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Charles Busch

Charles Busch

Acting

Born: 1954-08-23

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.

Known For

Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

Timothy

Frasier

Frasier

Mark (voice)

Psycho Beach Party

Psycho Beach Party

Captain Monica Stark

Die, Mommie, Die!

Die, Mommie, Die!

Angela / Barbara Arden

Lipstick Jungle

Lipstick Jungle

Ricardo Bragini

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

Self

A Very Serious Person

A Very Serious Person

Jan

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Self

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian

The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

Leading Lady

Trouble on the Corner

Trouble on the Corner

Ms. Ellen

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

Self

Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

Self

The Sixth Reel

The Sixth Reel

Jimmy

How Real is 'The Star'?

How Real is 'The Star'?

Self

Her Royal Escape to Love

Her Royal Escape to Love

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Dragtime

Dragtime

Self

The Confession of Lily Dare

The Confession of Lily Dare

Lily Dare

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

No Poster

In the Life

Self/Host

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

Self