Charles Busch

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Full Name	Charles Busch
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Aug 23, 1954(1954-08-23)
Age	70
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Leo

Charles Busch Biography

Charles Busch is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on August 23, 1954 in New York, United States. Film star who was renowned to his fans by his performances of women. The year 1985 was the year he was awarded the Charlie Local and National Comedy Award from the Association of Comedy Artists.

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Charles Louis Busch (born August 23, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and female impersonator, known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. He wrote and starred in his early plays Off-off-Broadway beginning in 1978, generally in drag roles, and also acted in the works of other playwrights. He also wrote for television and began to act in films and on television in the late 1990s. His best known play is The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife (2000), which was a success on Broadway.

Busch was inspired by Charles Ludlam, an avant-garde performer and playwright who founded The Ridiculous Theatrical Company in 1967 and wrote, directed, and acted in the company’s exaggerated, absurdist camp productions. Busch presented his one-man show Hollywood Confidential in a theater owned by The Ridiculous Theatrical Company in July 1978 at One Sheridan Square, New York. He also appeared for several performances in the company’s production of Bluebeard as Hecate, also in July 1978. Busch said of this experience: “If I had ever entertained a fantasy of working with the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, doing Hecate got it out of my system.” Busch has said that he was also inspired by seeing Joan Sutherland and Zoe Caldwell perform when he was a child. Busch recalled: “When I was about 13 years old, around 1968 or ’69, I went to see Zoe Caldwell in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. I was so dazzled that I don’t think I’ve ever recovered.” In 1991, Busch was performing in his play Red Scare on Sunset. He said that he had difficulty connecting with the audience at one of the performances. Caldwell went backstage after the performance to give him some advice: “‘You are so beautiful. But you were pushing too hard. You’re much better than that.’ …It’s the best lesson I’ve learned from a famous person.” During his run in The Tribute Artist, Busch revealed that he also found inspiration in drag performers Charles Pierce and Mr. Lynne Carter.

He was the child of Benjamin Busch, an aspiring opera singer who had him to stay together with his younger sister New York after his mother’s death.

Charles Busch Net Worth

Charles Busch is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Busch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He discovered a huge love of films from the 1930’s as well as the 1940’s, particularly those that included female leads.

He was awarded his Manhattan Academy of Cabaret Award in both 1985 and 1993 and received his National Comedy Award and the Charlie Local in 1985 from the Association of Comedy Artists.

Busch was born in 1954 and grew up in Hartsdale, New York. He is the Jewish son of Gertrude (née Young) and Benjamin Busch. His father, who wanted to be an opera singer, owned a record store. His mother died when Busch was 7. He has two older sisters: Meg Busch, who used to be a producer of promotional spots for Showtime, and Betsy Busch, a textile designer. Busch’s aunt, Lillian Blum, his mother’s oldest sister and a former teacher, brought him to live in Manhattan after the death of his mother. She told an interviewer: “He was so shy it was almost pathological. … Before he moved in with me, I would pick him up in Hartsdale on a Friday afternoon, and he would be like a zombie. But the minute we crossed the river to New York he was absolutely a new boy.” Busch was intensely interested in films as a young child, especially those with female leads from the 30s and 40s. Blum insisted that Busch read the front page of the newspaper every day to help him keep at least one foot in the real world.

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By 1984, Busch’s performance bookings grew slim. He held various odd jobs, such as temporary office assistant, apartment cleaner, portrait artist “at bar mitzvahs”, phone salesperson, shop manager, ice cream server, sports handicapper and artists’ model.

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Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Charles Busch celebrates birthday on August 23 of every year.

He rewrote the book for the musical Ankles Aweigh for a 1988 production staged by the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut. The New York Times reviewer noted that “Here and there, one sees unmistakable traces of Mr. Busch’s touch. In a funny series of appearances, for example, the actor Frank Siano assumes multiple roles, among them a mugging tenor, a spaced-out priest and, in drag, the mother of the musical’s leading ladies. And some silly puns and what could be called off-color sight gags bear Mr. Busch’s offbeat imprint.” Busch has been a member of the Writers Guild of America since 1989.

Top Facts about Charles Busch

1. Charles Busch is an American playwright, actor, and drag performer.
2. He was born on August 23, 1954 in New York City.
3. Busch has written over 20 plays including “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom”.
4. He received a Tony Award nomination for his play “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife”.
5. Busch has also acted in films such as “Die Mommie Die!” and “Addams Family Values”.
6. He is known for his campy and satirical style of writing.
7. Busch is openly gay and often incorporates LGBTQ themes into his work.
8. In addition to theater, he has also written novels and screenplays.
9. Busch has won numerous awards including the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.
10. His works have been performed all over the world, including off-Broadway and in London’s West End theatre district.