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William Jacob Busey Wiki Biography
William Jacob Busey was born on 15 June 1971, in Los Angeles, California USA, to photographer Judy Lynn Helkenberg, and actor Gary Busey. He is is an actor, musician and film producer, probably best known for his roles in the films “Contact”, “Starship Troopers” and “Identity”, and in the television series “Shasta McNasty”.
So just how rich is Jake Busey at present? According to sources in mid-2016, Busey has earned a net worth of over $500,000, with his wealth having been acquired mostly through his involvement in the entertainment industry.
Busey grew up in Malibu, California; his parents divorced when he was a small child, but he still developed an interest in acting at an early age, spending most of his childhood years following his father on film sets – already at the age of five, his two hobbies were acting and playing drums. He attended Santa Barbara Community College, but dropped out after a year, and then took drama classes at Jimmy Best Program, following his father into show business.
Busey actually made his film debut at the age of six, playing Henry Darin in the 1978 “Straight Time”, starring his father and Dustin Hoffman. Throughout the ’80s and early ’90s he took minor parts in several films, such as “Barbarosa”, “Shimmer”, “S.F.W.”, “The Stoned Age”, “PCU”, “I’ll Do Anything” and “Twister”. More notable roles came in 1997, with the Jodie Foster film “Contact” in which Busey played the murderous religious fanatic Joseph, and “Starship Troopers”, in which he took the role of the soldier Ice Levy. His net worth was at its start.
In 2000 he took a main role in the crime comedy “Held Up”, along with Jamie Foxx. Another starring role came with the 2001 comedy “Tomcats”, in which he played bachelor Kyle Brenner. Several other film roles followed, among them one main television role in the UPN series “Shasta McNasty”. However, none of the projects proved to be box office successes. That changed in 2003, when the actor was cast as convict Robert Maine in James Mangold’s thriller “Identity”. The same year he appeared in the film “The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting”, and in 2004 in the holiday comedy “Christmas with the Kranks”. Busey had established himself as a recognized figure in the film industry, and his net worth was considerably boosted.
Jake made his debut as a producer with the 2005 film “The Rain Maker”, in which he also had a small part. He was also a producer of the 2011 film “Cross”, in which he played the role of Backfire.
In the years since, Busey has appeared in a number of movies, including “Don’t Pass Me By”, “Sparks”, “Psych” and “Reaper”. His television credits include the series “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” and “Justified”, and the miniseries “Texas Rising”. His appearances now number almost 50 productions – all have helped his net worth.
Aside from his acting career, Busey is also involved in the music industry. He plays drums for the band Sons of the Lawless; their song “Let Me Down” is featured over the end credits of the film “Nazis at the Center of the Earth”, in which Busey also starred.
When it comes to his private life, Busey has a daughter with his fiance April Hutchinson, with whom he was first engaged in the ’90s. After an 11-year separation, the couple renewed their engagement in the 2000s. They currently reside in Los Angeles, California.
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William Jacob Busey Quick Info
Full Name | Jake Busey |
Net Worth | $500,000 |
Date Of Birth | June 15, 1971 |
Place Of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Height | 6′ 3″ (1.91 m) |
Profession | Actor, Producer, Musician |
Education | Santa Barbara Community College, drama classes at Jimmy Best Program |
Nationality | American |
Children | Autumn Rosalia Busey |
Parents | Judy Helkenberg, Gary Busey |
Siblings | Luke Sampson Busey, Alectra Busey |
Partner | April Hutchonson |
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IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0000998 |
Movies | “Straight Time”, “Windrunner” (1995), “Contact”, “Starship Troopers”, “Shasta McNasty”, “Contact”, “Starship Troopers”, “Identity” (2003), “Shasta McNasty”, “The Killing Jar” (2010),”Psych” (2013), “Sparks” (2013), “Justified” (2015), “Cross” (2011), “Nazis at the Center… |
TV Shows | Good Vibes, Shasta McNasty, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series |
William Jacob Busey Trademarks
- His wicked smile
William Jacob Busey Important Facts
- He is of English (primarily), Scottish, Irish, German, and French ancestry.
- Has a daughter, Autumn Rosalia Busey, with his partner April Hutchinson.
- Builds custom motorbikes, is a proud father, and enjoys off road racing.
- Former stepson of Tiani Warden.
- He has a sister, Alectra Elizabeth, who is a student and a brother, Luke, born Feb 23rd 2010.
- Learned to play violin for Starship Troopers (1997).
- During the filming of Starship Troopers (1997), Jake suffered heatstroke after working all day in 120* desert sun. This stopped production for a week. When he recovered, several large holes were cut into his uniform so he could cool off. Many other cast member’s suits had this modification as well in order to prevent further cases. On average there were 25 people per day being treated for heatstroke during the filming of Starship Troopers.
- Jake has played drums since early childhood.
- Jake is an instrument rated private pilot. He earned his license in September of 1997 after having met the pilots of the helicopter he flew on screen in Home Fries (1998).
- Son of Gary Busey and Judy Busey. Gary credits Jake with helping him conquer a serious cocaine habit, and with helping him recover from a near-fatal motorcycle accident. Both men have appeared in adaptations of John Grisham novels: Gary was in The Firm (1993); Jake appears in Christmas with the Kranks (2004).
- Appeared in two MTV promos in the early 1990s.
William Jacob Busey Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Predator | 2018 | post-production | Actor | |
Guitars and Guns | 2017 | post-production | Snake | Actor |
Dead Again in Tombstone | 2017 | Video completed | Colonel Jackson Boomer | Actor |
A Boy Called Sailboat | post-production | Bing | Actor | |
Dead Ant | announced | Merrick | Actor | |
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Professor Aiden Tanner Aiden Tanner |
Actor |
Swing State | 2016 | Woody Woodrow | Actor | |
Expendable Assets | 2016 | Tony | Actor | |
No Touching | 2016 | Short | Carp | Actor |
Arbor Demon | 2016 | Sean | Actor | |
Deserted | 2016/I | Clay | Actor | |
Last Man Club | 2016 | Diamond Jim | Actor | |
A Christmas Reunion | 2015 | TV Movie | Dylan Carruthers | Actor |
Tomato | 2015 | Short | Man | Actor |
Most Likely to Die | 2015 | Tarkin | Actor | |
Growing Up Smith | 2015 | Officer Dick | Actor | |
Texas Rising | 2015 | TV Mini-Series | Samuel Wallace | Actor |
Fractured | 2015/II | Detective James Harding | Actor | |
Justified | 2015 | TV Series | Lewis Mago | Actor |
Alongside Night | 2014 | President of the United States | Actor | |
Reaper | 2014/I | Bill | Actor | |
Perception | 2014 | TV Series | Jeff | Actor |
Wicked Blood | 2014 | Video | Bobby Stinson | Actor |
Girl Meets Boy | 2013 | Richard | Actor | |
Paranormal Movie | 2013 | Stepdad | Actor | |
Sparks | 2013/I | Sledge | Actor | |
Psych | 2013 | TV Series | FBI Agent | Actor |
The Devil’s Dozen | 2013 | Actor | ||
Don’t Pass Me By | 2013 | Fred Norwick | Actor | |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! | 2012 | Video | Oscar (voice) | Actor |
Franklin & Bash | 2012 | TV Series | Dr. Doug | Actor |
Spec Ops: The Line | 2012 | Video Game | The Radioman / Multiplayer Announcer (voice) | Actor |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Sequels | 2012 | Short | FDR Teddy Roosevelt |
Actor |
Nazis at the Center of the Earth | 2012 | Video | Dr. Adrian Riestad | Actor |
Crazy Eyes | 2012 | Dan Drake | Actor | |
The Finder | 2012 | TV Series | Bobby the Twin | Actor |
Good Vibes | 2011 | TV Series | Turk | Actor |
The Closer | 2011 | TV Series | Eric Shaw | Actor |
CSI: NY | 2011 | TV Series | Randy Davis | Actor |
TORC: The Off-Road Championship | 2011 | TV Series | Narrator | Actor |
Cross | 2011 | Video | Backfire | Actor |
The Good Guys | 2010 | TV Series | Brody | Actor |
Sons of Tucson | 2010 | TV Series | Tony | Actor |
The Killing Jar | 2010 | Greene | Actor | |
The Mentalist | 2009 | TV Series | Vern Nichols | Actor |
Play Dead | 2009 | Video | Merle Jones | Actor |
Time Bomb | 2008 | Jason Philby | Actor | |
Comanche Moon | 2008 | TV Mini-Series | Tudwal | Actor |
Playing Chicken | 2007 | TV Movie | Karl | Actor |
CSI: Miami | 2007 | TV Series | Phillip Craven | Actor |
Broken | 2006/I | Vince | Actor | |
Death Row | 2006 | TV Movie | Marco | Actor |
Road House 2: Last Call | 2006 | Video | Wild Bill | Actor |
Wristcutters: A Love Story | 2006 | Brian (uncredited) | Actor | |
Code Breakers | 2005 | TV Movie | Straub | Actor |
Sex, Love & Secrets | 2005 | TV Series | Ray Foley | Actor |
War of the Worlds | 2005 | Video | Lt. Samuelson (as William Busey) | Actor |
The Rain Makers | 2005 | Shaw | Actor | |
The Tao of Pong | 2004 | Short | Maurice | Actor |
Christmas with the Kranks | 2004 | Officer Treen | Actor | |
Charmed | 2004 | TV Series | Nigel | Actor |
Karen Sisco | 2003 | TV Series | Peter Dillard | Actor |
The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting | 2003 | Video | Jack | Actor |
Identity | 2003 | Robert Maine | Actor | |
Lost Junction | 2003 | Matt | Actor | |
Fastlane | 2003 | TV Series | Johnny ‘O’ Oregano | Actor |
The Twilight Zone | 2002 | TV Series | Vince Hansen | Actor |
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | 2002 | Darrell Claxton | Actor | |
Jeremiah | 2002 | TV Series | Jake Davenport | Actor |
Fast Sofa | 2001 | Rick Jeffers | Actor | |
Tomcats | 2001 | Kyle Brenner | Actor | |
Shasta McNasty | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Dennis | Actor |
Tail Lights Fade | 1999 | Bruce | Actor | |
Held Up | 1999 | Beaumont | Actor | |
Enemy of the State | 1998 | Krug | Actor | |
Black Cat Run | 1998 | TV Movie | Deputy Norm Babbitt | Actor |
Home Fries | 1998 | Angus Montier | Actor | |
Starship Troopers | 1997 | Ace Levy | Actor | |
Quiet Days in Hollywood | 1997 | Curt | Actor | |
Contact | 1997 | Joseph | Actor | |
The Frighteners | 1996 | Johnny Bartlett | Actor | |
Twister | 1996 | Mobile Lab Technician | Actor | |
The Foot Shooting Party | 1994 | Short | Tree | Actor |
Tales from the Crypt | 1994 | TV Series | Frank | Actor |
The Stöned Age | 1994 | Jimmy Muldoon | Actor | |
S.F.W. | 1994 | Morrow Streeter | Actor | |
Motorcycle Gang | 1994 | TV Movie | Jake | Actor |
Windrunner | 1994 | Dave Promisco | Actor | |
PCU | 1994 | Mersh | Actor | |
I’ll Do Anything | 1994 | Burke’s Fired Driver | Actor | |
Shimmer | 1993 | Richard Halverson | Actor | |
Cruel Doubt | 1992 | TV Mini-Series | Student | Actor |
Hider in the House | 1989 | Teenage Tom (voice) | Actor | |
Barbarosa | 1982 | Cook Boy | Actor | |
Straight Time | 1978 | Henry Darin (as Jacob Busey) | Actor | |
Guitars and Guns | 2017 | producer post-production | Producer | |
Cross | 2011 | Video producer | Producer | |
The Rain Makers | 2005 | associate producer | Producer | |
TORC: The Off-Road Championship | 2011 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Music Department | |
Tail Lights Fade | 1999 | the director wishes to thank: for the Toronto debacle – as Jake | Thanks | |
Classic Hollywood Cinemas | 2016 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Purity | 2016 | Short | Himself – Host | Self |
Noches con Platanito | 2015 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
On Set from Dusk Till Dawn | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Professor Aiden Tanner (2014) | Self |
Teens Wanna Know | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
A Beary Scary Movie | 2012 | Himself | Self | |
H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds: Behind the Scenes | 2005 | Video | Himself | Self |
Overnight | 2003 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2003 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Death from Above: The Making of ‘Starship Troopers’ | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
MADtv | 2000 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Making of ‘The Frighteners’ | 1998 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Wild On… | 1997 | TV Series | Himself – Guest Host | Self |
The Making of ‘Enemy of the State’ | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself | Archive Footage |
William Jacob Busey Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2001 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | Tomcats (2001) | Won |
2001 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | Tomcats (2001) | Nominated |