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Remembering Patrick Swayze 15 Years Later: He 'Fought’ Like a ‘Warrior’


Friends and coworkers exclusively tell Us Weekly what made Patrick Swayze special and why he’s still revered 15 years after his untimely death

Since then, his blockbusters continue to delight audiences, bringing new generations under the spell of the ruggedly handsome leading man who was equally at home kicking ass in an action flick or melting hearts in a rom-com. “He was one of the most giving people I’ve ever been around.” Howell, who also starred with the actor in Grandview, U.S.A. and Red Dawn, adds that Swayze “went out of his way to protect me on the set of the films we did together.” In the cult classic, a troubled teen named Donnie Darko (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) narrowly survives a freak accident and is left with disturbing visions of a giant rabbit […]

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