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Goose Creek, Texas, USA
William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in over 120 films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in The Buddy Holly Story.
Known for
- The Gettysburg Address — John C. Calhoun (voice)2025
- Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon — Millard Findlemeyer2025
- Trick and Treats — Pastor Joseph2025
- Holy Cash — Actor2024
- Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy — Trainer2021
- The Follow-Up — Self (archive footage)2020
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness — Self2020
- Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time — Self2020
- Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen — Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)2019
- Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh — Self2019
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1944
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 503
- Total plays
- 5,243
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Key facts
- Born
- William Gary Busey , ( 1944-06-29 ) June 29, 1944 (age 81) , Goose Creek, Texas, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1967–present
- Spouses
- Judy Helkenberg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1990 ) Tiani Warden ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2001 )
- Children
- 3, including Jake
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baytown
- Child
- Jake Busey
- Occupation
- actor
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Official website
- www.garybusey.com
- Image
- CUN2008 Oscar party Gary Busey.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Gary Busey
- date of birth
- 1944-06-29
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- name in native language
- Gary Busey
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- William Gary Busey
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Encyclopedic overview
William Gary Busey (/ˈbjuːsi/; born June 29, 1944) is an American actor. He portrayed Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. His other starring roles include A Star Is Born (1976), D.C. Cab (1983), Silver Bullet (1985), Eye of the Tiger (1986), Lethal Weapon (1987), Hider in the House (1989), Predator 2 (1990), Point Break (1991), Under Siege (1992), The Firm (1993), Drop Zone (1994), Black Sheep (1996) and Lost Highway (1997).
Early life
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