The director of 1987’s Dirty Dancing insisted on dancers who could act rather than using doubles for the dance scenes. That ...

Patrick Swayze had anything but the time of his life when his Dirty Dancing costar Jennifer Grey couldn't stop giggling while filming a key scene, according to the movie's choreographer. Kenny Ortega ...

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 ...

"'Look what we did,'" Grey said of her would-be message to the late actor, who played Johnny Castle in the iconic 1987 flick. "We were playing kids and we were really young, in terms of where I sit ...

It’s a picture as endearing as the love story it was recreating. Patrick Swayze’s wife, Lisa Niemi, posed for the classic “Dirty Dancing” log scene at the unveiling of his new wax figure at West ...

Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze's chemistry in 1987's Dirty Dancing was off the charts. However, their experience working together on Red Dawn, a movie released three years prior to their big ...

Patrick Wayne Swayze was born in Houston on August 18, 1952. In his youth, he was involved in many activities such as ...

When Dirty Dancing hit theaters on Aug. 21, 1987, it changed summer vacations forever and originated the iconic catchphrase "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." "Initially, I thought it was a little ...

Shoulder pads, big hair and neon leg warmers, the 1980s was a decade of pop culture gold. It was also an era for amazing movies, including the 1987 hit film, "Dirty Dancing." The nostalgic musical ...

The actress revealed she never rehearsed the dance lift prior to filming. — -- The dramatic dance lift between Jennifer Grey and the late Patrick Swayze is arguably one of the most memorable ...

[POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: Our story reported that Patrick Swayze's first movie role was in "The Outsiders" in 1983. That was incorrect. Swayze's first film role came in "Skatetown USA" in 1979. Also ...

Kenny Ortega has revealed that Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi has given her "support" to his upcoming remake of Dirty Dancing. Ortega choreographed the famous dance scenes in the original movie ...