Gary Busey
[6] He appears on several Leon Russell recordings, credited as playing drums under the name "Teddy Jack Eddy"[7] a character he created when he was a cast member of a local television comedy show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, called The Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting[7] on station KTUL (which starred fellow Tulsan Gailard Sartain as "Dr. Mazeppa Pompazoidi").[9] During that same year he made his major film debut with a supporting role in Michael Cimino's buddy action caper Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges.In 1976, he was hired by Barbra Streisand and her producer-boyfriend Jon Peters to play Bobby Ritchie, road manager to Kris Kristofferson's character in the remake film A Star is Born.On the DVD commentary of the film, Streisand says Busey was great and that she had seen him on a TV series and thought he had the right qualities to play the role.In the same year he also starred in the small yet acclaimed drama Straight Time and the surfing movie Big Wednesday, which is now a minor cult classic.He played one of the primary antagonists opposite Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the action comedy Lethal Weapon (1987).In the 1990s, he had prominent supporting roles in successful action films such as Predator 2 (1990), Point Break (1991), Under Siege (1992), and Drop Zone (1994).He also appeared in The Player (1992), The Firm (1993), Rookie of the Year (1993), Black Sheep (1995), Lost Highway (1997), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and Soldier (1998).[14] Busey starred in the horror film The Gingerdead Man (2005) as the titular character and crazed killer Millard Findlemeyer.In a series of 2010 YouTube advertisements for Vitamin Water, Busey appeared as Norman Tugwater, a lawyer who defends professional athletes' entitlements to a cut from Fantasy Football team owners.
Buddy HollyThe Buddy Holly StoryAcademy Award for Best ActorNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorA Star Is BornD.C. CabSilver BulletEye of the TigerLethal WeaponHider in the HousePredator 2Point BreakUnder SiegeThe FirmDrop ZoneBlack SheepLost HighwayTulsa, OklahomaNathan Hale High SchoolCoffeyville Community CollegePittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, KansasOklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OklahomaMark HamillJack ElamThe Texas WheelersLeon RussellGailard SartainEpic RecordsGunsmokeMichael CiminoThunderbolt and LightfootClint EastwoodJeff BridgesBarbra StreisandJon PetersKris KristoffersonThe Big BopperAcademy AwardBest ActorNational Society of Film CriticsBest Actor awardStraight TimeBig Wednesdaycult classicBarbarosaInsignificanceStephen KingMel GibsonDanny GloverThe PlayerRookie of the YearFear and Loathing in Las VegasSoldierSaturday Night LiveLate Show with David LettermanI'm with BuseyThe SimpsonsInto the WestTurkishfascismanti-AmericanismantisemitismThe Gingerdead ManEntourageCelebrity Rehab with Dr. DrewComedy Central RoastYouTubeVitamin WaterFantasy FootballCelebrity Apprentice 4Celebrity Apprentice 6Amazon Fire TVCelebrity Big Brother 1421st seasonDancing with the StarsAnna TrebunskayaGary Busey Pet Judgecourt showpermanent brain damageChristiancocaine overdoseCharles Sophyvalproic acidNewt Gingrich2012 presidential campaignDonald Trump2016 United States Presidential electionGary Busey filmographyWild in the StreetsAngels Hard as They ComeThe Magnificent Seven Ride!Dirty Little BillyThe Last American HeroThe Gumball RallyFoolin' AroundSurviving the GameHot BoyzQuigleyPiranha 3DDLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationNew York Film Critics CircleAcademy AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleGolden Globe AwardsBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsMost Promising Newcomer to Leading Film RolesCableACE AwardsThe Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and CultureAllMusicPeopleOn a Clear Day I Can't See My Sisterpress releaseABA JournalAmerican Bar AssociationDeadline HollywoodHuffPostOprah Winfrey NetworkMichael CaineRod SteigerPer OscarssonJon VoightGeorge C. ScottPeter FinchAl Pacino