Jake Busey
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 Busey (right) on the Children Uniting Nations Academy Award Viewing Party, 2009 |
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| Born | William Jacob Busey June 15, 1971 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, musician, film producer |
William Jacob "Jake" Busey (born June 15, 1971) is an American actor, musician and film producer. He is sometimes credited as "Jacob Busey" or "William Busey".
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[edit] Personal life
Busey was born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Malibu, California, the son of Judy Lynn Helkenberg, a photographer, and actor Gary Busey.[1] Busey spent his childhood on film sets and touring with bands in which his father played. He began considering his career choices at the age of five when he took up the two hobbies that grew into professions: acting and playing the drums. Busey resides in Los Angeles, where he writes and plays drums for a band, "Sons of the Lawless". He also plays guitar and is a baritone singer.
[edit] Career
Busey's motion picture debut was in the 1978 film Straight Time with his father Gary and Dustin Hoffman. His two most notable appearances are as the murderous religious fanatic opposite Jodie Foster in Contact and as smart-mouthed soldier Ace Levy in Starship Troopers. He appeared in H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, one of three 2005 film adaptations of the novel by H.G. Wells, alongside C. Thomas Howell. Additionally, he has had major roles in Tomcats opposite Jerry O'Connell and Shannon Elizabeth, in James Mangold's thriller Identity, with C. Thomas Howell in the The Hitcher II, Michael J. Fox in Peter Jackson's The Frighteners and Road House 2. Busey played the role of "Backfire" in Patrick Durham's movie Cross which was released directly to DVD and download in May 2011.
He has also had minor parts in films like Windrunner: A Spirited Journey starring Jason Wiles, Christmas with the Kranks starring Tim Allen, I'll Do Anything, Enemy of the State, The Killing Jar, The Stoned Age, PCU, and Fast Sofa with Jennifer Tilly and Natasha Lyonne. He was also a main character on the television show Shasta McNasty.
[edit] References
- ^ "Jake Busey Biography (1971-)". Filmreference.com. 1971-06-15. http://www.filmreference.com/film/55/Jake-Busey.html. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
