Gary Busey

Gary Busey

actor, producer, composer

Gary Busey was born on Jun 29, 1944 in USA. Gary Busey's big-screen debut came with The Love-Ins directed by Arthur Dreifuss in 1967, strarring Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited). Gary Busey is known for Hitman 3 directed by Mattias Engström, David Bateson stars as Agent 47 and Jane Perry as Diana Burnwood. Gary Busey has got 5 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Gary Busey achieved is Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards. The upcoming new movie Gary Busey plays is Hitman 3 which will be released on Jan 20, 2021.

A blond-haired, fair-complexioned actor with a toothy grin and capable of an unsettling glint in his eyes, Gary Busey was born in Goose Creek, Texas, and was raised in Oklahoma. He is the son of Sadie Virginia (Arnett), a homemaker, and Delmar Lloyd Busey, a construction design manager. He has English, as well as Irish, Scottish, and German, ancestry. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1962 and for a while was a professional musician. A talented drummer, he played in several bands, including those of country-and-western legends Leon Russell, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson.Busey's first film appearance was as a biker in the low-budget Angels Hard as They Come (1971) and, over the next few years, he landed several film roles generally as a country hick/redneck or surly, rebellious types. His real breakthrough came in the dynamic film The Buddy Holly Story (1978), with Busey taking the lead role as Buddy Holly, in addition to playing guitar and singing all the vocals! His stellar performance scored him a Best Actor nomination and the attention of Hollywood taking overcasting agents. Next up, he joined fellow young actors William Katt and Jan-Michael Vincent as surfing buddies growing up together in the cult surf film Big Wednesday (1978), directed by John Milius. However, a string of appearances in somewhat mediocre films took him out of the spotlight for several years, until he played the brutal assassin Mr. Joshua trying to kill Los Angeles cops Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the runaway mega-hit Lethal Weapon (1987). Further strong roles followed, including alongside Danny Glover once again in Predator 2 (1990). He was back on the beaches, this time tracking bank robbers with FBI agent Keanu Reeves, in Point Break (1991) and nearly stole the show as a psychotic Navy officer in league with terrorists led by Tommy Lee Jones taking over the USS Missouri in the highly popular Under Siege (1992).The entertaining Busey has continued to remain busy in front of the cameras and has certainly developed a minor cult following among many film fans. Plus, he's also the proud father of accomplished young actor Jake Busey, whose looks make him almost a dead ringer for his famous father.

  • Birthday

    Jun 29, 1944
  • Place of Birth

    Goose Creek, Texas, USA
  • Also known

    Garey Busey, Гэри Бьюзи, William Gary Busey

Known For

Awards

5 wins & 8 nominations

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
2016
Best Supporting Actor
Winner - LAIFF May Award
Candiland (2016)
Vegas Indie Film Fest (VIFF)
2013
Best Ensemble Film
Winner - Golden Bulb
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