Gary Busey

Actor Gary Busey was nominated for an Academy Award early in his career, but as the years advanced, his best work was unfortunately eclipsed by bizarre personal behavior and speculation that a near-fatal motorcycle accident had rendered him “a little off.” Whether he was mining his own personal demons –drug addiction and, at times, violent behavior – or merely acting, the toothy six-foot blond came to be known as one of Hollywood’s most dynamic, believable wackos for his unsettling intensity both onscreen and off. Well into his sixties, the actor who claimed he was born with “the energy of 10