Charles Busch
- Acting
- August 23, 1954
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
Filmography
- The Sixth Reel · Jimmy, Director
- The Confession of Lily Dare · Lily Dare, Writer
- Stars in the House · Self
- The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin · Self
- Lipstick Jungle · Ricardo Bragini
- Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition · Self
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · Self
- A Very Serious Person · Jan, Director
- The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch · Leading Lady
- How Real is 'The Star'? · Self
- Her Royal Escape to Love · Director, Writer
- Die, Mommie, Die! · Angela / Barbara Arden, Screenplay
- Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star · Self
- Rescued from the Closet · Self
- Psycho Beach Party · Captain Monica Stark, Theatre Play
- Dragtime · Self
- Trouble on the Corner · Ms. Ellen
- Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
- It Could Happen to You · Timothy
- Addams Family Values · Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
- Frasier · Mark (Voice)
- In the Life · Self/Host, Writer
- Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story