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Full Gary Busey Biography
William Gareth Jacob Busey, Senior (born 29 June 1944) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and stage actor. He has appeared in a number of films, including The Buddy Holly Story, Big Wednesday, Lethal Weapon, Point Break, Valley of the Wolves Iraq and Under Siege.
Busey was born in Goose Creek (now Baytown), Texas, the son of Virginia (née Arnett), a homemaker, and Delman Lloyd Busey, a construction design manager. He attended Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, where he became interested in acting. He is listed as one of the university's "outstanding alumni." He then transferred to Oklahoma State University, where he quit school just one class short of graduation. In 1971, wife Judy Helkenberg gave birth to: his son, fellow actor Jake Busey; and to Jake's sister, Electra "Ellie" Busey. Gary and Judy divorced when Jake was nineteen. On December 4, 1988, Busey was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in which he was not wearing a helmet. His skull was fractured and doctors feared he suffered permanent brain damage. Busey has spoken out as being a Born Again Christian as a result of a near-death experience he had resulting from his motorcycle accident. He lives in Malibu, CA. |
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