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

Psycho Beach Party
Psycho Beach Party
A Very Serious Person
A Very Serious Person
Die, Mommie, Die!
Die, Mommie, Die!
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Trouble on the Corner
Trouble on the Corner
How Real is 'The Star'?
How Real is 'The Star'?
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
Dragtime
Dragtime

Filmography

2021 The Sixth Reel
as Jimmy
2020 The Confession of Lily Dare
as Lily Dare
2020 Stars in the House
as Self
2017 The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
2008 Lipstick Jungle
as Ricardo Bragini
2006 A Very Serious Person
as Jan
2006 Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
as Self
2005 The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
as Leading Lady
2005 How Real is 'The Star'?
as Self
2005 Her Royal Escape to Love
as
2003 Die, Mommie, Die!
as Angela / Barbara Arden
2002 Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
2001 Rescued from the Closet
as Self
2000 Psycho Beach Party
as Captain Monica Stark
1997 Dragtime
as Self
1997 Trouble on the Corner
as Ms. Ellen
1995 Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
as
1994 It Could Happen to You
as Timothy
1993 Addams Family Values
as Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
1993 Frasier
as Mark (voice)