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Charles Busch is a writer in theater and writer of the film Psycho Beach Party. He is famous for crossdressing in his films he appears in and theatrical presentations he does. Busch got a lot of attention in film and television work playing a prisoner named Nat Ginsberg for two seasons on HBO's Oz. See full bio »

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2008 Lipstick Jungle (TV series)
Ricardo Bragini
– Chapter Five: Dressed to Kill (2008) … Ricardo Bragini
 
2006 A Very Serious Person
Jan
 
2003 Die, Mommie, Die!
Angela Arden/Barbara Arden
 
2002 Frasier (TV series)
Mark
– Enemy at the Gate (2002) … Mark (voice)
 
2001 One Life to Live (TV series)
Peg Barlow
 
1999-2000 Oz (TV series)
Nat Ginzburg
– A Word to the Wise (2000) … Nat Ginzburg
– Gray Matter (2000) … Nat Ginzburg
– Works of Mercy (2000) … Nat Ginzburg
– The Bill of Wrongs (2000) … Nat Ginzburg
– Obituaries (2000) … Nat Ginzburg
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2000 Psycho Beach Party
Captain Monica Stark
 
1997 Trouble on the Corner
Ms. Ellen
 
1994 It Could Happen to You
Timothy
 
1993 Addams Family Values
Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
 
1988 Gandahar
Gemnen (voice: English version)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2006 A Very Serious Person (written by)
 
2003 Die, Mommie, Die! (play / screenplay)
 
2000 Psycho Beach Party (play / screenplay)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2005 The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (documentary) (source: photographs)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2003 Die, Mommie, Die! (lyrics: "The Salt and Pepper Polka" / performer: "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", " Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey", "Spinning Wheel")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2004 Enfant Terrible: A Conversation with Patty McCormack (video short) (special thanks)
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
2012 The 2012 Annual Actors Fund Gala Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 2011: Year in Review (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993-2007 In the Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Building on the Past (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Under the Pink Carpet (TV series)
Himself
– Another Gay TV Show (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2005 The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (documentary)
Leading Lady
 
2003 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Die, Mommie, Die! (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (TV documentary)
Himself - Playwright/Crawford Historian
 
2001 The 55th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2001 Rescued from the Closet (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Dragtime (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The 42nd Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

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(1990) His play, "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom", was performed at the Edge Productions Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Peter Mohawk in the cast. See more »

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Trivia:

Barbra Streisand expressed interest at one time in a film version of Charles Busch's play Tale of the Allergist's Wife". See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo