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Gary Busey

1944 - Today

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William Gary Busey (; born June 29, 1944) is an American actor. He portrayed Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. His other starring roles include A Star Is Born (1976), D.C. Cab (1983), Silver Bullet (1985), Eye of the Tiger (1986), Lethal Weapon (1987), Hider in the House (1989), Predator 2 (1990), Point Break (1991), Under Siege (1992), The Firm (1993), Drop Zone (1994), Black Sheep (1996) and Lost Highway (1997). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Busey is the 1,076th most popular actor (up from 1,105th in 2019), the 2,078th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,897th in 2019) and the 535th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gary Busey ranks 1,076 out of 13,578. Before him are Lou Ferrigno, Maud Adams, Katherine MacGregor, Max Wright, Matthew Broderick, and Lilli Palmer. After him are Claude Gensac, Billy Boyd, Adam Savage, Lionel Stander, Colin Farrell, and Shilpa Shetty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Gary Busey ranks 143. Before him are Aguila Saleh Issa, Chico Mendes, James Heckman, Norodom Ranariddh, Lucía Topolansky, and Agnes Baltsa. After him are Tsuyoshi Kunieda, Alice Walker, Ranulph Fiennes, Vlastimil Hort, Frank Oz, and Bernard Cornwell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Busey ranks 2,078 out of 20,380. Before him are Max Wright (1943), Pat Garrett (1850), Matthew Broderick (1962), Cole Porter (1891), Roger Corman (1926), and Bill Tilden (1893). After him are Gus Van Sant (1952), Adam Savage (1967), Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851), Roger Ebert (1942), Jack Dempsey (1895), and Lionel Stander (1908).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gary Busey ranks 535. Before him are Wade Williams (1961), Carl Reiner (1922), Lou Ferrigno (1951), Katherine MacGregor (1925), Max Wright (1943), and Matthew Broderick (1962). After him are Adam Savage (1967), Lionel Stander (1908), Jason Lee (1970), Michael Shannon (1974), Lee Remick (1935), and Richard Jenkins (1947).

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