- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 23, 1954
- Place of Birth
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Charles Busch
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.
Filmography
movieThe Sixth Reel
2021 · Jimmy, Director, Screenplay
movieThe Confession of Lily Dare
2020 · Lily Dare, Writer
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self
movieThe Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 · Self
tvLipstick Jungle
2008 · Ricardo Bragini
movieBette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006 · Self
movieStardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · Self
movieA Very Serious Person
2006 · Jan, Director, Writer
movieThe Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005 · Leading Lady
movieHow Real is 'The Star'?
2005 · Self
movieHer Royal Escape to Love
2005 · , Director, Writer
movieDie, Mommie, Die!
2003 · Angela / Barbara Arden, Screenplay, Theatre Play
movieJoan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002 · Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
movieRescued from the Closet
2001 · Self
moviePsycho Beach Party
2000 · Captain Monica Stark, Theatre Play, Writer
movieDragtime
1997 · Self
movieTrouble on the Corner
1997 · Ms. Ellen
movieLive from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
movieIt Could Happen to You
1994 · Timothy
movieAddams Family Values
1993 · Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
tvFrasier
1993 · Mark (voice)
In the Life
tvIn the Life
1992 · Self/Host, Writer
movieMidnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
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