Rührende Worte zum 69. Geburtstag des "Dirty Dancing"-StarsPatrick Swayzes (†57) Ehefrau rührt uns zu Tränen: "Du wurdest geboren, um ein Held zu sein"

***File Photos*** Patrick Swayze loses cancer fight Actor PATRICK SWAYZE has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. The 57-year-old Ghost and Dirty Dancing star passed away in Los Angeles on Monday (14Sep09), confirms his publicist, Annett Wolf. She says, "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months." Swayze went public with his pancreatic cancer battle in early 2008 and underwent regular bouts of chemotherapy as he repeatedly denied tabloid reports he was close to death after learning the cancer had spread to his liver. In May 2008, Swayze slammed the media for spreading the false information, stating, "Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease and from the moment I was diagnosed, I knew I was in for the fight of my life. It's a battle, and so far, I've been winning. I'm one of the lucky few that responds well to treatment. "It's upsetting that the shoddy and reckless reporting from these publications cast a negative shadow on the positive and good fight I'm fighting. For me, my family, and those close to me, it amounts to downright emotional cruelty. That makes me angry when hope is so precious." He was dealt a setback in January (09) when he contracted pneumonia, and new claims of Swayze's deteriorating health surfaced again in May (09), when the National Enquirer alleged the actor had stopped chemotherapy after suffering a lung infection. The publication reported the star went against doctors' advice to undergo life-saving surgery to remove part of the infected lung, refusing the risky procedure in favour of living out his final days pain-free. Born in Houston, Texas, Swayze moved to New York to train as a professional ballet dancer before taking the lead role of Danny Zuko in the Broadway production of hit musical Grease. He had bit parts on TV in shows like M*A*S*H and then broke into movies with a leading role in Francis Ford Coppola's cult hit The Outsiders in 1983. But it was Swazye's role as dance instructor Johnny Castle in 1987's Dirty Dancing that catapulted him into the Hollywood A-list. He also established himself as a recording artist, performing the song he co-wrote for the movie's soundtrack, She's Like The Wind, which earned him a top 10 hit in the U.S. He matched his Dirty Dancing success three years later in Ghost, opposite Demi Moore, and also found big screen acclaim in cult movies Point Break and Road House. In 1991, he was named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive - and tested his hunk status in 1995 by playing a drag queen on a road trip in To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar, which earned him his third Golden Globe nomination. The new century brought him small parts in films like Donny Darko and he wrapped up his career with a lead role in TV cop drama The Beast, which he concluded as be battled cancer. One of his most moving appearances came during the Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser a year ago (Sep08), when he made an emotional appeal for donations to further cancer research, saying: "I dream that the word 'cure' will no longer be followed by the words 'it's impossible.' Together, we can make a world where cancer no longer means living with fear, without hope, or worse." The actor is survived by his high school sweetheart, Lisa Niemi, who he wed in 1975. Patrick Swayze (as Johnny Castle) Dirty Dancing (1987) Supplied by WENN This is a PR photo. WENN does not claim any Copyright or License in the attached material. Fees charged by WENN are for WENN's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. By publishing this material, the user expressly agrees to indemnify and to hold WENN harmless from any claims, demands, or causes of action arising out of or connected in any way with user's publication of the material.
Patrick Swayze (57) verlor den Kampf gegen den Krebs.
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Mit seiner Rolle als Johnny Castle in „Dirty Dancing“ tanzte sich der Schauspieler Patrick Swayze (†57) in die Herzen von Millionen von Fans. Auch seine Rollen in „Ghost – Nachricht von Sam“ und dem Klassiker „Fackeln im Sturm“ werden die Fans nie vergessen. Vor beinahe 12 Jahren erlag er einem Krebsleiden. Am 18. August wäre er 69 Jahre alt geworden. Seine Ehefrau Lisa Niemi (65) erinnert an diesem Tag ihrem verstorbenen Partner mit einem rührenden Twitter-Post.

"Gib Patrick einen Umhang, ein Schwert und ein Pferd und er ist ein glücklicher Mann."

34 Jahre lang waren Patrick Swayze und seine Jugendliebe Lisa Niemi verheiratet und durchlebten miteinander Höhen und Tiefen. Die beiden lernten sich im bereits Teenageralter in einer Tanzschule kennen und verliebten sich prompt ineinander. Im Jahr 2008 erhielt der Schauspieler eine tragische Diagnose: Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs. Er starb am 14. September 2009.

Anlässlich seines Geburtstages am 18. August postet Lisa Niemi einen rührenden Beitrag auf Twitter, in dem sie an ihren verstorbenen Mann erinnert. „Happy Birthday, meine Liebe. Du wurdest geboren, um ein Held zu sein", beginnt sie ihren emotionalen Post. Dann erinnert sie an eine seiner liebsten Rollen, als Plantagenbesitzer Orry Main in der Serie „Fackeln im Sturm“: "Wie ich immer gesagt habe: Gib Patrick einen Umhang, ein Schwert und ein Pferd und er ist ein glücklicher Mann." Unter dem Twitter-Beitrag schwelgen auch viele Fans sichtlich in Erinnerungen und sprechen Lisa Niemi ihr Mitgefühl aus.

"Wenn du jemanden verlierst, hörst du nie auf, ihn zu lieben."

Nach dem Tod ihres Ehemanns Patrick Swayze (57) heiratete Lisa Niemi (65) 2014 erneut und zwar den Juwelier Albert DePrisco (65). Doch ihre Gefühle für ihre Jugendliebe verblassten nie. In einem vergangenen Interview mit „Entertainment Tonight“ verriet sie, dass sie immer noch mit ihrem Ehemann Patrick Swayze kommuniziere und seine Präsenz spüre. „"Wenn du jemanden verlierst, hörst du nie auf, ihn zu lieben“, sagte sie über ihre Jugendliebe.