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6. He used to work at Disneyland and often played Prince Charming.
He even once danced with actress Michelle Pfeiffer when she was playing Cinderella!
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7. His name is used in over 300 hip hop songs.
After Ghost came out, a lot of rappers and hip hop artists would reference “Swayze” to mean leaving or gone. Even The Notorious B.I.G. used the name!
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8. He married his high school sweetheart.
Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze were happily married right up until his passing.
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9. He was bullied in high school so his dad helped him out.
Swayze’s father knew that there was a bullying issue, and after five kids jumped his son he stepped in. He asked that the coach allow the boys to fight fairly, one at a time, instead of all at once. Swayze beat all the kids one by one.
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10. He was a prankster.
On the set of Red Dawn, Swayze would hide M60 explosives in the toilet of the director, John Millius and activate them while he was using the restroom.
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