demolition Night had happened two and a half months earlier). Aside from some praise for Swayze's skating and screen presence the film was neither a critical nor a box-office success. By the early 21st century a writer for oddculture.com called the film "a true cult item and one of the best 70s time capsules around...There's just something magical about
6160-458: The title was a discussion on a planned story on Mel Gibson . Someone exclaimed, "Oh my God, he is the sexiest man alive!" And someone else said, "You should use that as a cover line." For the first decade or so, the feature appeared at uneven intervals. Originally awarded in the wintertime, it shifted around the calendar, resulting in gaps as short as seven months and as long as a year and a half, with no selection at all during 1994 (21 years later
6248-442: The tumor . 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 suggested. Despite repeated tabloid claims that his death was imminent, Swayze continued to actively pursue his career. In early May 2008,
6336-463: The unsupported claims made by proponents of alternative therapies. On January 9, 2009, Swayze was hospitalized with pneumonia , which was said to be a complication of chemotherapy for his 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 was a smoker for 40 years, and he once made reference to smoking 60 cigarettes
6424-740: The voice for Cash the country music band dog in The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006), and in 2007 he starred in the film Christmas in Wonderland . Swayze played an aging rock star in Powder Blue (2009), co-starring his younger brother Don in their first film together. In his final role, Swayze starred as FBI agent Charles Barker in the A&;E drama The Beast , which was filmed in Chicago. Swayze
6512-465: The world in general but more specifically in the United States. Besides the news headlines, it covers celebrity weddings, splits/divorces, births and deaths, and also scandalous events that generated a lot of news when they happened. Over the years, it has covered headlining events in the world of Music (Grammy Awards), Movies (Oscar Awards, The Golden Globe Awards), and Television (Emmy Awards) in
6600-492: Was cremated and his ashes were scattered over his New Mexico ranch. Swayze received multiple awards and nominations throughout his career for his work both film and television. During his film career he received three Golden Globe award nominations for Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for his roles in Dirty Dancing , Ghost and To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything!, Julie Newmar . In 1996, he
6688-517: Was Tammen, a chestnut Arabian stallion. Swayze, who was an FAA-licensed pilot with an instrument rating , made the news on June 1, 2000, while flying with his dogs in his twin-engined Cessna 414 N414PS, from Van Nuys, California , to Las Vegas, New Mexico. His plane developed a pressurization problem, causing Swayze to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road in a housing complex in Prescott Valley, Arizona . The plane's right wing struck
6776-422: Was a lot of cocaine being done on the set. McCormick wrote that she fell back into severe cocaine addiction during production, often showing up late for shooting or not coming to work at all. Scott Baio later said: I have blocked that movie from my memory, it was so bad...That was that whole time where Xanadu and Roller Boogie and all that crap was coming out. That was one of those things where they sent me
6864-400: Was called "Private Lives 1993". The "Year" appeared in Bold on the front cover. The first page described the publication as Private Lives The Year in Review: 1992. Next year, in 1994, People Books released Private Lives 1994 with the first page that said Private Lives Year in Review: 1993. The year 1996 ushered in the single biggest change in the magazine title. The title was reworked and found
6952-582: Was closing down the Indian edition of People , which began publication in 2008. In September 2016, in collaboration with Entertainment Weekly , People launched the People/Entertainment Weekly Network. The "free, ad-supported online-video network ... covering celebrities, pop culture, lifestyle and human-interest stories", was rebranded as PeopleTV in September 2017. In December 2016, LaTavia Roberson engaged in
7040-421: Was completed on January 31, 2018. Time Magazine, People Magazine and also People Magazine Yearbook are now published by Meredith Corporation. The copyright of the 2018 Yearbook was described as belonging to Time Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation and published by People Books, an imprint of Time Books. This issue included the tagline, "The Most Memorable Moments of 2018" on the cover. However, in
7128-527: Was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer shortly after filming the pilot episode, but continued working on the show while receiving treatment. The Beast premiered on January 15, 2009, and ran for one season. Reviewer Alan Sepinwall wrote: "[When] you watch Swayze in The Beast , [you] realize that this is the best performance of his career—that the opportunity to play a part like this, and to play it as well as he is, may be fueling his ability to keep fighting against
7216-422: Was immortalized when Swayze received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Motion Picture, located at 7018 Hollywood, Blvd . People (magazine) People is an American weekly magazine that specializes in celebrity news and human-interest stories. It is published by Dotdash Meredith , a subsidiary of IAC . With a readership of 46.6 million adults in 2009, People had
7304-649: Was looking for in the Soka Gakkai tradition of Buddhist practice." Swayze said he loved looking into various belief systems and faiths, how it matters to other people, and how respecting other religious teachings is important to him. Swayze publicly recounted his 10-year battle with alcoholism after his father's death. He entered rehabilitation in the 1990s, and after recovery, Swayze temporarily withdrew show business, staying on his ranches in California and Las Vegas , to breed Arabian horses . His best-known horse
7392-491: Was produced by Time-Life Television , aired on CBS in the fall of 1978, and lasted for a few months. Skatetown, U.S.A. Skatetown, U.S.A. is a 1979 American comedy musical film produced to capitalize on the short-lived fad of roller disco . Directed by William A. Levey, the film features many television stars from the 1960s and 1970s, among them Scott Baio , Flip Wilson , Maureen McCormick , Ron Palillo and Ruth Buzzi . Patrick Swayze 's leading role as
7480-497: Was rebranded as PeopleStyle. In late 2017, it was announced that there would no longer be a print version of PeopleStyle and it would be a digital-only publication. In Australia, the localized version of People is titled Who since there was already another magazine published under the title People . The international edition of People has been published in Greece since 2010. On July 26, 2013, Outlook Group announced that it
7568-403: Was that? '79? It was just a guy making a film who didn't know how to make a film. And I don't even know what the story was! Skatetown, U.S.A. ? That was crapola. The film features almost non-stop synchronized music, much by popular disco and pop artists from the mid and late 1970s. Most of this music is diegetic , in that it is shown within the plot as being played either through records spun by
7656-476: Was the highest grossing film of 1990 and the most rented videocassette of 1991. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Swayze earned another Golden Globe nomination for his acting. It was also Swayze who convinced the producers to hire Goldberg, who thanked Swayze in her acceptance speech when she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . The scene where he and Moore use
7744-562: Was the inspiration for his song "She's Like the Wind" (1987). In 1989, Swayze said, "I've always felt there was something different in there (my personality), but I was scared to look. For I fear I wouldn't find anything. That's the reason I got into Soka Gakkai Buddhism , and earlier in life took EST training , was into therapy, 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. I finally found what I
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