In the 1980s, his parts included the discriminatingly acclaimed western “Barbarosa” (1982), the comedies “D.C. Taxicab” (1983) and “Insignificance” (1985), and the Stephen King adaption “Silver Bullet” (1985). Maybe most eminently, he played one of the essential antagonists in the highly successful action comedy “Lethal Weapon” (1987), which starred Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. In the 1990s, he had noticeable supporting parts in other action movies, for example, “Predator 2” (1990), “Point Break” (1991) and “Under Siege” (1992), which stay as some of his best-known parts today. He likewise showed up in various other eminent movies, for example, “Rookie of the Year” (1993), “The Firm” (1993), “Black Sheep” (1996), “Lost Highway” (1997), and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998) further building himself as a productive on-screen character actor in significant movies. A hefty portion of these parts are characterized by an element of quirkiness, or odd and unique identities.
In 1971, Gary’s wife Judy Helkenberg conceived their child, William Jacob "Jake" Busey. Gary and Helkenberg separated when Jake was 19 years of age. Busey has a little girl named Alectra from a past relationship. In February 2010, his girlfriend Stefanie Sampson conceived their child, Luke Sampson Busey. On December 4, 1988, Busey was extremely harmed in a motorcycle mishap in which he was not wearing a protective helmet. His skull was broken, and he nearly died. Specialists attending to Busey at the time were fearful that he had endured permanent brain damage. According to Busey: “It knocked a big hole in my skull, which filled with bone from my jaw.”
Gary Busey Has recently published an autobiography: "Buseyisms: Gary Busey’s Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth". The book was released on September 7, 2018...which would have been Buddy Holly's 82nd birthday. The actor discusses his near fatal motorcycle accident, his recovery from cocaine addiction, and other events and anecdotes from a life well lived. Gary says of the book: “This book is me, pulling back the curtains to my life and letting everyone see and feel my everything.” He explains in the book that he believes there is no real death and that it is “just a passing to another plateau.”
Gary Busey has developed a cult following among film fans, and has appeared in over two hundred different films and television shows. Busey says that Love stands for Living on Victorious Energy. It only seems fitting, for a man prone to acronyms ( what he term Buseyisms), that basic instructions before leaving earth stands for B-I-B-L-E. The book is about survival, redemption, and the chaotic life of Gary Busey; he looks at what lessons he's taken from those experiences and he also writes about what you might be able to learn from reading about them.
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 29 Jun, 1944 |
| Age: | 75 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Baytown |
| Education: | Pittsburg State University |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Net Worth 2021: | 500 thousand |
