Talk:Gary Busey

Cleanup

The filmography needs to be wiki-fied, and TV appearances titles need to be linked to their articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hao2lian (talk • contribs) 02:08, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Christianity

I re-added the 'Christian actor' link; he's still a Christian as far as I can ascertain...

• A casual browse of YouTube seems to confirm this —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.174.166.186 (talk) 16:29, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

"Teaching karate to ghosts"

I removed what appears to be a prank edit.--Raguleader 06:32, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Untitled

no mention of "i'm with busey"???? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.43.66.87 (talk) 09:59, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

In the section titled "Personal life" there is an error in the sentence: "In 1997, Busey underwent successful surgery remove a cancerous, plum-sized tumor from his sinus cavity." It should say "to remove a cancerous..." The word "to" was left out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:b8f3:50e0:d042:f6e:44cd:e4b (talk) 02:42, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Draft?

For a person born in 1944 who dropped out of college, the draft and the Vietnam War were the main issues of his youth. Was Busey deferred because of marriage plus a child? Was he physically unable to serve for some reason? A biography has to reflect the historical backdrop, so some information in this regard would flesh out the bio. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.153.18 (talk) 03:38, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

must have had bone spurs like his idol, Trump. 2405:DA40:437F:2700:1C5E:767F:6A35:A5C (talk) 11:18, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Gary Busey's alter ego John Force

"Busey stars as his alter ego John Force in A&E's Driving Force"

I removed that from the article because I'm 100% sure that's a prank. Funny, but a prank nonetheless. ICTimer 04:35, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Trivia

I have a feeling that the trivia section may be false. Someone might want to check that out. Vinnocent 00:30, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Brain damage

The personal life section states "Busey was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in which he was not wearing a helmet. His skull was fractured and doctors feared he suffered permanent brain damage.[3]"

The linked article makes no suggestion that Busey may have suffered permanent brain damage in the crash, it is about his advocacy of wearing a helmet when cycling, skating or riding a motorbike following his recovery from a brain injury. I'm not saying it isn;t true, just that the link doesn't support the statement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.118.95 (talk) 22:49, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Not sure about the brain damage, but Dr. Drew Pinsky said on Howard Stern show that Busey underwent a partial right frontal lobotomy after the accident. --68.51.72.144 (talk) 22:19, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

perfectly explains why he supported Trump. 2405:DA40:437F:2700:1C5E:767F:6A35:A5C (talk) 11:19, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

also, after the sentence about the crash, their is Annother sentence about how he is an outspoken catholic. The wording implys he is religious because of brain damage. Can someone reword that? (It might just be me though since I'm reading it at two In the morning.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.222.18.175 (talk) 07:45, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Saints Row 2

Gary has been doing a lot of work for Saints Row 2 coming out in Aug of 2008. Ironically this game takes place in Stillwater. I'm not sure if that should be added here or not http://www.gametrailers.com/game/4813.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.40.146.112 (talk) 20:56, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Stepbrother to Bruce Jenner

UNDER BRUCE JENNER ARTICLE IT STATES THAT HE AND GARY BUSEY ARE STEPBROTHERS, THIS SHOULD BE LINKED TO GARY BUSEY ALSO —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.209.31.230 (talk) 00:02, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Behavior

I don't want to appear sympathetic to a man who starred in an Anti–American film, but the "Career" section seems to be biased against Busey. In that section, his "peculiar behavior" is mentioned as the reason that Dr. Pinsky recommended that he be seen by the psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Sophy. Is this a subjective statement that results from an editor's point of view? Busey's behavior, to me, is completely rational, mature, and intelligent. Considering the abuse that he seems to tolerate, he might have the most admirable character of anyone in Dr. Pinsky's group, including Dr. Pinsky.Lestrade (talk) 16:44, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Lestrade

Sacasm?

-Nick Jones — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickjones67 (talk • contribs) 13:26, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Upper lip

Was his upper lip enlarged by dental implant surgery?Lestrade (talk) 19:35, 12 November 2008 (UTC)Lestrade

Picture

Haha, the picture must be joke. Someone has to change it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.153.204.26 (talk) 20:34, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

why exactly? I see no problem with it =-_-=--"I am an oktau and a baka at times but deny proven facts and you got a fight" comment added by Dragonmaster88 (talk • contribs) 21:07, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Because it looks downright hideous. He looks deranged. Technically its a good shot for wikipedia - right at the camera, closeup, and not copyrighted, BUT if anyone has one along those lines in which he doesn't look...like that... I'm sure it would be preferred. It was hard to read the article when all I could think about was that picture. 24.107.190.142 (talk) 21:21, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

This is Gary Busey we're talking about. He's probably best known for looking deranged. In fact, people probably know that face much, much better than they do his name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.41.122.148 (talk) 04:57, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Deranged would be fine, but I have to agree that another pic might be better - he doesn't look so much deranged as undead and deranged. It's a pretty creepy pic, even for him. Jedikaiti (talk) 04:09, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

If you can find (or take) one with a free license, then go ahead and add it. There's not much point in talking about it until then.—Chowbok ☠ 14:51, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I guess we have a couple more. Would one of these be more acceptable?—Chowbok ☠ 14:53, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

There are now 3 pictures from him, all from 2007, and other than the one at the top, serve little purpose other than making him look as hideous as possible. I know the guy isn't a looker, but these pictures just seem there for spite. 75.152.104.1 (talk) 00:20, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

"His skull was fractured, and doctors feared he suffered permanent brain damage.[4] Busey has spoken out as being a Christian as a result."

ಠ_ಠ 69.165.130.150 (talk) 21:08, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

I was just watching first episode of HBO's Left Behind and it was mentioned that Gary Busey was one of those that disappeared during the rapture and a man said he could understand the popoe but not Gary Busey. Then someone said it was not for us to understand. I guess it is a personal thing and though this was just an HBO moment, shows it is a personal thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.92.24 (talk) 17:20, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

Assistance please

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I tried to replace some material that had been removed about Gary's stay at the rehab center - a part of it had been deleted, and the article no longer made sense. Unfortunately, a user who has recently gotten rollback reverted the edits and accused me of vandalism without reading the edit summaries or looking at what I had done. I know I will be violating 3RR if I go back and fix this again, even though I am correct in wanting to make it better - but will not risk being blocked. Can someone (preferably an admin) take care of this? Even if all the info on the rehab stay and the Depakote is removed completely, at least the article would make more sense. Okay? Thank you. Trista 24.176.191.234 (talk) 23:38, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

 Done, and that user got their rollback permissions removed for reverting your excellent edit. Samwb123^{T (R)-C-E} 01:24, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

This is vandalism...right?

I think its pretty obvious that someone has vandalised a link to Buseys official website, because currently what the link takes you too is something called "timecube.com" which is basically a massive anti-american rant that looks like it has been written by a two year old. 91.110.56.183 (talk) 00:10, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

I noticed it was redirecting to some sort of placeholder, so I added "no longer working" next to the URL (hope that was ok LOL, im kinda new here!) :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.181.136.203 (talk) 03:03, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Garner

No mention of the Jennifer Garner incident? Surely that something he's known for. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.239.65.171 (talk) 20:43, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

First mention of brain injury doesn't make sense

When discussing Busey's work with Dr. Drew there is mention of his possible brain damage, but until the point there is no mention of his motorcycle accident (the assumed cause of the brain injury). This is confusing and should be reworded by somebody more familiar with editing wikis. 71.10.74.4 (talk) 23:55, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

That confused me, too. I knew nothing about Mr. Busey before I read this article, so when I got to the line in "Career" that says, "Sophy suspected that Busey's brain injury has had a greater effect on him than realized," I was confused. What brain injury? Then I saw that the next section, under his personal life, mentions his motorcycle accident. I think I'll change the wording, though I haven't decided the best way to word it, yet. Pooua (talk) 18:32, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Cancer?

In his appearance on Celebrity Apprentice sunday, Gary Busey claimed that his eye was swollen as an aftereffect of having cancer. Did he? Guy Macon (talk) 04:25, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes, he had a malignant cancer in his nose and sinuses, IIRC. Weird it isnt mentioned in this article on him. http://www.homegame.org/HG/spotlight/gary/ After experiencing a series of nosebleeds, last May Gary found out he had sinovial cell sarcoma maximal sinus cancer. The fact that his cancer was malignant could have caused Gary to waiver dramatically in his faith. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.91.70.120 (talk) 17:55, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Not killed on Gunsmoke

The current career information concerning the TV series "Gunsmoke" should be changed or deleted. Busey's character "Harve Daley" was not killed in "Gunsmoke" episode number 633 titled - "The Busters". He wasn't even shot. The last person killed was John Colicos as "Judge Flood" in episode 631 - "Hard Labor". (Colicos is better known for his role as Klingon "Commander Kor" in Star Trek episode 26 - "Errand of Mercy"). Oddly though, in this episode, Busey's character seems to hurt his head while riding a bronco. In the last minute of the last scene, he is holding his forehead with his left hand. It's strange how an actor's part can sometimes seem to be a foretoken of future events. Mayor Hog (talk) 02:38, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

just saw the episode. Its season 20 episode 22. He was injured but didnt die. and he asked a woman to come with him to another city. There was no suggestion that he was going to die 98.237.94.163 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:04, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Introduction

The introduction says "a large variety". This wordig is awkward at best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.225.38.209 (talk) 01:07, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 10 February 2012

(Under Legal Issues) On February 7th 2012 Filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy protection in California. claiming to owe $500,000. to $1,000,000. in consumer debt.

DEDoherty (talk) 17:02, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --andy4789 ★ · (talk? contribs?) 19:06, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Dancing With The Stars

Amazing performance by Gary Busey tonight in episode 21 on Dancing with the Stars. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:C4:1:A5C0:518F:54CF:E5CE:B92C (talk) 03:11, 16 September 2015 (UTC) 2601:C4:1:A5C0:518F:54CF:E5CE:B92C (talk) 03:18, 16 September 2015 (UTC)GThrower

Appearance in hitman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx2gYXSWO_M http://www.gamesradar.com/hitman-is-giving-you-one-week-to-kill-gary-busey/

Two sources for the hitman appearance, the youtube link is from the official hitman channel It should probably mention something among the lines of "limited time cameo" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.105.216.212 (talk) 08:27, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Busey is credited as an elusive target in the games credits following the mission in Hokkaido the Citation Needed should be removed. 101.189.30.235 (talk) 16:31, 1 December 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.189.30.235 (talk) 16:27, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

References

From Dusk til Dawn

Mr Busey appeared in 2015 in the television series From Dusk Til Dawn. This should be added to his television filmography. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Williamfmoore (talk • contribs) 04:33, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Edit re Trump support

I changed the wording in the personal life section discussing his support for President Trump. Wikimedia received an email expressing disagreement with the use of the word "endorse".ticket:2017051710018712

I do note that the supporting reference uses the term "endorsement". However, is not everyone knows, articles are written by reporters but headlines are written by headline writers — in theory the headline should reflect the contents but in practice the headline is not fully reflective of the article contents. In this particular case the reporter did not use the word endorse anywhere in the article and most importantly, the quotes from Busey, while supportive of President Trump never use the word endorse. I think the word "support" is a more neutral term reflective of the article.--S Philbrick(Talk) 16:45, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Why is there a clear template before Filmography?

Seems like a waste of space. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.249.185.41 (talk) 17:14, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

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HUGE RANGER FAN

i was unaware that Gary was such a die hard Ranger fan, until i had a nice run-in encounter at this weeks Ranger Islander game. He was with some chick which i assumed to be his side piece. Unfortunately Gary did not have such a splendid evening. Some drunk islander fans were Yelling at him for being Gary and telling him to do obscene things sexually. one of them had said "suck ma taint hole Gary." i truly could not understand why things like this were happening but i decided to just sit back and watch. i wish you were all there to see this massacre of Gary. The night did however, end well with the delightful islander fan attempting to purchase Gary a cotton candy (pink flavored). But Gary respectfully declined because hey, hes Gary Busey and Gary dont take no handouts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.38.34.18 (talk) 14:28, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

Strange wording

"In 1997, Busey underwent successful surgery remove a cancerous, plum-sized tumor from his sinus cavity." Shouldn't this read "In 1997, Busey underwent successful surgery TO remove a cancerous, plum-sized tumor from his sinus cavity." or something? With protection, I can't edit, but grammar is incorrect. Keepin' It Real 24.7 (talk) 22:13, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

@Keepin' It Real 24.7: Fixed. You should be able to edit this article in a couple more days. I believe you need 5 days and 10 edits to edit semi-protected articles. You have the edits, your account just needs a bit more time. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:27, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

I wonder if this tumor or his previous head injury has been investigated for a possible correlation to his subsequent, recent political endorsements? After reading the article, I suspect that more investigation might be warranted. 98.194.39.86 (talk) 04:45, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 December 2017

I would like to add "On December 4, 1988, Busey was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in which he was not wearing a helmet. His skull was fractured, and doctors feared he suffered permanent brain damage.[21]" to the opening paragraph. This is useful and necessary context. Phantomred (talk) 08:18, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Not done: It is already included in the "Personal life" section. Not every detail of an article subject's life makes it into the lead paragraph. According to the Manual for Style for lead sections: The lead serves as an introduction to the article and a summary of its most important contents. It would be difficult to substantiate that one motor vehicle accident almost 30 years ago is one of the "most important" things about Busey. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:38, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Odd claim

The statement: "This return to Christianity occurred as a result of his motorcycle accident." makes no sense as written. It sounds like the accident crashed him "back" into Christianity. Isn't there a better way to word this sentiment? 98.194.39.86 (talk) 20:52, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

That isn't really what the cited source says either, so I re-worded it just now. ~Anachronist (talk) 22:49, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

I'm not sure that's entirely incorrect. I've personally heard several people cry out after crashing a motorcycle something to the effect of "Jesus, please help me! My leg is off!" Usually, after the limb(s) is/are re-attached, the affinity for religion also wears off over time. But that's just my observation. 98.194.39.86 (talk) 04:50, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Errors in links in Filmography section

Several of the movies are linked to the wrong articles. I found (but did not fix) the following errors:

South Beach links to the place in Florida.
Warriors links to what a warrior is.
Sticks and Stones links to the children's rhyme.
Suspicious Minds links to an article about a song of that same name.
Detour leads to the article about alternative driving routes.
The Girl Next Door leads to an article about a porn star (Stacy Valentine).
A Crack in the Floor is listed twice (once as 2000 and again as 2001).

Thanatoast (talk) 03:18, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 July 2018

Gary Busey has a daughter and a son besides Jake Busey. This is mentioned in the Personal Life section but this isn't reflected in the infobox where only Jake Busey is mentioned.

Please change the infobox caption "children = Jake Busey (son)" to "children = 3; including Jake Busey (son)". Grubeater (talk) 00:47, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

 Done Meatsgains^(talk) 01:26, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Thank you "Gary's other children, who are not Jake" ... for pointing that out! Good catch. 98.194.39.86 (talk) 04:52, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 August 2018

Add to TV Filmography "The Last Sharknado: It's About Time Beige Almighty (talk) 05:11, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 13:30, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

Birthday missing?

His birthday is June 29, 1944. This is well known on the internet with one search and should be added to this page? 24.148.77.212 (talk) 04:03, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Sexual misconduct allegations

There's nothing in the section about the trial (or plea bargain) and sentence. If this didn't occur -- the charges were dropped -- then the section is salacious gossip. Anybody can say anything about anyone, and so. Anybody can be arrested. We don't print stuff like this. There's no exception for "Enh, not charged, but I bet he did it". No charges, no section Herostratus (talk) 05:13, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

...but he was formally charged. He hasn't, to my knowledge, faced a trial but he was charged. Source.-RomeW (talk) 20:33, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Hit and run allegations

Why is this article still semi-locked? Who is protecting this minor actor from facing any criticism. He just was involved in a hit and run on film. 47.145.107.214 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 19:52, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

I am wondering the same. It is on the news, all over. Catherineyronwode (talk) 05:59, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2024

"Gary Busey was born in Goose Creek, TX" to "Gary Busey was born in Baytown, TX"

The name change happened in the 1940s. Jurn3y170 (talk) 00:20, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: It looks like the consolidation of Goose Creek with Pelly and East Baytown happened in 1947, after he was born (1944). He therefore wasn't born in Baytown, because it didn't exist. Tollens (talk) 07:33, 27 April 2024 (UTC)