
Charles Busch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 23 August 1954
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
Acting 19
- 2026Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
- 2021The Sixth Reel as Jimmy
- 2020The Confession of Lily Dare as Lily Dare
- 2017The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin as Self
- 2006Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition as Self
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis Story as Self
- 2006A Very Serious Person as Jan
- 2005The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch as Leading Lady
- 2005How Real is 'The Star'? as Self
- 2005Her Royal Escape to Love
- 2003Die, Mommie, Die! as Angela / Barbara Arden
- 2002Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star as Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
- 2001Rescued from the Closet as Self
- 2000Psycho Beach Party as Captain Monica Stark
- 1997Dragtime as Self
- 1997Trouble on the Corner as Ms. Ellen
- 1995Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
- 1994It Could Happen to You as Timothy
- 1993Addams Family Values as Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
Writing 6
- 2021The Sixth Reel · screenplay
- 2020The Confession of Lily Dare · writer
- 2006A Very Serious Person · writer
- 2005Her Royal Escape to Love · writer
- 2003Die, Mommie, Die! · theatre play
- 2000Psycho Beach Party · writer
Directing 3
- 2021The Sixth Reel · director
- 2006A Very Serious Person · director
- 2005Her Royal Escape to Love · director





