Who turned down Dirty Dancing role?

3. But Swayze almost turned down Dirty Dancing due to a serious knee injury he sustained during his Broadway days, with his resume even reading "no dancing." 4. Before Jennifer Grey was cast as Baby, Sarah Jessica Parker and Winona Ryder auditioned.

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Who was meant to play Baby in Dirty Dancing?

It's one of cinema's most long-awaited sequels but the wait could be almost over as Jennifer Grey says a follow up to Dirty Dancing 'is happening'. Speaking to Extra, the actress who played lead character 'Baby' in the original also confirmed she would be reprising her role in the film.

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What happened to the girl that played Baby in Dirty Dancing?

Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman

Without her famous face, Grey still managed to nab roles in TV movies, feature films and shows in the decades after Dirty Dancing. In 2010, she returned to her grooving roots and claimed the mirror ball trophy along with partner Derek Hough on Dancing with the Stars.

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Why was Johnny fired in Dirty Dancing?

In the climactic scene, Johnny returns to the resort after being fired for having a relationship with Baby. In front of all the resort staff and guests, Baby and Johnny perform a dance to the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.

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Did Johnny fall in love with Baby?

Johnny Castle is a dance instructor at Camp Kellerman's. He becomes Baby's dance instructor, and dance partner, where he falls in love with her.

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Why did Disney cancel Johnny?

Allegations of domestic violence and ongoing legal troubles reportedly cost Johnny Depp his Oscar-nominated, starring role in the multibillion-dollar grossing Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

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Who did Penny get pregnant by Dirty Dancing?

During the conversation, Baby learns that Robbie, who is supposedly dating her sister, is responsible for Penny's pregnancy.

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Did Johnny get the girl pregnant in Dirty Dancing?

One night, when she had complications during an illegal abortion, Baby sent for Jake, her father who is a doctor, to help Penny. Jake later mistakenly infers that Johnny got Penny pregnant, but finally realizes that it was actually Robbie, and forgives Johnny towards the end of the film, during his dance with Baby.

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Was Penny pregnant in Dirty Dancing?

While the word abortion is never actually used in the film, Penny gets pregnant by waiter Robbie and it is implied that in order to keep her job she needs to “take care of it.” The procedure is vividly described when Penny returns in a state of shock, and it is revealed that the abortion was performed by a doctor with ...

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Was Jennifer Grey a trained dancer?

For Grey, who wasn't a professional dancer but rather an actress playing a dancer, it was a gutsy move, and one that chronic pain would prevent her from repeating for many years.

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What caused Patrick Swayze's death?

"Dirty Dancing" star fought the disease for 20 months, said he wouldn't quit. Sept. 14, 2009— -- Actor Patrick Swayze died today after a 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer, his publicist confirmed to ABC News.

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Do Baby and Johnny end up together?

Just to show us that Baby and Johnny didn't end up together, then to make us think maybe they had a child together — only to reveal that, no, they didn't? 19.

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What was the age gap in Dirty Dancing?

Dirty Dancing on HBO never addresses the eight-year age difference between the two characters, which makes the film somewhat controversial – both then and now – because Baby is indeed a minor.

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Did Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze date?

Jennifer Grey has dated Hollywood hunks like her Ferris Bueller's Day Off co-star Matthew Broderick and she even had a relationship with Johnny Depp. However, one of those hunks was not Patrick Swayze.

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Did Baby and Johnny sleep together?

After Baby apologizes to Johnny for her father's behavior, they dance and have sex.

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Do Johnny and Baby ever see each other again?

' [But it wasn't done] for shock value or a stunt." That "ending" saw Johnny and Baby reunite 10 years after their initial meeting at Kellerman's. It's 1975, and Johnny Castle has brought Dirty Dancing to life as a Broadway musical in New York City.

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Why did Baby's dad not like Johnny?

The only thing her dad has against Johnny was that he thought Johnny had gotten Penny pregnant then sent her off to get an illegal abortion because Johnny took responsibility for her condition when she had the infection.

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Why did Penny have a Baby?

In The Change Constant, after Penny took Sheldon out drinking at the Cheesecake Factory, she returned to Leonard and had spontaneous sex with him without any protection which resulted in her pregnancy. In the series finale, Penny finds out that she is expecting a baby.

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Did Swayze and Grey get along?

The pair are said to have got along fine during filming, but were never best friends. The director previously said there was some tension because Swayze was a trained dancer and would become easily frustrated while trying to teach Grey how to do the steps.

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Why did Baby have to dance in Dirty Dancing?

And in Dirty Dancing, Baby outgrows her fixation on her dad by bonding with a new man — the hunky dance instructor at her Catskills resort, Johnny. Baby's journey from virginal girl to confident woman takes place through dance, which is used in the film to symbolically express sexuality.

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How much did Disney give Johnny?

Depp if Disney came to you with $300 million and a million alpacas, nothing on this earth would get you to go back and work with Disney on a 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film? Correct?" Depp replied in the affirmative, "That is true, Mr. Rottenborn."

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How much did Disney pay Johnny?

Johnny Depp had previously said in court he would not return to play Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film, at any cost. It was recently reported that he is now signing a $301m deal with Disney.

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How much did Disney pay Johnny to come back?

Johnny Depp offered Rs 2,355 crore deal by Disney to return as Jack Sparrow, says report.

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Is Baby 17 in Dirty Dancing?

The character doesn't actually reveal her age in Dirty Dancing, nor does Johnny ask on-camera. Per CloserWeekly's See How Old the Cast of 'Dirty Dancing' Was While Filming the Movie written 6 April 2017 by Nakeisha Campbell: The actress was actually 27 years old when she portrayed 17-year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman.

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Is Dirty Dancing Based on a true story?

The screenplay was written by Eleanor Bergstein, based in-part on her own experiences growing up as the daughter of a doctor who took his family to the Catskills in the summers. Not only was her nickname Baby, she also competed in “dirty dancing” competitions.

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