Jake Busey’s (Stranger Things) Net Worth, Height, Family

• William Jacob Busey Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California in 1971.
• He is an actor, film producer, and a musician, best known for his role in the movie "The Frighteners".
• He grew up travelling around southern California with his father who was a gypsy musician.
• He has appeared in multiple movies and TV series, including "The Predator", "Ray Donovan", and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D".
• Jake is 48 years old, has a net worth of over $1.5 million, and is an instrument-rated pilot.

Known for movies

Starship Troopers (1997)
as Ace Levy

Identity (2003)
as Robert Maine

Enemy of the State (1998)
as Krug

The Frighteners (1996)
as Johnny Bartlett

Who is Jake Busey (Stranger Things)? Wiki Bio

William Jacob Busey Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California USA, on 15 June 1971 – his zodiac sign is Gemini and he holds American nationality. He is an actor, film producer, and a musician, perhaps still best known for having portrayed Johnny Bartlett in the horror comedy movie “The Frighteners” in 1996 which starred Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, and Peter Dobson, about a man who starts talking to ghosts after his wife dies in a car accident, and has to deal with a demon before it kills both ghosts and humans on Earth. The movie won three awards and was nominated for 16 others.

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Childhood and education

Jake was raised an only child in Malibu, California by his mother Judy Busey who was a photographer, and his father Gary Busey who is a noted actor and musician. Jake spent most of his early life travelling around southern California, as his father was living as a gypsy and was on the road most of the time performing with bands and musicians such as Leon Russell and Little Feat, and took Jake with him. This is when Jake became interested in singing, and while attending Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, he was a member of a band as a vocalist and drummer, and he was also interested in sports playing football and basketball. His parents divorced during his teenage years, and so Jake has a half-sister Alectra Elizabeth and a half-brother Luke who is 10 years old as of 2020.

Upon matriculation in 1989, he enrolled at Santa Barbara City College, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre in 1992. After that, he moved to Los Angeles and focused entirely on his career as an actor.

Jake’s roles in movies and TV series (1978-2000)

Jake made his debut film appearance in 1978 at the age of seven, when he portrayed Henry Darin in the crime drama movie “Straight Time” which starred Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell and Gary Busey, and is about a man who returns to crime after he is released on parole. In 1982, Jake portrayed the Cook Boy in the western movie “Barbarosa”, which starred Willie Nelson and Gary Busey, about a young cowboy who becomes friends with a bandit, and goes traveling with him while running away from the law.

In 1989 Jake appeared in the thriller movie “Hider in the House”, which starred his father Gary, Mimi Rogers and Michael McKean, about a man living in the attic of a family who are unaware of his presence; the movie was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Genre Video Release. The year 1992 saw him star in the two-part crime drama film “Cruel Doubt”, which is about three college students who are being tried for a murder and assault. The film was a success, winning two awards and being nominated for three others including two Primetime Emmys. The following year saw Jake appear in the drama “Shimmer”, which starred Marcus Klemp and Elijah James Shepard, the story of two boys who become friends while staying at the Midwestern Juvenile Detention Center.

In 1994, Jake had an opportunity to star alongside the famous Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the short film “The Foot Shooting Party”, about a musician who decides to shoot his own foot to avoid being sent to fight in Vietnam. He appeared in several other movies in the same year, such as the black comedy movie “S.F.W.”, the comedy “The Stoned Age”, and the satirical comedy drama “I’ll Do Anything”. The following year saw him play the supporting character Curt in the German drama movie “Quiet Days in Hollywood”, followed by his portrayal of Dave Promisco in the family fantasy film “Windrunner”, but which went unnoticed.

In the following years, Jake appeared in many movies, such as the disaster film “Twister” in 1996, produced by Steven Spielberg, the satirical military science fiction film “Starship Troopers” in 1997, and the critically acclaimed action thriller film “Enemy of the State” in 1998, which starred Will Smith and Gene Hackman and is about a lawyer who is framed by a corrupt politician who ends up trying to kill him; the movie won five awards and was nominated for 16 others.

Several roles followed such as those in the drama movie “Home Fries” in 1998, his debut series appearance in the comedy “Shasta McNasty”, and the crime buddy comedy film “Held Up” in 1999.

Appearances in movies and TV series (2001 – Present)

The year 2001 saw Jake portray one of the lead characters – Kyle Brenner – in the comedy movie “Tomcats”, which also starred Jerry O’Connell and Shannon Elizabeth, and he also played Jake Davenport in the American-Canadian post-apocalyptic action drama series “Jeremiah”, about life on Earth after all adults died due to a deadly virus.

In 2002, Jake was invited to portray Darell in the comedy drama movie “The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest”, which starred Adam Garcia and which is closely based on the eponymous novel written by Po Bronson.

In the same year, he appeared in the episode “Chosen” of the series “The Twilight Zone”, and then played the supporting character Robert Maine in the psychological slasher film “Identity”, and Jack in the horror thriller movie “The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting” in 2003. Some of the roles which followed were as Officer Treen in the Christmas comedy film “Christmas with the Kranks”, and as Warlock in the episode “WitchStock” of the fantasy drama series “Charmed” in 2004.

He worked as an assistant producer for the first time on the action drama movie “The Rain Makers” in 2005, which starred himself, Ray Wise and David Andrews but which received rather poor reviews as it has 3.8/10 rating on the movie and TV series rating website IMDb.

He then appeared in the action movie “Road House 2”, and the black comedy film “Wristcutters: A Love Story” in 2006, while the year 2008 saw him star in the thriller movie “Time Bomb”, but which was a box office failure. He produced another poorly received movie “Cross” in 2011, which starred Brian Austin Green and Michael Clarke Duncan, about a man with superhuman abilities battling evil in Los Angeles.

In 2012, Jake played supporting characters in the independent film “Don’t Pass Me By”, the science fiction movie “Nazis at the Center of the Earth”, and the family comedy film “Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!”. He made a cameo appearance as an FBI Agent in the episode “Santabarbaratown 2” of the detective comedy drama series “Psych” in 2013, before being cast in his first lead role in a series, portraying Professor Aiden ‘Sex Machine’ Tanner in the horror series “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” from 2014 to 2016.

He then appeared in the drama movie “Last Man Cub”, and the psychological thriller film “Deserted” both in 2016, before playing the supporting character Carl in the critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic drama series “Day 5” in 2017. In the same year, Jake appeared in three episodes of the crime drama series “Ray Donovan”, and five episodes of the horror web series “Freakish”.

He was cast to portray Sean Keyes in the science fiction action movie “The Predator” in 2018, as well as Tony Caine in the series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, and Whit Dexter in a single episode of the action police procedural series “NCIS”.

Some of his latest roles have been in the third season of the web science fiction horror drama series “Stranger Things”, the crime drama series “L.A.’s Finest”, and the drama thriller series “Mr. Robot” all shot in 2019.

Love life and relationships

Jake met April Hutchison on the set of a movie he was cast to appear in, and on which April was working in the make-up department. While doing his make-up, Jake asked her out on a date and two have been together to this day counting over 10 years of their relationship. In 2012, April gave birth to their daughter Autumn Rosalia Busey, but they’ve been keeping her out of the spotlight. Jake and April have agreed not to marry, and are currently living together with their daughter at their home in Los Angeles, California.

Bagel Sunday with my #1 princess. We love us some #westernBagel! pic.twitter.com/3Thg9LcuAg

— Jake Busey (@TheJakeBusey) September 23, 2018

April has worked as a make-up artist for over 30 movies and TV series,  some of the most popular among these include the biographical adventure drama movie “Into the Wild” in 2007, the documentary “Cathouse: The Musical” in 2008, and the short documentary film “Space Junk 3D” in 2012. In 2018, she was nominated for an Artisan Award for Best Makeup – Commercials and Music Videos for the short comedy music video “Katy Perry Feat. Nicki Minaj: Swish Swish”.

Hobbies and other interests

While shooting for the film “Starship Troopers” in 1997, Jake learntto play the violin as required of him for the role, and he today knows how to play several music pieces; he had many problems during the shooting for the film which was in the desert, and he suffered a heatstroke as well as around 25 other people every day.

Jake became interested in piloting at a very early age, as his father pilots both planes and helicopters, and Jake received his instrument-rated piloting license in 1998, as he wanted to fly the helicopter in the film “Home Fries” himself, rather than to hire a stuntman. He is also interested in building custom motorcycles, which he usually sells although leaving the best for himself, and he is keen on off-road racing.

Some of his personal favorite actors are Jim Carrey, Robin Williams and Tom Hanks, while some of his favorite movies are “Inception”, “The Number 23”, and “Dead Poets Society”.

Appearance and net worth

Jake is 48 years old. He has short blonde hair and blue eyes, is 6ft 3ins (1.91m) tall, and weighs around 187lbs (85kgs). As of May 2020, his net worth is estimated at over $1.5 million.

Marks

#	Marks / Signs
1	His wicked smile

Facts

#	Fact
1	He is of English (primarily), Scottish, Irish, German, and French ancestry.
2	Has a daughter, Autumn Rosalia Busey, with his partner April Hutchinson.
3	Builds custom motorbikes, is a proud father, and enjoys off road racing.
4	Former stepson of Tiani Warden.
5	He has a sister, Alectra Elizabeth, who is a student and a brother, Luke, born Feb 23rd 2010.
6	Learned to play violin for Starship Troopers (1997).
7	During the filming of Starship Troopers (1997), Jake suffered heatstroke after working all day in 120* desert sun. This stopped production for a week. When he recovered, several large holes were cut into his uniform so he could cool off. Many other cast member's suits had this modification as well in order to prevent further cases. On average there were 25 people per day being treated for heatstroke during the filming of Starship Troopers.
8	Jake has played drums since early childhood.
9	Jake is an instrument rated private pilot. He earned his license in September of 1997 after having met the pilots of the helicopter he flew on screen in Home Fries (1998).
10	Son of Gary Busey and Judy Busey. Gary credits Jake with helping him conquer a serious cocaine habit, and with helping him recover from a near-fatal motorcycle accident. Both men have appeared in adaptations of John Grisham novels: Gary was in The Firm (1993); Jake appears in Christmas with the Kranks (2004).
11	Appeared in two MTV promos in the early 1990s.

Pictures

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Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Predator	2018	post-production
Guitars and Guns	2017	post-production	Snake
Dead Again in Tombstone	2017	Video completed	Colonel Jackson Boomer
A Boy Called Sailboat		post-production	Bing
Dead Ant		announced	Merrick
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series	2014-2016	TV Series	Professor Aiden Tanner Aiden Tanner
Swing State	2016		Woody Woodrow
Expendable Assets	2016		Tony
No Touching	2016	Short	Carp
Arbor Demon	2016		Sean
Deserted	2016/I		Clay
Last Man Club	2016		Diamond Jim
A Christmas Reunion	2015	TV Movie	Dylan Carruthers
Tomato	2015	Short	Man
Most Likely to Die	2015		Tarkin
Growing Up Smith	2015		Officer Dick
Texas Rising	2015	TV Mini-Series	Samuel Wallace
Fractured	2015/II		Detective James Harding
Justified	2015	TV Series	Lewis Mago
Alongside Night	2014		President of the United States
Reaper	2014/I		Bill
Perception	2014	TV Series	Jeff
Wicked Blood	2014	Video	Bobby Stinson
Girl Meets Boy	2013		Richard
Paranormal Movie	2013		Stepdad
Sparks	2013/I		Sledge
Psych	2013	TV Series	FBI Agent
The Devil's Dozen	2013
Don't Pass Me By	2013		Fred Norwick
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!	2012	Video	Oscar (voice)
Franklin & Bash	2012	TV Series	Dr. Doug
Spec Ops: The Line	2012	Video Game	The Radioman / Multiplayer Announcer (voice)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Sequels	2012	Short	FDR Teddy Roosevelt
Nazis at the Center of the Earth	2012	Video	Dr. Adrian Riestad
Crazy Eyes	2012		Dan Drake
The Finder	2012	TV Series	Bobby the Twin
Good Vibes	2011	TV Series	Turk
The Closer	2011	TV Series	Eric Shaw
CSI: NY	2011	TV Series	Randy Davis
TORC: The Off-Road Championship	2011	TV Series	Narrator
Cross	2011	Video	Backfire
The Good Guys	2010	TV Series	Brody
Sons of Tucson	2010	TV Series	Tony
The Killing Jar	2010		Greene
The Mentalist	2009	TV Series	Vern Nichols
Play Dead	2009	Video	Merle Jones
Time Bomb	2008		Jason Philby
Comanche Moon	2008	TV Mini-Series	Tudwal
Playing Chicken	2007	TV Movie	Karl
CSI: Miami	2007	TV Series	Phillip Craven
Broken	2006/I		Vince
Death Row	2006	TV Movie	Marco
Road House 2: Last Call	2006	Video	Wild Bill
Wristcutters: A Love Story	2006		Brian (uncredited)
Code Breakers	2005	TV Movie	Straub
Sex, Love & Secrets	2005	TV Series	Ray Foley
War of the Worlds	2005	Video	Lt. Samuelson (as William Busey)
The Rain Makers	2005		Shaw
The Tao of Pong	2004	Short	Maurice
Christmas with the Kranks	2004		Officer Treen
Charmed	2004	TV Series	Nigel
Karen Sisco	2003	TV Series	Peter Dillard
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting	2003	Video	Jack
Identity	2003		Robert Maine
Lost Junction	2003		Matt
Fastlane	2003	TV Series	Johnny 'O' Oregano
The Twilight Zone	2002	TV Series	Vince Hansen
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest	2002		Darrell Claxton
Jeremiah	2002	TV Series	Jake Davenport
Fast Sofa	2001		Rick Jeffers
Tomcats	2001		Kyle Brenner
Shasta McNasty	1999-2000	TV Series	Dennis
Tail Lights Fade	1999		Bruce
Held Up	1999		Beaumont
Enemy of the State	1998		Krug
Black Cat Run	1998	TV Movie	Deputy Norm Babbitt
Home Fries	1998		Angus Montier
Starship Troopers	1997		Ace Levy
Quiet Days in Hollywood	1997		Curt
Contact	1997		Joseph
The Frighteners	1996		Johnny Bartlett
Twister	1996		Mobile Lab Technician
The Foot Shooting Party	1994	Short	Tree
Tales from the Crypt	1994	TV Series	Frank
The Stöned Age	1994		Jimmy Muldoon
S.F.W.	1994		Morrow Streeter
Motorcycle Gang	1994	TV Movie	Jake
Windrunner	1994		Dave Promisco
PCU	1994		Mersh
I'll Do Anything	1994		Burke's Fired Driver
Shimmer	1993		Richard Halverson
Cruel Doubt	1992	TV Mini-Series	Student
Hider in the House	1989		Teenage Tom (voice)
Barbarosa	1982		Cook Boy
Straight Time	1978		Henry Darin (as Jacob Busey)

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Guitars and Guns	2017	producer post-production
Cross	2011	Video producer
The Rain Makers	2005	associate producer

Music Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
TORC: The Off-Road Championship	2011	TV Series performer - 1 episode

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Tail Lights Fade	1999	the director wishes to thank: for the Toronto debacle - as Jake

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Classic Hollywood Cinemas	2016	Documentary	Himself
Purity	2016	Short	Himself - Host
Noches con Platanito	2015	TV Series	Himself - Guest
On Set from Dusk Till Dawn	2014	TV Series documentary	Professor Aiden Tanner (2014)
Teens Wanna Know	2014	TV Series	Himself - Guest
A Beary Scary Movie	2012		Himself
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds: Behind the Scenes	2005	Video	Himself
Overnight	2003	Documentary	Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	2003	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'	2002	Video documentary short	Himself
MADtv	2000	TV Series	Himself
The Making of 'The Frighteners'	1998	Video documentary	Himself
Wild On...	1997	TV Series	Himself - Guest Host

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Making of 'Enemy of the State'	2006	Video documentary short	Himself

Awards

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2001	Stinker Award	The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst Supporting Actor	Tomcats (2001)