Regarding theiconic watermelon line, Greyshared with EWin 2022 why she believes it struck a chord with viewers.
Now he’ll see I’m worse than he thought.
I’m like a freaking idiot.'"
Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in ‘Dirty Dancing’.Credit:Vestron Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Grey was married toMarvelstarClark Greggfor 20 years until their divorce in 2021.
In addition to his dance training, Swayze was also a student of several martial arts and a singer.
He recorded the ballad Shes Like the Wind for theDirty Dancingsoundtrack, and the song reached No.
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3 on theBillboardHot 100.
The couple co-wrote the memoirThe Time of My Life, which was published posthumously in 2010.
The star received more than just a career boost from the 1987 blockbuster.
Johnny Castle; Patrick Swayze.Artisan Entertainment/ Courtesy: Everett; Barry Brecheisen/WireImage
However, Bishop was originally cast in the role of seductress Vivian Pressman before being recast on location.
She returned for theNetflixlimited seriesGilmore Girls: A Year in the Lifein 2016.
She also appeared in the filmsWonder Boys(2000) andFriends With Kids(2011).
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Bishop was married to TV personality Lee Leonard for nearly 40 years until his death in 2018.
PostDirty Dancing, Rhodes focused on music, taking over as lead singer for the group Animotions third album.
Rhodes was married to singer Richard Marx for 25 years.
Marjorie Houseman; Kelly Bishop.Vestron Pictures; JUSTINE YEUNG/Freeform via Getty
I thought he was nuts….
But then I thought, “Wait a minute, the movie’s calledDirty Dancing.
Maybe I’m just square.”
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She also appeared in the filmsStealing Home(1988) andDishdogz(2005).
Brucker was married to actor Brian OConnor until 1993.
She then married photographer Raul Vega in 2001.
Jane Brucker as Lisa Houseman.Vestron Pictures
She has one daughter from each marriage.
He and Gilkes had one child together.
He was married to make-up artist Paula Sutor from 1996 to 2003.
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The actor had a short-lived career, consisting of only five roles, of whichDirty Dancingwas the most successful.
Cantor also appeared in the 1983 TV pilot version of the movieDinerand an episode of the seriesLeg Workin 1987.
Cantor died of a heroin overdose in 1991 at the age of 32.
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Jones also has credits in the filmsGlengarry Glen Ross(1992) andIn America(2002).
In 2008, shetalked to the website Female Firstabout the experience of choreographing the films iconic lift.
Emile and Elinor wanted a through-line metaphor for the ultimate triumph of both Baby and Johnny.
Neil Kellerman; Lonny Price.Artisan Entertainment/courtesy Everett; Bruce Glikas/WireImage
Once this lift was found we all knew its narrative power.
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Neal Jones as Billy Kostecki.Vestron Pictures
Miranda Garrison as Vivian Pressman.Vestron Pictures
