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In tragic news, reports are coming out that Patrick Swazye has succumbed to pancreatic cancer. (ABC Images)

Patrick Swayze, most known for his role as the sexy bad boy in Dirty Dancing, has passed away at aged 57. Swayze's publicist, Annett Wolf, told the press that he died Monday surrounded by family.

Back in January, Swayze gave an exclusive interview with Barbara Walters about his battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He had been diagnosed with the disease back in January 2008.

"You can bet that I'm going through Hell," Swayze recently told Walters. "And I've only seen the beginning of it. There's a lot of fear here. There's a lot of stuff going on. Yeah, I'm scared. Yeah, I'm angry. Yeah, I'm asking, 'Why me?'"

Swayze will also be remembered for starring in Ghost as well as most recently A&E's cop drama The Beast. He leaves behind his wife since 1975, Lisa Niemi.