Editing Gary Busey (section)

===Mid-career===
In the 1980s, Busey's films included the critically acclaimed western ''[[Barbarosa]]''  (1982), the comedies ''[[D.C. Cab]]'' (1983)<ref>''[[People (American magazine)|People]]'' May 15, 1989, pp. 65–68.</ref> and ''[[Insignificance (film)|Insignificance]]'' (1985), the [[Stephen King]] adaptation ''[[Silver Bullet (film)|Silver Bullet]]'' (1985), and the action film ''[[Eye of the Tiger (film)|Eye of the Tiger]]'' (1986). He played one of the primary antagonists opposite [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Danny Glover]] in the action comedy ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' (1987). He also starred in the psychological thriller ''[[Hider in the House (film)|Hider in the House]]'' (1989).

In the 1990s, he had prominent supporting roles in successful action films such as ''[[Predator 2]]'' (1990), ''[[Point Break (1991 film)|Point Break]]'' (1991), ''[[Under Siege]]'' (1992), and ''[[Drop Zone (film)|Drop Zone]]'' (1994). He also appeared in ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' (1992), ''[[The Firm (1993 film)|The Firm]]'' (1993), ''[[Rookie of the Year (film)|Rookie of the Year]]'' (1993), ''[[Black Sheep (1996 film)|Black Sheep]]'' (1995), ''[[Lost Highway (film)|Lost Highway]]'' (1997), ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998), and ''[[Soldier (1998 American film)|Soldier]]'' (1998).

Busey sang the song "Stay All Night" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in 1979 (season 4, episode 14), and on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' in the 1990s.<ref>{{YouTube|hwNSXNXA3nU|Gary Busey – Stay All Night}}</ref>

In 2002, Busey voiced the character Phil Cassidy in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' and later reprised the role in the prequel ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' in 2006. In 2003, he starred in a Comedy Central reality show, ''[[I'm with Busey]]''. In 2005, he also voiced himself in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''<ref>{{cite episode | title = On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister | episode-link = On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister | series = The Simpsons | series-link = The Simpsons | network = Fox | airdate = June 3, 2005 | season = 16 | number = 11 }}</ref> and appeared in the popular miniseries ''[[Into the West (miniseries)|Into the West]]''. Busey controversially appeared in the 2006 Turkish nationalist film ''[[Valley of the Wolves: Iraq]]'' ({{langx|tr|Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak}}), which was accused of [[fascism]], [[anti-Americanism]],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4700154.stm |work=BBC News | title=Turkish rush to embrace anti-US film | date=February 10, 2006 | access-date=May 3, 2010}}</ref> and [[antisemitism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,402432,00.html |title=Turkish Film Uproar: Attacking the American Enemy on Screen|work=Der Spiegel |date=February 22, 2006 |access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref>

Busey starred in the horror film ''[[The Gingerdead Man]]'' (2005) as the titular character and crazed killer Millard Findlemeyer. In 2007, he appeared as himself in a prominent recurring role on [[HBO]]'s ''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]'', in which he parodied his eccentric image, ultimately appearing on three episodes of the show. In 2008, he joined the second season of the reality show ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]''.<ref>Archive of {{cite web |url=http://blog.vh1.com/2008-06-10/new-slate-of-celebs-check-into-rehab-2-with-dr-drew/ |title=Celebs Check Into Rehab 2 With Dr. Drew |access-date=March 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613005309/http://blog.vh1.com/2008-06-10/new-slate-of-celebs-check-into-rehab-2-with-dr-drew/ |archive-date=June 13, 2008 }}, [[VH!]] [[press release]], June 10, 2008.</ref> In 2009, Busey appeared as a roaster at the [[Comedy Central Roast]] of Larry the Cable Guy.