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Gary Busey

  • Birthplace: Goose Creek, Texas
  • Birthday: June 29, 1944

Actor Gary Busey was nominated for an Academy Award early in his career, but as the years advanced, his best work was unfortunately eclipsed by bizarre personal behavior and speculation that a near-fatal motorcycle accident had rendered him “a little off.” Whether he was mining his own personal demons –drug addiction and, at times, violent behavior – or merely acting, the toothy six-foot blond came to be known as one of Hollywood’s most dynamic, believable wackos for his unsettling intensity both onscreen and off. Well into his sixtie…more

Credits

Actor
Producer

Career Milestones

  • 1999

    Played the villainous Hooded Fang in remake of "Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang"

  • 1998

    Appeared as the vicious mercenary leader Mazur in TMC's "Universal Soldier 2: Brothers in Arms" and "Universal Soldier 3: Unfinished Business", sequels to the 1992 feature "Universal Soldier", starring Jean-Claude Van Damme

  • 1998

    Had a cameo as a highway patrolman in Terry Gilliam's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

  • 1998

    Was the subject of "Gary Busey: The E! True Hollywood Story"

  • 1997

    Accused of striking an United Airlines flight attendant who claimed incident occurred after she bumped him; woman did not file charges

Awards

  • 1986

    CableACE Award: Actor (Drama Series)

  • 1978

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award:

  • 1978

    National Society of Film Critics Award: Best Actor

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