ENTERTAINERS Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze were married for 34 years before his tragic death in 2009. On Thursday, April 14, 2022, ABC News’ Superstar series will feature a profile of Swayze’s prolific career and personal life. Who is Lisa Niemi? Born on May 26, 1956, Lisa Niemi – born Haapaniemi – was raised in […]
ENTERTAINERS Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze were married for 34 years before his tragic death in 2009.
On Thursday, April 14, 2022, ABC News’ Superstar series will feature a profile of Swayze’s prolific career and personal life.
Born on May 26, 1956, Lisa Niemi – born Haapaniemi – was raised in Houston, Texas, alongside five brothers.
Her parents, Edmund and Karin, both worked in the medical industry.
In 1974, Lisa graduated from the Houston Ballet Dance Company.
She adopted her stage name three years later while pursuing a dance career in New York City.
Throughout the 1980s, she and her husband – Patrick Swayze – began appearing on film and television.
In 2003, Lisa and Swayze co-starred in the film One Last Dance, which she also wrote and directed.
On September 29, 2009, Lisa released a memoir entitled The Time of My Life, co-written by Swayze.
She released her second New York Times Best-Seller, Worth Fighting For, in January of 2012.
While still a student at the Houston Ballet, Lisa met her future husband, the late actor Patrick Swayze.
His mother – a choreographer and dance instructor – was in charge of Lisa’s lessons.
Lisa was 14, and he was 18; the two eventually married when Lisa turned 19.
Their wedding took place on June 12, 1975, and the two remained together until Swayze’s untimely death from pancreatic cancer in 2009.
“I still feel like he’s in my life,” Lisa once said via People.
“When you move past the extreme pain of losing someone you love, you actually become close in a different way.”
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Lisa Niemi has an estimated net worth of around $40million.
Lisa has appeared in several movies and television shows, including:
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The Patrick Swayze feature on ABC’s Superstar will hit screens on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 10pm ET.
Viewers will also be able to start watching the documentary on Hulu the following day.
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