From People’s Aug. 26, 1991, issue: If Hollywood were run like the Olympics, Patrick Swayze would never lose. Who else can rope a calf, swan-dive into a pool, parachute from a plane, cry on cue—and turn a mean pirouette? The actor wouldn’t dream of asking a stuntman to step in while he lounged in his trailer. His Texas macho is tempered, however, with emotional sincerity. He has confessed that his greatest fear is of losing his wife of 16 years, actress-dancer Lisa Niemi. It is Swayze’s sexy-but-sensitive, tough-but-tender duality that allures his costars and his fans. “He has a very sweet, gentle, kind heart, and those southern manners,” says Ghost costar Demi Moore. “But he’s also got a very rugged, animalistic physique.”
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