American actor, musician, and film producer, William Jacob “Jake” Busey has an estimated net worth of $1 million. Jake Busey gained his net worth by appearing in films like Starship Troopers, Tomcats, and Identity. Busey was born on June 15, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, but grew up in Malibu, California, United States. As a child, Busey spent his time touring with bands where his father played and on film sets. He started to consider his career choices when he reached the age of five. He took up a couple of hobbies that eventually became his profession: playing drums and acting.
He debuted in the motion picture in his 1978 film Straight Time. Here, he played alongside Dustin Hoffman and his father, Gary. Two of his most notable appearances are as the smart-mouthed soldier named Ace Levy in Starship Troopers and the murderous religious fanatic in the movie Contact with Jodie Foster. He was also in the movie War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells alongside C. Thomas Howell. It is one of the three film adaptations from H. G. Wells’ novels. Jake also had major roles in James Mangold’s thriller Identity, Tomcats (opposite Shannon Elizabeth and Jerry O’ Connell), The Hitcher II with C. Thomas Howell, Peter Jackson’s Road House 2 and The Frighteners with Michael J. Fox. Busey was also able to play the role of “Backfire” in the movie by Patrick Durham called Cross. It was directly released to DVD and download last may 2011. He also starred in the independent film, Don’t Pass Me By.
Jake was also able to play minor parts in the movies like Reaper with Vinnie Jones and Danny Trejo, Fast Sofa with Natasha Lyonne and Jenniffer Tilly, The Stoned Age, The Killing Jar, Enemy of the State, I’ll Do Anything, Christmas with the Cranks with Tim Allen, and Windrunner: A Spirited Journey with Jason Wiles. He played the main role in the television series Shasta McNasty and portrayed Professor Aiden “Sex Machine” Tanner in the From Dusk till Dawn Series since 2013. Aside from that, he also provided The Radioman’s voice in the 2012 video game called Spec Ops: The Line.
In the year 2016, Busey was able to star in the feature film Deserted as Clay and worked with Gerry Bednob, Dana Rosendorff, Lance Henriksen, Winter Ave Zoli, Jackson Davis, Trent Ford and Mischa Barton. This psychological thriller is about a group of friends who are on a road trip to the Death Valley’s music festival. They eventually got lost in the planet’s amazing but unforgiving topographical terrain.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2007 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Wristcutters: A Love Story as Brian |
$454,030 |
|
2005 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie War of the Worlds as Lieutenant Samuelson |
$591,750,000 |
|
2004 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Christmas with the Kranks as Officer Treen |
$96,570,000 |
|
2003 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Identity as Robert Maine |
$90,260,000 |
|
2001 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Tomcats as Kyle Brenner |
$23,430,000 |
|
1998 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Home Fries as Angus |
$10,460,000 |
|
1998 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Enemy of the State as Krug |
$250,650,000 |
|
1997 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Starship Troopers as Private Ace Levy |
$121,210,000 |
|
1997 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Contact as Joseph |
$171,120,000 |
|
1996 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Frighteners as Johnny Charles Bartlett |
$29,360,000 |
|
1996 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Twister as a Mobile Lab technician |
$494,470,000 |
|
1995 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie S.F.W. as Morrow Streeter |
$63,510 |
|
1994 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie PCU as Mersh |
$4,330,000 |
|
1982 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Barbosa as the Cook Boy |
$1,740,000 |
|
1979 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Straight Time as Henry Darin |
$9,900,000 |