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Home/People/Charles Busch
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Born
Aug 23, 1954
Age 71
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

18
Movies
4
TV Shows
3
Directed
IMDb Profile

Charles Busch

Acting

Biography
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.
The Sixth Reel poster

The Sixth Reel

as Jimmy
2021
The Confession of Lily Dare poster

The Confession of Lily Dare

as Lily Dare
2020
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin poster

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

as Self
2017
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition poster

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

as Self
2006
A Very Serious Person poster

A Very Serious Person

as Jan
2006
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch poster

The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

as Leading Lady
2005
How Real is 'The Star'? poster

How Real is 'The Star'?

as Self
2005
Her Royal Escape to Love poster

Her Royal Escape to Love

Cast
2005
Die, Mommie, Die! poster

Die, Mommie, Die!

as Angela / Barbara Arden
2003
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star poster

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

as Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
2002
Rescued from the Closet poster

Rescued from the Closet

as Self
2001
Psycho Beach Party poster

Psycho Beach Party

as Captain Monica Stark
2000
Dragtime poster

Dragtime

as Self
1997
Trouble on the Corner poster

Trouble on the Corner

as Ms. Ellen
1997
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! poster

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

Cast
1995
It Could Happen to You poster

It Could Happen to You

as Timothy
1994
Addams Family Values poster

Addams Family Values

as Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
1993
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story poster

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Cast
TBA