Patrick Swayze's widow celebrates Dirty Dancing star's 70th birthday: 'He's still with me'

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Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi has revealed she still feels close to her late husband, but still misses him more than a decade after his death. The multitalented artist, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2009, would have turned 70 Thursday.  'I don't think there's anything I don't miss about him,' His widow Niemi, 66, shared with Entertainment Tonight.

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Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi has revealed she still feels close to her late husband, but still misses him more than a decade after his death. The multitalented artist, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2009, would have turned 70 Thursday.  'I don't think there's anything I don't miss about him,' His widow Niemi, 66, shared with Entertainment Tonight.

On what would have been Patrick Swayze 's 70th birthday year, fans are reflecting on his hugely successful acting career, as well as his tragic death from pancreatic cancer. The Dirty Dancing star should have celebrated the milestone last Friday, but sadly passed away in 2009, at age 57, after losing his battle with the terrible disease.

cancer in the UK. The lack of research, especially back in 2009 when the star passed away as due to the fact that many individuals who contracted the disease didn't tend to recover. In Swayze's case, the cancer spread to his liver and even after more than a year of chemotherapy and an experimental drug trial he was unable to recover from the disease.

Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi has revealed she still feels close to her late husband, but still misses him more than a decade after his death. The multitalented artist, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2009, would have turned 70 Thursday.  'I don't think there's anything I don't miss about him,' His widow Niemi, 66, shared with Entertainment Tonight.

As the 35th anniversary of the iconic film "Dirty Dancing" approaches this weekend, Patrick Swayze’s widow paid tribute to the late actor. "When Patrick was still alive, he would always say, 'I’m on my second generation of fans' ...

Patrick Swayze's widow ahead of the 35th anniversary of one of his most beloved roles — Johnny Castle in .«It's really incredible,» Niemi says of the continued love for the movie, which was released in August 1987. «When Patrick was still alive, he would always say, 'I’m on my second generation of fans'… He'd get approached by young ladies who weren't even born when the movie came out.»«Any artist,» she continues, «for their work to live on like that and make such an impact in such a positive way, what more could you ask for?»As for the film's most iconic scenes — where Swayze's Johnny lifts Jennifer Grey's Baby — Niemi reveals that her late husband «had that down forever.»«Patrick loves going off and he was strong enough to do all that stuff,» she says, «so when they want to pull off a great lift, he says, 'I got one for you.'»Back in 2020, ET confirmed that Grey is on board to star in and executive produce a sequel to the beloved '80s flick, which Swayze was approached about in the wake of the original movie's success.«He would not do it again,» Niemi says.

fortune before passing away of pancreatic cancer. Today, the star would have turned 70, and his 1991 action hit Point Break airs tomorrow evening on BBC One at 10:40pm. While Dirty Dancing skyrocketed his career, the actor had worked hard to keep his name in the minds of audiences, and easily did so with his Eighties heartthrob status.

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birthday, but tragically the legendary actor died in 2009 after being diagnosed with a deadly form of cancer. He battled health problems for 20 months before he passed away on September 14 of that year.Mere months before his death, the actor spoke of his illness, saying he was “going through hell” at the time.Patrick was best known for the films Road House, Ghost, Dirty Dancing, Point Break, Donnie Darko and many, many more classics.His career was sadly cut short but his films are still revered for his performances and their influence on the audiences that loved them.In 2008, Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a cancer that's found anywhere in the pancreas, an organ in the top of your stomach that helps digest food and makes hormones.On January 6, 2009, just eight months before he would succumb to his diagnosis, Patrick spoke to ABC news about his health.He said he had been “going through hell” but it didn’t stop him from working as an actor.When asked if he was scared, the Ghost actor said: "I don't know. I will be so either truthful or stupid as to say no.

Dirty Dancing stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey famously clashed when they worked together on the Hollywood blockbuster.The film has one of the most recognisable soundtracks of all time, but its two protagonists had “real tension” away from the film set.However, they tried their best not to let it show and despite their differences, Jennifer and Patrick ended up creating an absolute masterpiece in the process.READ MORE: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star Clu Gulager dies 'surrounded by family'Tears were shed, cross words were exchanged and even an alternate ending was debated but throughout it all the duo managed to keep things professional.Daily Star has taken a look a what happened between the actors behind the scenes of the iconic 80s movie on what would have been Patrick's 70th birthday (August 18).Patrick and Jennifer had incredible chemistry when they were on screen, but the actor had very strong feelings about the end of Dirty Dancing.According to reports, the pair clashed hugely in real-life which appeared to influence his thoughts on the film as he famously didn’t want Johnny and Baby to end up together.The film’s iconic ending would have spanned out completely differently if he’d had his own way and Patrick has previously spoken about the alternative conclusion.He admitted: "When some on the set suggested I tone down the dancing with Penny early on, I put my foot down. "They were worried the dance scenes between Johnny and Penny were too sexy, that they would overshadow the later scenes with Johnny and Baby."I felt all along that Johnny should ultimately end up with Penny as they were so much more alike, and a more realistic couple, than Johnny and Baby.

cancer diagnosis. If the tumour was caught earlier, the likelihood of him still being alive today is palpable. The three-time Golden Globe-nominated actor suffered from a disease that is the "fifth biggest cancer killer in the UK".