Gary Busey is a famous American voice actor, as well as an actor. Gary Busey rose to prominence in 1978, when he appeared in the main role alongside Don Stroud and Charles Martin Smith in Steve Rash’s biographical film called “The Buddy Holly Story”. For his portrayal of Buddy Holly, Busey received a nomination for an Academy Award in the category of “Best Actor”. Ever since then, Busey had been featured in a variety of popular films and television series. Some of his most notable appearances are in Richard Donner’s “Lethal Weapon” with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, “Under Siege” starring Steven Seagal, Kathryn Bigelow’s “Point Break” with Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, and “Black Sheep” to name a few. More recently, in 2014 he appeared in “Confessions of a Womanizer”, a comedy film with Selena Gomez called “Behaving Badly”, and was featured as a special guest on an episode of a “Creature Talk”, hosted by a group of YouTubers known as “The Creatures”. Aside from television, Busey has provided the voice for several characters in such video games as “Saints Row 2” and “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City”.
Gary Busey Net Worth $1 Million
A well-known actor and voice actor, how rich is Gary Busey? According to sources, Gary Busey’s net worth is estimated to be $1 million. Busey’s wealth diminished over time, largely due to many debts that he has accumulated with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), UCLA Medical Center and “Wells Fargo” banking company to name a few.
Gary Busey was born in 1944 in Texas, United States. Busey studied at Nathan Hale High School, and then enrolled in Pittsburg State University. While at university, Busey became interested in acting and began considering it as a future career option. Busey also went to study at Oklahoma State University, but he failed to graduate from it. Busey’s career in the entertainment industry started with “The Rubber Band”, where he played drums. In addition to that, he took part in the “Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting”, where he performed various skits. When he left “The Rubber Band”, Busey joined “Carp”, with which he released one record under the “Epic Records” label. Busey’s major public exposure came in 1974, when he appeared alongside Jeff Bridges and Clint Eastwood in a crime film called “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot”. He then landed the role of Bobbie Ritchie opposite Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in “A Star Is Born”. Busey’s appearance in the movie not only brought him critical acclaim, but also earned him a nomination for an Academy Award. Around the same time, Busey was featured in “Predator 2” with Danny Glover and Kevin Peter Hall, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”, an adaptation of John Grisham’s novel “The Firm” of the same title, and David Lynch’s “Lost Highway”.
In regards to his personal life, Gary Busey has a son William Jacob Busey with his ex-wife Judy Helkenberg. Currently, Busey is in a relationship with Steffanie Sampson, with whom he had a child in 2010. The couple named their son Luke Sampson Busey.
