Johnny Castle

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Johnny Castle is the charismatic dance instructor and romantic lead portrayed by Patrick Swayze in the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Dirty Dancing NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kellerman family resort NERFINISHED
Penny Johnson NERFINISHED
characterTrait charismatic
confident
protective
rebellious
conflictWith Kellerman's management
createdBy Eleanor Bergstein NERFINISHED
danceStyle Latin dance
dirty dancing NERFINISHED
mambo
famousLine "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
filmGenreContext dance film
romantic drama
firstAppearance Dirty Dancing (1987 film) NERFINISHED
friend Penny Johnson NERFINISHED
gender male
inspiredBy social dance culture of early 1960s Catskills resorts
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
nationality American (fictional)
notableScene final ballroom performance scene
lake lift practice scene
notableWork final dance performance to "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
occupation dance instructor
resort entertainer
partOf Dirty Dancing franchise NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Patrick Swayze NERFINISHED
Paul-Michael Jones (stage adaptations) NERFINISHED
romanticPartner Frances "Baby" Houseman NERFINISHED
setting Catskills resort in the early 1960s
socialClassBackground working class
teaches Frances "Baby" Houseman NERFINISHED
resort guests
timePeriod summer of 1963
worksAt Kellerman's resort NERFINISHED
yearOfAppearance 1987

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Dirty Dancing character Johnny Castle
Patrick Swayze playedCharacter Johnny Castle