Denise Richards and Patrick Muldoon shared a bond spanning more than three decades before his sudden death in April 2026 at age 57 following a heart attack. Through short-lived romance in the '90s, a deep friendship and a reality TV reunion, Richards never held back about what the man she called "schweet babe" meant to her. Keep scrolling to read Richards' sweetest quotes about Muldoon: How Denise Richards and Patrick Muldoon Connected Denise Richards and Patrick Muldoon's story started long before they were costars in 1997's Starship Troopers.