Patrick Swayze’s body will be cremated by Friday, according to a new report from RadarOnline. The Dirty Dancing actor died in Los Angeles on Monday after losing his brave battle against pancreatic cancer.
Swayze — who went public with his diagnosis in the Spring of 2008 — spent his final days fighting tabloid reports claiming he was close to death after learning the cancer had spread to his liver.
His ashes will be spread across his beloved Rancho de Dias Alegres — Ranch of Happy Days — in New Mexico, which was turned into a wildlife reserve and timber farm by the actor, who would often fly there in his own plane.
Dancing With The Stars will honor Patrick Swayze on its Sept. 23 live results show, PEOPLE has learned.
Swayze, who went from Broadway dancer to Hollywood star in box-office hits like Dirty Dancing and Ghost, died on September 14 after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The son of a choreographer, Swayze made a guest appearance on the first season of Dancing in 2005, teaching friend John O’Hurley a few dance moves in rehearsal.
“We have some very fond memories of [the late actor] coming to help us our when we were a tiny little show way back when,” says DWTS executive producer Conrad Green. “He was one of the few people to integrate dance with being an A-list actor. He inspired many people and many of our pros to dance. We want to honor the great moments he’s brought to film by getting our dancers to do their interpretation to some music from his films.”
Whoopi Goldberg has released a statement following the death of Ghost co-star and friend Patrick Swayze. Sadly, the beloved Hollywood actor, whose good looks and sympathetic performances in films like Dirty Dancing, made him a romantic idol, died Monday evening after a nearly two year battle with pancreatic cancer.
“Patrick was a really good man, a funny man and one to whom I owe much that I can’t ever repay,” Whoopi’s statement reads. “I believe in ‘Ghost’s’ message, so he’ll always be near.”
Goldberg and Swayze, along with Demi Moore, starred in the 1990 blockbuster Ghost. Goldberg won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her as sharp-tongued medium Oda Mae Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
Jennifer Grey, who appeared alongside Patrick Swayze in his 1987 breakout film Dirty Dancing, is remembering the late actor, who died Monday evening after a nearly two year battle against inoperable pancreatic cancer.
“Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace,” Jennifer said in a statement to The Insider overnight. “Gorgeous and strong, he was a real cowboy with a tender heart. He was fearless and insisted on always doing his own stunts, so it was not surprising to me that the war he waged on his cancer was so courageous and dignified. When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little movie we thought no one would ever see. My heart goes out to his wife and childhood sweetheart, Lisa Niemi, to his mom, Patsy, and to the rest of their family.”
Demi Moore has paid a touching tribute to late actor Patrick Swayze – using words from their 1990 movie Ghost.
The Dirty Dancing star passed away on Monday in Los Angeles after losing his two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Swayze went public with the illness in early 2008 and underwent regular bouts of chemotherapy after learning the cancer had spread to his liver. His Ghost co-star Moore has now spoken out about the sad news, taking to her Twitter.com blog to quote the pair’s characters from the hit film.
She writes, “Patrick you are loved by so many and your light will forever shine in all of our lives. In the words of Sam to Molly. ‘It’s amazing Molly. The love inside, you take it with you.’ I will miss you.”
