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Charles Busch

Charles Busch

Born: 1954-08-23

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
The Sixth Reel poster
The Sixth Reel
2021 • Jimmy
The Confession of Lily Dare poster
The Confession of Lily Dare
2020 • Lily Dare
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin poster
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 • Self
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition poster
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006 • Self
A Very Serious Person poster
A Very Serious Person
2006 • Jan
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch poster
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005 • Leading Lady
How Real is 'The Star'? poster
How Real is 'The Star'?
2005 • Self
Her Royal Escape to Love poster
Her Royal Escape to Love
2005
Die, Mommie, Die! poster
Die, Mommie, Die!
2003 • Angela / Barbara Arden
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star poster
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002 • Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
Rescued from the Closet poster
Rescued from the Closet
2001 • Self
Psycho Beach Party poster
Psycho Beach Party
2000 • Captain Monica Stark
Dragtime poster
Dragtime
1997 • Self
Trouble on the Corner poster
Trouble on the Corner
1997 • Ms. Ellen
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! poster
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
It Could Happen to You poster
It Could Happen to You
1994 • Timothy
Addams Family Values poster
Addams Family Values
1993 • Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story poster
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story