Charles Busch

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.

  • Title: Charles Busch
  • Popularity: 0.4335
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1954-08-23
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Charles Busch Movies

  • 2000
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    Psycho Beach Party

    Psycho Beach Party

    5.7 2000 HD

    Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.

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  • 2006
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    A Very Serious Person

    A Very Serious Person

    5.5 2006 HD

    Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan woman raising her parentless thirteen-year-old grandson, Gil. Spending the summer by the shore, the emotionally reserved Jan finds himself oddly cast as a mentor to Gil in having to prepare the sensitive boy for life with his cousins in Florida after his grandmother's death.

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  • 2003
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    Die, Mommie, Die!

    Die, Mommie, Die!

    6.5 2003 HD

    Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. However, Angela's manipulative daughter, gay son and alcoholic maid are not going to make it easy for her.

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  • 2005
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    The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

    The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

    5.7 2005 HD

    Tender and upbeat, THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH is the affectionate and entertaining tribute to actor, writer, drag performer, and glamorous leading lady Charles Busch.

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  • 1997
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    Trouble on the Corner

    Trouble on the Corner

    1.7 1997 HD

    Jeff, a troubled therapist, suffers a breakdown when he spies on his sexy neighbor Ericca, a beautiful model that rollerblades around her apartment in red gloves and a kimono. When he confuses his erotically bizarre patients' most perverse neuroses with his own, the fine line between reality and fantasy erodes with lethal consequences. Darkly comedic, Trouble on the Corner takes you into the depths of one man's decent into madness and races toward the murderous conclusion of this tale of a modern urban nightmare.

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  • 2005
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    How Real is 'The Star'?

    How Real is 'The Star'?

    6 2005 HD

    A short documentary about the Bette Davis film, The Star from 1952.

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  • 2002
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    Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

    Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

    6.7 2002 HD

    In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest." caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silents to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career.

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  • 1970
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    Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

    Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

    1 1970 HD

    A documentary on John Schlesinger and Michael Childers.

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  • 1997
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    Dragtime

    Dragtime

    1 1997 HD

    A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of some of the most famous drag queens of today: Varla Jean Merman, Candis Cayne, Lady Bunny and Lypsinka. These frocked out femmes of fashion light up the screen!

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  • 1994
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    It Could Happen to You

    It Could Happen to You

    6.7 1994 HD

    Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.

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  • 2005
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    Her Royal Escape to Love

    Her Royal Escape to Love

    5 2005 HD

    Photoplay and Direction by Charles Busch

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  • 1993
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    Addams Family Values

    Addams Family Values

    6.967 1993 HD

    Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.

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  • 2017
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    The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

    The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

    6.3 2017 HD

    The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels inspired millions to reclaim their lives.

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  • 2020
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    The Confession of Lily Dare

    The Confession of Lily Dare

    1 2020 HD

    Played against the gaudy tapestry of turn of the century California’s notorious Barbary Coast, The Confession of Lily Dare tells the story of one woman’s tumultuous passage from convent girl to glittering cabaret chanteuse to infamous madame of a string of brothels. Behind her every move lies her greatest secret, her undying devotion to the child she was forced to abandon.

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  • 2006
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    Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

    Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

    6.7 2006 HD

    An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"

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  • 1995
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    Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

    Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

    1 1995 HD

    Documentary about the creation of the iconic Broadway show

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  • 2001
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    Rescued from the Closet

    Rescued from the Closet

    6 2001 HD

    Rescued from the Closet is a 2001 documentary consisting of interviews originally recorded for the 1995 film The Celluloid Closet. It explores the history and impact of LGBT representation in cinema, providing insights into the portrayal and evolution of LGBT characters and themes within the film industry.

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  • 2021
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    The Sixth Reel

    The Sixth Reel

    1 2021 HD

    When the death of a close friend unearths the long-thought lost final reel of a classic Tod Browning horror film, Jimmy and his cohorts each concoct underhanded schemes involving false romances, drag personas….and maybe vampires?…to cash in on a big sale of the film. But can the urge to bring the moviegoing community together with this lost classic prevail over the desire to get rich quick?

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  • 2006
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    A Very Serious Person

    A Very Serious Person

    5.5 2006 HD

    Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan woman raising her parentless thirteen-year-old grandson, Gil. Spending the summer by the shore, the emotionally reserved Jan finds himself oddly cast as a mentor to Gil in having to prepare the sensitive boy for life with his cousins in Florida after his grandmother's death.

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    A Very Serious Person

    A Very Serious Person

    5.5 2006 HD

    Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan woman raising her parentless thirteen-year-old grandson, Gil. Spending the summer by the shore, the emotionally reserved Jan finds himself oddly cast as a mentor to Gil in having to prepare the sensitive boy for life with his cousins in Florida after his grandmother's death.

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  • 2021
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    The Sixth Reel

    The Sixth Reel

    1 2021 HD

    When the death of a close friend unearths the long-thought lost final reel of a classic Tod Browning horror film, Jimmy and his cohorts each concoct underhanded schemes involving false romances, drag personas….and maybe vampires?…to cash in on a big sale of the film. But can the urge to bring the moviegoing community together with this lost classic prevail over the desire to get rich quick?

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  • 2021
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    The Sixth Reel

    The Sixth Reel

    1 2021 HD

    When the death of a close friend unearths the long-thought lost final reel of a classic Tod Browning horror film, Jimmy and his cohorts each concoct underhanded schemes involving false romances, drag personas….and maybe vampires?…to cash in on a big sale of the film. But can the urge to bring the moviegoing community together with this lost classic prevail over the desire to get rich quick?

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  • 2005
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    Her Royal Escape to Love

    Her Royal Escape to Love

    5 2005 HD

    Photoplay and Direction by Charles Busch

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  • 2005
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    Her Royal Escape to Love

    Her Royal Escape to Love

    5 2005 HD

    Photoplay and Direction by Charles Busch

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  • 2003
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    Die, Mommie, Die!

    Die, Mommie, Die!

    6.5 2003 HD

    Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. However, Angela's manipulative daughter, gay son and alcoholic maid are not going to make it easy for her.

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  • 2003
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    Die, Mommie, Die!

    Die, Mommie, Die!

    6.5 2003 HD

    Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. However, Angela's manipulative daughter, gay son and alcoholic maid are not going to make it easy for her.

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  • 2020
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    The Confession of Lily Dare

    The Confession of Lily Dare

    1 2020 HD

    Played against the gaudy tapestry of turn of the century California’s notorious Barbary Coast, The Confession of Lily Dare tells the story of one woman’s tumultuous passage from convent girl to glittering cabaret chanteuse to infamous madame of a string of brothels. Behind her every move lies her greatest secret, her undying devotion to the child she was forced to abandon.

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  • 2000
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    Psycho Beach Party

    Psycho Beach Party

    5.7 2000 HD

    Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.

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  • 2000
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    Psycho Beach Party

    Psycho Beach Party

    5.7 2000 HD

    Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.

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  • 2008
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    Lipstick Jungle

    Lipstick Jungle

    6.1 2008 HD

    Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio. The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside showrunner/head writer Oliver Goldstick. The pilot was directed by Gary Winick.

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  • 1993
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    Frasier

    Frasier

    7.7 1993 HD

    After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

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  • 1992
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    In the Life

    In the Life

    1 1992 HD

    Produced by In The Life Media, In the Life is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender television newsmagazine that is broadcast on PBS. Premiering on June 9, 1992, it is the longest running LGBT television program in history. In September 2012, In The Life Media announced that the December 2012 broadcast would be the last. ITLM says it will work with other organizations to create a web-based archive of historical videos documenting the LGBT rights movement, enhancing the organization's online presence and hopefully broadening its reach.

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  • 2020
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    Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

    1 2020 HD

    In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created Stars in the House, a daily live streamed series to support The Actors Fund and its services.

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  • 1970
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    Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

    1 1970 HD

    Produced by In The Life Media, In the Life is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender television newsmagazine that is broadcast on PBS. Premiering on June 9, 1992, it is the longest running LGBT television program in history. In September 2012, In The Life Media announced that the December 2012 broadcast would be the last. ITLM says it will work with other organizations to create a web-based archive of historical videos documenting the LGBT rights movement, enhancing the organization's online presence and hopefully broadening its reach.

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