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Gary Busey
Age: 65
Height: 6'
Birth Place: Goose Creek, Texas, USA
Born: Jun. 29th, 1944
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BIOGRAPHY: 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, to a Native American father and an Irish mother and was raised in Oklahoma. He graduated from college in 1963 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 (I) 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 1978 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 L.A. cops Mel Gibson (I) 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.
TRIVIA:
- Nearly died of head injuries in a motorcycle accident in December 1988.
- Has black belts in all of the following martial arts: budo-jujitsu, capoeira, hapkido, "Jailhouse Rock," and kendo.
- Had a successful local band, The Rubber Band, in Stillwater, OK. Moved to Hollywood to pursue his music career.
- Often attends events with his attorney, 'Vicki Roberts (II)' (qv), but it is strictly a professional relationship only.
- Appeared on Tulsa television as the character Teddy Jack Eddy, along with the host 'Gailard Sartain' (qv), in "Mazeppa's Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting".
- (May 1997) Had a plum-sized tumor removed from his sinus cavity.
- Transferred to Oklahoma State University, where he quit school one class short of graduation.
- Busey played Peter Keyes in _Predator 2 (1990)_ (qv) and then, at one point, he was attached to do a cameo as John Yutani, the other half of the infamous "Weyland-Yutani" Company from the "Alien" films in _AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)_ (qv), but the character was written out of the script.
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