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Charles Busch(I)

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Charles Busch in Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
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Charles Busch is a writer in theater and writer of the film Psycho Beach Party (2000). He is famous for crossdressing in his films he appears in and theatrical presentations he does. Busch got a lot of attention in film and television work playing a prisoner named Nat Ginsberg for two seasons on HBO's Oz (1997).
BornAugust 23, 1954
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BornAugust 23, 1954
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      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Jason Priestley, Philip Baker Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Charles Busch, Frances Conroy, and Stark Sands in Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
    Die, Mommie, Die!
    6.4
    • Angela Arden
    • Barbara Arden
    • 2003
    Amy Adams, Lauren Ambrose, Nicholas Brendon, Charles Busch, and Kimberley Davies in Psycho Beach Party (2000)
    Psycho Beach Party
    6.1
    • Captain Monica Stark
    • 2000
    A Very Serious Person (2006)
    A Very Serious Person
    6.5
    • Jan
    • 2006
    The Sixth Reel (2021)
    The Sixth Reel
    6.3
    • Jimmy
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Adam and Steve Escape from Maga (2025)
      Adam and Steve Escape from Maga
      • Charles Busch
      • 2025
    • Radio Play Revival (2021)
      Radio Play Revival
      6.2
      Podcast Series
      • Mrs. Ballinger (voice)
      • 2022
    • Ray DeForest in Doris Dear's Gurl Talk (2020)
      Doris Dear's Gurl Talk
      TV Mini Series
      • 2021
    • Charles Busch, Donna Cooper, Greg Mullavey, Maryann Plunkett, Melinda Tanner, Peter Welch, Aidan J. Lawrence, Robert G. McKay, Michael Gentile, Lei Zhou, Cecelia Antoinette, Camille Saturday, Meghan Rafferty, Kevin Cristaldi, Shane Patrick, Brigid Harrington, and Glen Russo in The House Arrest Rooneys (2021)
      The House Arrest Rooneys
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Margaret Rooney
      • 2021
    • The Sixth Reel (2021)
      The Sixth Reel
      6.3
      • Jimmy
      • 2021
    • Backstage Babble (2020)
      Backstage Babble
      Podcast Series
      • Guest
      • 2020
    • Aaron Weinstein in Say What!: A Geriatric Proposal (2017)
      Say What!: A Geriatric Proposal
      Short
      • Hayes
      • Cynthia
      • Mrs. Weinstein (voice)
      • 2017
    • Lipstick Jungle (2008)
      Lipstick Jungle
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Ricardo Bragini
      • 2008
    • A Very Serious Person (2006)
      A Very Serious Person
      6.5
      • Jan
      • 2006
    • Jason Priestley, Philip Baker Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Charles Busch, Frances Conroy, and Stark Sands in Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
      Die, Mommie, Die!
      6.4
      • Angela Arden
      • Barbara Arden
      • 2003
    • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)
      Frasier
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Mark (voice)
      • 2002
    • J.D. Williams in Oz (1997)
      Oz
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Nat Ginzburg
      • 1999–2000
    • Amy Adams, Lauren Ambrose, Nicholas Brendon, Charles Busch, and Kimberley Davies in Psycho Beach Party (2000)
      Psycho Beach Party
      6.1
      • Captain Monica Stark
      • 2000
    • Debi Mazar and Tony Goldwyn in Trouble on the Corner (1997)
      Trouble on the Corner
      5.1
      • Ms. Ellen
      • 1997
    • Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda in It Could Happen to You (1994)
      It Could Happen to You
      6.4
      • Timothy
      • 1994

    Writer

    • The Sixth Reel (2021)
      The Sixth Reel
      6.3
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • A Very Serious Person (2006)
      A Very Serious Person
      6.5
      • written by
      • 2006
    • Jason Priestley, Philip Baker Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Charles Busch, Frances Conroy, and Stark Sands in Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
      Die, Mommie, Die!
      6.4
      • play
      • screenplay
      • 2003
    • Amy Adams, Lauren Ambrose, Nicholas Brendon, Charles Busch, and Kimberley Davies in Psycho Beach Party (2000)
      Psycho Beach Party
      6.1
      • play
      • screenplay
      • 2000

    Director

    • The Sixth Reel (2021)
      The Sixth Reel
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2021
    • A Very Serious Person (2006)
      A Very Serious Person
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2006
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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • August 23, 1954
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Plays Lady Sylvia Allington in "Shanghai Moon" play he also wrote (Drama Dept., New York City, New York, USA).
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      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles

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      Barbra Streisand expressed interest at one time in a film version of Charles Busch's play Tale of the Allergist's Wife".

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