Patrick Swayze's wife helped him improve a steamy scene. The beloved actor became one of the hottest men in thanks to sensational hit films including Ghost and Point Break. But it’s fair to say the professional dancer was best known for his role in the 1987 romantic comedy Dirty Dancing.
Two years later, he was catapulted to stardom when he flashed the flesh in the cult classic Road House. The actor was supported throughout his entire career by his loving wife Lisa Niemi who was also a trained dancer. As fans celebrate what would have been the actor’s 72nd birthday on Sunday (August 18), Daily Star has taken a deep dive inside his relationship with his wife and the assistance she offered him in front of and behind the camera.
The happy couple tied the knot in 1975 and they only went from strength to strength. But that didn’t mean they didn’t face their own struggles. They managed to overcome the external pressures of Hollywood and Swayze’s battles with alcoholism and poor mental health.
The blonde bombshell supported him through it all, and even gave her two cents on his film scripts. Few realised that Patrick and Lisa both worked tirelessly together behind-the-scenes on all his projects, including Dirty Dancing. In his touching autobiography The Time of My Life, Swayze thanked his wife for her contributions, even to things he didn’t necessarily want to acknowledge such as script issues and uncomfortable bonk scenes.
He wrote: “Whether rewriting scripts or honin.