Gary Busey wife: Judy Helkenberg and Tiani Warden

June 2024 · 3 minute read

Gary Busey has been accused of a hit-and-run accident leaving his wife and kids in a complete state of surprise. But how do you know about them? Read on as we will bring you exclusive information about Gary Busey’s wife, Judy Hulkenberg and Tiani Warden.

Who is Gary Busey?

Gary Busey is an American actor born on June 29, 1944, in Goose Creek, Texas, United States of America but moved from Goose Creek to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he later attended Bell Junior High School.

He also attended and graduated from Nathan Hale High School and went on to attend offeyville Community College before attending Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, on a football scholarship, where he became interested in acting.

After a knee injury, he then transferred to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to study theatre. He however quit school just one unit short of graduation.

In 1974, Busey made his major film debut with a supporting role in Michael Cimino’s buddy action caper Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges.

In 1976, he was hired by Barbra Streisand and her producer-boyfriend Jon Peters to play Bobby Ritchie, road manager to Kris Kristofferson’s character in the remake film A Star is Born. On the DVD commentary of the film, Streisand says Busey was great and that she had seen him on a TV series and thought he had the right qualities to play the role.

In 1978, he starred as rock legend Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story with Sartain as The Big Bopper. For his performance, Busey received the greatest critical acclaim of his career and the movie earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and the National Society of Film Critics’ Best Actor award for him.

In the same year he also starred in the small yet acclaimed drama Straight Time and the surfing movie Big Wednesday, which is now a minor cult classic.

In the 1980s, Busey’s films included the critically acclaimed western Barbarosa, the comedies D.C. Cab and Insignificance, and the Stephen Kingadaptation Silver Bullet.

He played one of the primary antagonists opposite Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the action comedy Lethal Weapon.

In the 1990s, he had prominent supporting roles in successful action films such as Predator 2, Point Break and Under Siege. He also appeared in Rookie of the Year, The Firm, Black Sheep, Lost Highway, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Gary Busey sang the song “Stay All Night” on Saturday Night Live in March 1979 (season 4, episode 14), and on the Late Show with David Letterman in the 1990s

Gary Busey wife, Is Gary Busey Married?

Gary Busey was involved in two separate marriages. He was first married to Judy Helkenberg, an American actress born on January 2, 1944, in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States. The pair after dating for a while married in 1960 and Their marriage led to the birth of one child named Jake Busey before their marriage ended in 1990.

Gary Busey’s Marriage to Tiani Warden

Following the collapse of his first marriage, Gary Busey stayed alone for a while before deciding to look for another partner. He found love in Tiana Warden and the pair dated for years.
In 1967, which was seven years after his first marriage ended, Gary Busey tied the knot with Tiani Warden.

Tiana Warden was an actress, known for The Rage (1997), The Chain (1996) and Rough Riders (1997). She died on 4 November 2019 in Greenville, Texas, USA.

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