Charles Busch
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
Frasier
Stars in the House
Lipstick Jungle
Addams Family Values
It Could Happen to You
Psycho Beach Party
Trouble on the Corner
Rescued from the Closet
All Movies (18)
- The Sixth Reel2021 · as Jimmy
- The Confession of Lily Dare2020 · as Lily Dare
- The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2017 · as Self
- Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition2006 · as Self
- A Very Serious Person2006 · as Jan
- The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch2005 · as Leading Lady
- How Real is 'The Star'?2005 · as Self
- Her Royal Escape to Love2005
- Die, Mommie, Die!2003 · as Angela / Barbara Arden
- Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star2002 · as Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
- Rescued from the Closet2001 · as Self
- Psycho Beach Party2000 · as Captain Monica Stark
- Dragtime1997 · as Self
- Trouble on the Corner1997 · as Ms. Ellen
- Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!1995
- It Could Happen to You1994 · as Timothy
- Addams Family Values1993 · as Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
- Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story—
All TV Shows (4)
- Stars in the House2020 · as Self
- Lipstick Jungle2008 · as Ricardo Bragini
- Frasier1993 · as Mark (voice)
- In the Life1992 · as Self/Host