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Hot summer days and nights at a sleepy resort in the Catskills don't sound like the vacation of a lifetime. Dirty Dancing follows a young girl named Baby who falls in love with the resort's main dance teacher Johnny. Things get steamy as their love is forbidden and Johnny can lose his job at the resort. Mix in some adult drama and you have the film of the summer.
The main protagonists of the film are Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Dirty Dancing also includes some familiar faces Jerry Orbach, Kelly Bishop and Wayne Knight. The film was a box office hit. The cast also developed a nice sum contributed to their net worth.
Cynthia Rhodes: $9 Million
Cynthia Rhodes is a retired actress, dancer and singer. She played Penny Johnson in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. She has a net worth of nine million. Rhodes also became known for the role of Tina Tech in Flashdance (1983). In the American dance music film Staying Alive, starring John Travolta and directed by Sylvester Stallone, Rhodes played the character of Jackie.
Besides acting, Rhodes appeared in numerous music videos and was a dancer for the glam rock band The Tubes. Back in 1989, she joined the band Animotion as their lead singer, but soon disbanded after their album release.
Lonny Price: $1 Million
Staying at a Catskills resort caters to a certain type of social class, especially in Dirty Dancing. Lonny Price played the role of Neil Kellerman who was a hopeful suitor of Baby. He is also approved by her parents as he is the future owner of the Kellerman Resort.
Price makes most of his net worth off the big screen in the theater. He is known for creating the character Charles Kringas in Merrily We Roll Along. He has directed many musical productions including Sweeney Todd with the New York Philharmonic. For his work, he won an Emmy Award. He also won an Emmy for his directing of Passion with Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald. He later in 2011 directed Company with Neil Patrick Harris.
Wayne Knight: $8 Million
Wayne Knight is more notably known for playing Newman in the hit sitcom Seinfeld created Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. In Dirty Dancing, he plays the character Stan who is an employee of the resort and an M.C.
Knight has taken part in many classics such as Space Jam (1996) with Michael Jordan. In Jurassic Park (1993) he was computer programmer Dennis Nerdy. Knight played the lovaable and shy Tantor in Tarzan. His character of Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2 has an uncanny resemblance.
Jake Weston: $1 Million
Jack Weston has a rough net worth of one million. Weston played Max Kellerman, owner of the resort. Weston passed away on May 3rd, 1996 at the age of seventy-one. He was quite the actor in his day playing roles in some major films. He was in The Cincinnati Kid and was in Wait Until Dark as a supporting role with Audrey Hepburn.
In 1976 he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in The Ritz. He then appeared on the Broadway show The Floating Lightbulb by Woody Allen that got him nominated for a Tony.
Neal Jones: $1 Million
To every handsome and rugged film protagonist, there's a sweet, caring supporting role. Neal Jones played Billy Kostecki, Johnny's cousin. He introduces Baby to the 'dirty' dancing party where she first sees Johnny. Neal Jones has a list of film roles, as well as television appearances.
Jones had a part in The Devil's Advocate starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron. He also had a role as a duty officer in G.I. Jane starring Demi Moore. He has appeared on television shows Sex and the City, Law & Order and Criminal Minds.
Kelly Bishop: $4 Million
Kelly Bishop is a well known American actor and dancer and is notable for playing family matriarch Emily Gilmore in Gilmore Girls. In Dirty Dancing, she plays Marjorie Houseman; Baby and Lisa's understanding mother. Marjorie helps protect Baby form their controlling father who doesn't want to see his little girl grow up.
One of Bishop's famous accolades is for her role as the hard-edged Sheila in A Chorus Line. in 1976 she won the Tony Award for "Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical)" in A Chorus Line. She is known as the "mom" of entertainment. She has played the mother role for many stars including Tobey Maguire in Wonder Boys (2000).
Jerry Orbach: $10 Million
Starting out on the theater stage, Jerry Orbach climbed the ladder of entertainment in notable roles including the role of Detective Lennie Briscoe in Law & Order. Orbach passed away on December 28th, 2004. Orbach played Baby and Lisa's father, Dr. Jake Houseman who disapproves of Baby's actions and relationship.
In the original Chicago from 1975 to 1977, Orbach played the role of Billy Flynn. He was Julian Marsh in the original show 42nd Street. His performances on Broadway had him nominated for various Tony Awards and won for his role as Chuck Baxter in Promises.
Jennifer Grey: $10 Million
Frances "Baby" Houseman is a young girl just shy of joining the peace corps and was expecting a boring summer, but got so much more in the coming of age film. Jennifer Grey plays the female lead in Dirty Dancing alongside Patrick Swayze.
Grey stands at a net worth of ten million with roles in well-known cult classic films. She was Toni Mason in the 1984 American war film Red Dawn. The film also stars Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen as the protagonists. Every kid who faked being sick from school watched Ferris Beuller's Day Off. Beuller could trick his way out of anything and he needed a big sister who saw behind his lies and Grey played his older sister Jeanie.
Patrick Swayze: $40 Million
Patrick Swayze was the heartthrob actor, singer and dancer of his time. At the time of his death in 2009, he was estimated at a net worth of forty million. Swayze played the tough guy and romantic lead in many of his films and adorned the title of a sex symbol. He played Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing.
He made his film debut in the film adaptation of the book The Outsiders in 1983 as Darrel. He starred alongside Charlie Sheen in Red Dawn where he met Jennifer Grey. Dirty Dancing further propelled him into stardom and allowed him to showcase his professional dance talent. He also co-wrote and sang the title song," She's Like The Wind". If you're looking for a couple's song, this is definitely one to consider.
After the film, Swayze went on to star in films that would become classics. He starred as Bodhi with Keanu Reeves in Point Break, Sam Wheat in Ghost and John Dalton in Road House. His last role was as FBI Agent Charles Barker in A&E's The Beast.