Charles Busch

Actor

Charles Busch

Born August 23, 195410 films

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.

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Psycho Beach Party posterFirst watchPsycho Beach Party20005.8as Captain Monica StarkA major role.Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality…View film

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10 films as actor
  1. TBAMidnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
  2. 2021The Sixth ReelJimmy
  3. 2020The Confession of Lily DareLily Dare
  4. 2006A Very Serious PersonJan
  5. 2005Her Royal Escape to Love
  6. 2003Die, Mommie, Die!Angela / Barbara Arden
  7. 2000Psycho Beach PartyCaptain Monica Stark
  8. 1995Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
  9. 1994It Could Happen to YouTimothy
  10. 1993Addams Family ValuesCountess Cousin Aphasia du Berry