Birth nameWilliam Gareth Jacob Busey Sr. Birth information29 June 1944, Goose Creek, Texas, USA BioA blond-haired, fair-complexioned actor with a toothy grin and capable of an unsettling glint in his eyes, Gary Busey was born in Goose Creek, Texas, to a Native American father and an Irish mother and was raised in Oklahoma. He graduated from college in 1963 and for a while was a professional musician. A talented drummer, he played in several bands, including those of country-and-western legends Leon Russell, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson.Busey's first film appearance was as a biker in the low-budget Angels Hard as They Come (1971) and, over the next few years, he landed several film roles generally as a country hick/redneck or surly, rebellious types. His real breakthrough came in the dynamic 1978 film The Buddy Holly Story (1978), with Busey taking the lead role as Buddy Holly, in addition to playing guitar and singing all the vocals! His stellar performance scored him a Best Actor nomination and the attention of Hollywood taking overcasting agents. Next up, he joined fellow young actors William Katt and Jan-Michael Vincent as surfing buddies growing up together in the cult surf film Big Wednesday (1978), directed by John Milius. However, a string of appearances in somewhat mediocre films took him out of the spotlight for several years, until he played the brutal assassin "Mr. Joshua" trying to kill L.A. cops Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the runaway mega-hit Lethal Weapon (1987). Further strong roles followed, including alongside Danny Glover once again in Predator 2 (1990). He was back on the beaches, this time tracking bank robbers with FBI agent Keanu Reeves, in Point Break (1991) and nearly stole the show as a psychotic Navy officer in league with terrorists led by Tommy Lee Jones taking over the USS Missouri in the highly popular Under Siege (1992).The entertaining Busey has continued to remain busy in front of the cameras and has certainly developed a minor cult following among many film fans. Plus, he's also the proud father of accomplished young actor Jake Busey, whose looks make him almost a dead ringer for his famous father.

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Photo: Entertainment Weekly What will Watchmen end up doing at the box-office? Will it be a success or a box-office bust? How do you determine whether it's a success or not? Drew from HitFix.com tells me via Twitter a film "must earn two and a half times what it cost" to be determined a success. Peter from SlashFilm then says Watchmen cost $110-120 million to make before marketing when Devin from Chud.com chimes in saying it cost more than that. Let's say Watchmen cost $150 million to make before marketing. Based on Drew's number it's going to need to make $375 million to be a "hit". Peter points out we should take into consideration the film tie-in books and the upcoming five related DVD/Bd releases. It's a lot to consider and a major gamble for Warner Bros. In an effort to gain an
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Yesterday's disappointing (but expected) decision by California's Supreme Court to uphold Prop 8 caused a flurry of activity on the social networks, especially Twitter, where it's easier (and quicker) to voice outrage.
We skimmed a few Twitter accounts and found some celebrities who didn't hesitate to tweet their displeasure, including Margaret Cho, Diablo Cody, Aubrey O'Day, Wil Wheaton, Fran Drescher, Gary Busey and Nellie Oleson herself, among others. Take a look ...









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In a story from Moviehole, Robert Rodriguez is overtly courting Arnold Schwarzenegger for his Predators movie.
Apparently, the Governor of California is a little busy at the moment so he hasn't responded, yet. The biggest problem with this is that the shoot is coming up soon so Schwarzenegger needs to get in touch with Rodriguez if this is going to happen.
Moviehole's source goes on to say that a role has even been written for Arnold. Rodriguez does not see Predators as a remake but rather a sequel to the original film.
The early rumors have Schwarzenegger coming back as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer, "the canon-armed Special Forces leader" who battled the original extraterrestrial beast in the first film. Arnold's character will not be the lead in the film but one whose role should take a couple of days to shoot.,
Initially, Schwarzenegger had been asked to come aboard as

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