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Patrick Swayze's wife 'his rock'

Published Friday, Jan 16 2009, 18:28 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Patrick Swayze's wife 'his rock'

Rex Features

The team behind Patrick Swayze's new TV show The Beast have said that the actor and his wife are "each other's rocks".

Speaking to People, producer Romano and co-creator Bill Rothko praised Lisa Niemi, Swayze's wife of 34 years, for supporting him on set as he fights pancreatic cancer.

"I think we were all very moved by the closeness and humour of their relationship," said Romano. "They're a creative partnership. After takes, he would go talk to the director, and then go talk to his wife, and say, 'What do you think?'"

Rothko added: "She would lean in his ear. They're each other's rocks."
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