Celebrity Apprentice!
Who is Gary Busey and why is he famous?
[Mar. 13]
Green celebrity Gary Busey, famous for Lethal Weapon and The Buddy Holly Story, is also an accomplished musician. With blond hair and a fair complexion, Gary Busey is known for his toothy grin. For a time, Busey was a professional drummer for the likes of Leon Russell, Kris Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson.
According to IMDb, Busey first made it big in film for playing the lead role of Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978). His performance in the film earned him a nomination for Best Actor. As a matter of trivia, Gary Busey not only played the guitar himself in the film, but he sang all the vocals as well.
The green celebrity was quickly picked up by Hollywood agents and went on to star in the mega-hit Lethal Weapon (1987) with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. He appeared again with Danny Glover in Predator (1990). A less known film is Big Wednesday (1978), a surfing cult classic. He again starred in another surfing related movie, Point Break (1991), when he starred with Keanu Reeves as his FBI partner hunting down the ex-Presidents with Patrick Swayze leading the group disguised as Ronald Reagan. Busey appeared again in Under Siege (1992), who played the arch-enemy of star and aikido teacher Steven Seagal.
Most Recently, Gary Busey has surfaced as one of the contestants for the 2011 season of The Celebrity Apprentice 4 (The Apprentice 11) with Donald Trump. Busey will be competing to benefit The Center for Head Injury Services, an organization near and dear to the green celebrity.
