Patrick Swayze’s wife and brother have given an emotional US TV interview about the late actor.
Lisa Niemi and Don Swayze told Larry King Live about the day that the family found out about his illness.
Lisa said: “He was having some indigestion problems and then noticed he had some jaundice. And we immediately got him in. [...]

Actress Jennifer Grey has revealed that she is still struggling to come to terms with Patrick Swayze’s death.
Grey, who starred alongside Swayze in the 1987 hit film Dirty Dancing, said her co-star’s battle with cancer hit her particularly hard.
Grey said: “I think the reality [of his death] is shocking to me and really sad. I [...]

The late Patrick Swayze has been honoured by a group of dancers.
Career Transition for Dancers, which helps dancers who have been injured or are seeking a new direction with age, has bestowed its annual award on actor Swayze at a gala event in New York City.
Swayze’s wife and high school sweetheart Lisa Niemi appeared to [...]

Patrick Swayze’s grieving wife Lisa Niemi could not hide her joy as she looked at footage of her late husband – saying: “Gosh, doesn’t he look like an angel?”
Niemi revealed on US TV show The View that she was “hanging in there” following the late actor’s tragic death, but admitted that at times her grief [...]

Patrick Swayze’s widow has told Oprah Winfrey of her heartbreak at losing the Ghost star to cancer.
Lisa Niemi told the talk show queen that she struggled to leave 57-year-old Swayze alone during his final days back in September.
“I was afraid to leave his side,” Niemi told Oprah.
“His heart is so strong. But it was only [...]

Patrick Swayze’s widow is set to speak for the first time since the actor’s tragic death - by publicly sharing her grief at a women’s conference later this month.
Lisa Niemi, 53, will take part in a round-table discussion on Grief, Healing and Resilience at The Women’s Conference 2009 in Long Beach, California, which gathers women [...]

Celebrities who died this year were brought back to life in a new episode of South Park.
In ‘”I See Dead Celebrities,” young Ike saw a number of famous faces including Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, DJ AM, Patrick Swayze and David Carradine, all trapped in purgatory, waiting to enter heaven.
Jackson’s spirit manages to take control over [...]

Mourners gathered in their hundreds to pay their last respects to Patrick Swayze at a private service held in Culver City, California.
The actor, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57, was honoured in a service that combined his love of dancing and horses.
The private memorial was held at the Los Angeles Sony [...]

Dancing With The Stars contestant Debi Mazar said she was moved to tears by the show’s tribute to Patrick Swayze.
The show’s professional dancers paid homage to the Dirty Dancing actor, who recently passed away after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, by performing the movie’s finale dance.
A medley was also included in the tribute [...]

Patrick Swayze was left frustrated by co-star Jennifer Grey’s childish behaviour on the set of their hit 1987 movie, Dirty Dancing, he revealed in his memoirs.
The actor said she kept ruining scenes by bursting into laughter.
And he said Grey - who played his young lover in the movie - would cry if the director found [...]