A blond-haired actor with a Hollywood snow-white smile, an alarming gleam in his eyes and fiery energy - all this is Gary Busey, the episodic role-master. Films with his participation have been familiar to the Russian audience for a long time. Extraordinary appearance and talent have a personality for the actor, even the most sophisticated villain in his performance. In his piggy bank more than one and a half hundred projects and several nominations for the most prestigious cinema awards, his participation in the film is always a success.
Busy Gary: Biography Facts
The charismatic American television and film actor was born on June 29, 1944 in the town of Baytown, Texas in the family of an ordinary engineer and a housewife. He received a decent education, graduated from high school and studied at the University of Pittsburgh. His main hobbies were sports and acting. A year before graduation, he left him and decided to start his career in the field of show business.
Gary Busey was married once, to Judy Helkenberg. In 1971, a son was born in the marriage - William Jacob. He is now known as Jake Busey. A young American actor and musician, an almost exact external copy of his famous father. Parents divorced when the boy was nine years old. In the photo, father and son are shots from the joint film From Dusk Till Dawn.
In addition, the actor has two more children from different mothers: daughter Electra and son Luke, who was born in 2010 from a friend of Busey Stephanie Sampson (in the last photo).
Actor's career
His career began with music. For a while, he played as a drummer in several bands, including The Rubber Band. Since 1970, he began to take part in the filming of series. For the first time on the big screen, Gary Busey appeared in 1968 in the movie "Savage on the Street." But the real breakthrough was the role of Buddy Holly, for which he was nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe, and the Academy Award.
He established himself primarily as a supporting actor. The main genre in which the actor takes part is action movies. However, this did not prevent him from becoming famous and discovering many-sided acting talent. Vivid and catchy images, a convincing game and a piercing look are loved by the viewer. For almost half a century of Gary Busey's career, the filmography of the actor has more than one hundred and fifty roles. It is rather difficult to list them all and pay attention to each. We just want to remind the viewer the most expressive images embodied by Busey on the big screen.
“The Story of Buddy Holly”
The film, which became for the actor a beautiful start to his career. The biographical musical drama was directed by Steve Rash in 1978. The plot is based on the story of The Crickets and its energetic leader Buddy Holly. Events unfold in 1956 in the provincial town of Lubbock. The youth is simply rampaging at the concerts of musicians, thereby bringing the adult generation into a state of shock. The father of the soloist Buddy considers his son’s occupation unworthy and recommends taking the seller’s place in the store, and local priests anathematize modern rhythms. But true talent cannot be drowned out. One of the group’s songs hits the radio and instantly becomes a hit. The film was more than favorably received by critics and viewers, as was actor Gary Busey. In 1979, for this role, he was nominated immediately for three prestigious film awards.
"Deadly weapon"
The first film of the successful eponymous series with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the lead roles. The action film was directed by Richard Donner in 1987 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound. The plot is built around two policemen, partners-antagonists in character and attitude to life: calm and reasonable Roger and to the recklessness of the bold and risky Martin. Both are war veterans, but each experiences this page of life in different ways. Together, they are investigating a suspicious case of the girl's mysterious suicide, gradually “pulling to the surface” more and more shocking details. For Busey Gary, the role of one of the criminals was prepared - Joshua. In his own words, he received it only because of his role and appearance, the producers selected an actor capable of embodying the image of a real threat to the character of M. Gibson. In addition, he believes that the film gave a second wind to his career.
"On the crest of a wave"
Crime detective director Katry Bigelow was released in 1991. The main roles in it were played by beginning stars - Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. The story of a mysterious gang of surfers who treacherously rob banks in broad daylight. The police are in a stupor of the speed and professionalism of criminals. The investigation is carried out by an ambitious young agent and his mentor performed by Gary Busey. Films of this kind are doomed to success with the viewer: a brilliant cast, an abundance of special effects. In 1992, Keanu Reeves for the role of a young policeman received the MTV channel award, as the most coveted man of the year ahead of his colleague Patrick Swayze.
"Under siege"
Another action movie and another role of a villain in the filmography of actor Gary Busey. This time the company was composed of a star team consisting of Stephen Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones. According to the plot, the battleship Missouri of the US Navy is captured by terrorists, their main target is Tomahawk cruise missiles. Having penetrated the ship under the guise of musicians and cooks, they, with the help of a recruited assistant captain (G. Busey), capture. But their obstacle seemed to get quite insignificant - a ship's cook (performed by Stephen Seagal). It would seem that the threat is simply absurd, but in the past he is a professional special forces soldier. and he is not alone, he is assisted by a desperate dancer and singer who knew everything from the very beginning.
Fury
Popular American action movie of 1997. The story of a gang led by a brutal and completely crazy leader. Mortally dangerous professional mercenaries shake the city with a series of brutal murders. The task for neutralization is received by two young special agents. The main roles in the film were played by Lorenzo Lamas, Kristen Klowk and Gary Busey. The action movie is shot in the best traditions of the genre with spectacular chases and shootings, a dynamic plot.
