Patrick Swayzethe younger brother, Sean Swayzehas died He was 63 years old.
Sean’s son Jesse confirmed this TMZ on Wednesday, January 7, that his father died late last month in Los Angeles.
A death certificate obtained by the outlet confirmed that Sean suffered from acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding and severe metabolic acidosis caused by cirrhosis of the liver, which according to the Cleveland Clinicit is often caused by frequent alcohol consumption.
In addition to Jesse, Sean is survived by his children, Cassie and Kyle, as well as his brother Don Swayze.
One of Sean’s cousins, Raquel Leónsince then tribute has been paid to his memory.
“I am saddened to share that my cousin Sean Swayze passed away today. This is a photo he took of us recently to promote the Dirty Dancing crayfish theme,” Leon wrote Instagram in December 2025. “My daughter, a marketing executive, came up with this idea to honor our late cousin, Patrick Swayze. We sent the shirts to Sean, who proudly wore them for us. He was always fun and full of life.”
Leon continued, “Recently, we were talking about him coming to Texas to spend time with us, and he really wanted to. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his brother Don Swayze and (Sean’s) children. We are praying a lot for the whole family during this difficult time. Please know that we love you and are always here for you. Sean, I love you so much, and I love you so much.”
Patrick was a famous actor, best known for his leading roles in Dirty Dancing i ghost he died in September 2009 at age 54 after battling pancreatic cancer.
“Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with his family by his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the past 20 months,” the actor’s rep said. he said Us Weekly in a statement at that time.
Patrick had been diagnosed with cancer less than a year earlier.
“I am one of the lucky ones with pancreatic cancer who is responding well to treatment,” Patrick said in a statement in March 2009. “There is a new 12-week-old Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy named Kumasai in my life who is beautiful and already showing signs that he is going to be a special dog. I have so much to be thankful for right now.”
The following month, Patrick’s ghost to cost Whoopi Goldberg he said Us Weekly that “I was doing the best I could.”
“He’s kicking ass,” Goldberg, now 70, explained exclusively we in April 2009. “You know, he’s sick, and he, like the rest of us, doesn’t know when it’s going to happen, because it’s going to happen, that it’s going to go, but he doesn’t know when or where. His attitude is, ‘Why wait for it to happen?’ So he’s busy as hell.”
Patrick survived his wife, Lisa Niemiand his brothers. In addition to Sean and Don, the brothers also have an adopted sister named Bambi. The Swayzes’ parents, Patsy i Jesse Wayne Swayzeboth are dead.