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Gary Busey

Facts of Gary Busey

Date of Birth: 1944 , June-29
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet

Quick Timeline of Gary Busey

1944 Born in Baytown, Texas
1962 Graduated from Nathan Hale High School
1967 Joined The Rubber Band
1968 Began his acting career
1974 Appeared in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1968 Got Married
1971 First child, Jake Busey
1990 Divorced with Judy Busey
1994 Second child, Alectra Busey
1996 Married to Tiani Warden
2010 Third child, Luke Sampson Busey
1987 Won CableACE Awards
1978 Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1979 Won National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

Detail Timeline of Gary Busey

June 29 , 1944

Born in Baytown, Texas

Born as William Gary Busey in Baytown, Texas, United States of America to Sadie Virginia Arnett and Delmer Lloyd Busey, Gary was raised in upper middle class family. He is an American and is of white ethnicity.

1962

Graduated from Nathan Hale High School

Gary completed his high school graduation from Nathan Hale High School. He graduated from there in 1962. After that he won a football scholarship and then he joined Pittsburg State University. He then joined Oklahoma State University. 

1967

Joined The Rubber Band

While he was in Pittsburg State University and Oklahoma State University, he became more interested in acting and then he dropped out from there with just one class short of graduation. Gary began his career as a drummer in The Rubber Band.  He also appeared in several of their recordings.

1968

Began his acting career

As he was more interested in acting than any other thing, Gary made his acting debut in 1968 and that was in the movie, Wild in the Streets. The following year, he appeared in the television series, The High Chaparral. 

1974

Appeared in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

He made his acting debut in 1968 and then be began appearing in several movies and television series. His breakthrough role came in 1974 after he appeared in the movie, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Till now, he has appeared in more than 100 movies and television series.

December 30 , 1968

Got Married

On 30th of December 1968, Gary got married to Judy Busey. Judy Busey is an actress and she is famous for her role in American Pie Presents Band Camp. They welcomed their first child, Jake Busey in 1971. 

June 15 , 1971

First child, Jake Busey

Multi talented American actor, Jake Busey is his first child. Jake is also popular as a musician and movie producer. Jake was born to Gary and his first wife Judy on 15th of June 1971. Jake was born in Los Angeles, California, USA.

July 20 , 1990

Divorced with Judy Busey

Though he became father of a son and got married with Judy Busey for more than two decade, this married life didn't move further than 1990. Gary and Judy decided to dissolve their married life that year and they finalized it on 20th of July.

1994

Second child, Alectra Busey

He also became father for the second time in his life and that was in 1994. He and his ex partner, Tracy Hutchinson welcomed their first child together that year and that time it was a baby girl and they named her Alectra Busey. 

September 23 , 1996

Married to Tiani Warden

On 23rd of September 1996, Gary got married to Tiani Warden. Tiani Warden is also an actress from United States. They dissolved their married life on 31st of August 2001. They didn't have any children from this married life.

February 23 , 2010

Third child, Luke Sampson Busey

These days, he is engaged to Steffanie Sampson. Beautiful and sexy Steffanie Sampson is also an actress. As a loving couple, they welcomed their first child together a son, Luke Sampson Busey on 23rd of February 2010.

1987

Won CableACE Awards

In 1987, he got nominated in CableACE Awards for the first time in his life. He got nominated in this award for his role in the television series, The Hitchhiker. That year, he was honored with this award for Actor in a Dramatic Series.

1978

Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award is also one of the prestigious awards in the acting world. He got nominated in this award for the first time in 1978; he was actually nominated from two different categories. He was honored from one nomination.

1979

Won National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

Till now, he has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and he has also won several of them. In 1979, he got his first nomination in National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA and he won this award for Best Actor.

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On the 30th of December 1968, Gary got married to Judy Busey. Judy Busey is an actress and she is famous for her role in American Pie Presents Band Camp. They welcomed their first child, Jake Busey in 1971. They got divorced on the 20th of July 1990.

On the 23rd of September 1996, Gary got married to Tiani Warden. Tiani Warden is also an actress from the United States. They dissolved their married life on the 31st of August 2001.

These days, he is engaged to Steffanie Sampson. Steffanie Sampson is also an actress. As a loving couple, they welcomed their first child together a son, Luke Sampson Busey on the 23rd of February 2010.

Gary completed his high school graduation from Nathan Hale High School. He graduated from there in 1962. After that he won a football scholarship and then he joined Pittsburg State University. He then joined Oklahoma State University. There he became more interested in acting and then he dropped out from there with just one class short of graduation.

Gary began his career as a drummer in The Rubber Band. Later he joined the band Carp and he also played an important role to release their debut album in 1969.

Gary made his acting debut in 1968 and that was in the movie, Wild in the Streets. The following year, he appeared in the television series, The High Chaparral. His breakthrough role came in 1974 after he appeared in the movie, Thunderbolt, and Lightfoot. Till now, he has appeared in more than 100 movies and television series.