Detailed Biography

William Jacob "Jake" Busey is an American actor and film producer. He is sometimes credited as Jacob or William Busey.

Personal life

Busey was born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Malibu, California, the son of Judy Lynn , a photographer, and actor Gary Busey. Busey spent his childhood on film sets and touring with bands that his father played in. He began considering his career choices at the age of five when he took up the two hobbies that grew into professions: acting and playing the drums. Busey resides in Los Angeles, where he writes and plays bass guitar for a band.

Career

His motion picture debut was in the film Straight Time with his father Gary and Dustin Hoffman. Busey has since played in numerous performances, from the murderous religious fanatic opposite Jodie Foster in Contact to the smart-mouthed soldier in Starship Troopers. He appeared in "H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds " with C. Thomas Howell. Additionally, he has had major roles in Tomcats opposite Jerry O'Connell and Shannon Elizabeth, in James Mangold's thriller Identity, with C. Thomas Howell in the "The Hitcher II", and Michael J. Fox in Peter Jackson's "The Frighteners". And Road House 2

He has also had minor parts in films like Christmas with the Kranks, I'll Do Anything, Enemy of the State, The Stoned Age, and Twister.