William Jacob "Jake" Busey (born June 15, 1971) is an American actor and film producer. He is sometimes credited as Jacob or William Busey.
Busey was born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Malibu, California, the son of Judy Lynn (née Helkenberg), a photographer, and actor Gary Busey. Busey spent his childhood on film sets and touring with bands that his father played in. He began considering his career choices at the age of five when he ...
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William Jacob "Jake" Busey (born June 15, 1971) is an American actor and film producer. He is sometimes credited as Jacob or William Busey.
Busey was born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Malibu, California, the son of Judy Lynn (née Helkenberg), a photographer, and actor Gary Busey. Busey spent his childhood on film sets and touring with bands that his father played in. 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 bass guitar for a band.
His motion picture debut was in the film Straight Time with his father Gary and Dustin Hoffman. Busey has since played in numerous performances, from the murderous religious fanatic opposite Jodie Foster in Contact to the smart-mouthed soldier in Starship Troopers. He appeared in "H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005 film)" with C. Thomas Howell. Additionally, he has had major roles...
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