His death was announced on his website by his wife, Amy Carmen. She did not give a cause and said only that he died in his sleep, over the weekend.
In the 1980s, two of his biggest hits came from soundtracks. For 1984's Footloose, he co-wrote Almost Paradise, and for 1987's Dirty Dancing, he wrote and sang Hungry Eyes.
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