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!
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!
8. He married his high school sweetheart.
Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze were happily married right up until his passing.
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.
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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