He was a breathtaking dancer who lived life to the fullest, and as an actor, he had a couple of blockbusters in Dirty Dancing and Ghost. He deliberately pursued idiosyncratic roles, which likely robbed him of a bigger career. And he never quit his three pack-a-day cigarette habit, even while fighting the cancer that killed him.
You've got to admire a man who lives life on his own terms, even when you think he made the wrong choices.
