What happened to Don Swayze? Net Worth, Wife, Married, Death



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Don Swayze is an American actor, best known for his roles in the 1980s films The Outsiders and Red Dawn. He is the younger brother of the late actor Patrick Swayze.

Early Life

Don Swayze was born in Houston, Texas, on August 10, 1958, the second son of Patsy Yvonne Helen (née Karnes), a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, an engineering draftsman. His mother owned a dance school in Houston, where he was also raised. His father died in 1982. He has two brothers, Sean Kyle and Bora Patrick “Pat” Swayze. His paternal grandfather was of Czech descent, while his other ancestry includes English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh.

Swayze was educated at St. Mark’s School of Texas, a private preparatory school for boys in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in Colorado in 1976. He then attended San Jacinto College before transferring to Lon Morris Jr. College. He studied gymnastics at both colleges and was a member of the U.S. national team in 1977. He competed in the Pan American Games in 1975.

Career

Swayze’s first acting role was as a dancer in the 1978 film Skatetown, U.S.A.. He then had a small role as a punk rocker in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy. His breakout role came later that year when he played Dallas Winston in The Outsiders, based on the novel by S.E. Hinton. He also appeared in the 1983 film Red Dawn as Matt Eckert, one of a group of American high school students who defend their town against a Soviet invasion.

Swayze’s other film roles include Youngblood (1986), Steel Dawn (1987), Road House (1989), Point Break (1991), and To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995). He also appeared on television shows such as The Young and the Restless and Walker, Texas Ranger. In recent years, he has appeared in the films Powder Blue (2009) and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004).

Swayze has been married twice. His first marriage was to Lisa Niemi from 1975 to 2009; they had no children. His second marriage is to Jennifer Grey, with whom he starred in Dirty Dancing; they have one child together.

Physical Characteristics

Swayze is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and has blue eyes.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia