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My Take
Gary Busey is the rare actor whose raw presence outruns any script. His Oscar-nominated turn as Buddy Holly showed real discipline, yet what I treasure is the untamed energy he brings to everything after: film, stage, television, voice work, even producing. He belongs to a vanishing breed of American character actors who feel genuinely unpredictable on screen, as if the camera merely happened to catch them living. Polished performers are everywhere; Busey's jagged edges are irreplaceable. I will always choose an actor who risks looking unhinged over one who plays it safe, and few have risked it as fearlessly as he has.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gary Busey
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイリー・ビジー
- Reading
- げいりー・びじー
- Born
- June 29, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Baytown, Texas, United States
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / television actor / voice actor / film producer
2. Background
- High school
- Robert E. Lee High School
- University
- Pittsburg State University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.garybusey.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC
Frequently asked questions
When was Gary Busey born?
Born June 29, 1944 (age 82).
Where is Gary Busey from?
Gary Busey is from Baytown, Texas, United States.
What does Gary Busey do?
Gary Busey works as film actor, stage actor, television actor, voice actor, film producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.