Original: Patrick Swayze was born on August 18 , 1952 , in Houston , Texas , the second child of Patsy Yvonne Helen ( née Karnes ; born 1927 ) , a choreographer , dance instructor , and dancer , and Jesse Wayne Swayze ( 1925 -- 1982 ) , an engineering draftsman .
Simplified: Patrick Wayne Swayze ( born August 18 , 1952 -- September 14 , 2009 ) was an American actor , singer-songwriter and dancer born in Houston , Texas .