Gary Busey, native Texan and eccentric actor, celebrates 73rd birthday The actor has been in at least 150 movies over his 46-year career

Gary Busey from Bayton, Texas The Oscar-nominated and toothy actor has been shocking audiences for years with his Buseyisms (mostly acronyms,) reality show appearances, and predictably unpredictable outbursts.

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Gary Busey, the eccentric movie star who has appeared in more than 150 films, is celebrating his 73rd birthday today.

The actor was born June 29, 1944 in Goose Creek, Texas, which is now part of Baytown.

In 1962, Busey graduated high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and attended college at Oklahoma State University, but dropped out to pursue a career in acting. His film debut came in 1971 when he was cast as Henry in the biker film, "Angels Hard as They Come." Seven years later, Busey earned his first and only "Best Actor" Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holly in 1978's "The Buddy Holly Story."

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In 1988, Busey was in a terrible motorcycle crash and suffered extensive head trauma as a result of not wearing a helmet. He did ride his motorcycle without headgear again, but told Oprah in an interview that "it was so sinful and so stupid and so insane that I got a helmet."

Busey also suffered a cocaine overdose in 1995, and afterwards swore that he would never touch the drug again.

Despite Busey's misfortunes, the actor has maintained a 46-year career in front of the camera. But to younger audiences, Busey is famous for his bizarre behavior on reality shows like "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" (2008), Donald Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" (2011 and 2013), "Celebrity Big Brother" (2014) and "Dancing with the Stars" (2015).

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Busey is also big on creating acronyms for ordinary words or phrases. For example, "time out" means, to insure measured energy on using time. The star has cleverly named his heartfelt interpretations, Buseyisms.

Even if Busey isn't churning out blockbuster classics anymore, we will continue to enjoy every Buseyism that we can get. Happy birthday Gary Busey!

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