Gary Busey added to 'Piranha 3DD' menu

'Celebrity Apprentice' star joining Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush in sequel

By Dave Lewis Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 1:30 PM

Gary Busey

Credit: NBC

The horror sequel "Piranha 3DD" just got even scarier.

Gary Busey, who often looks like a human piranha, has been added to the film's cast.

Now in production in Wilmington, N.C., the sequel to last year's remake of the 1978 original also stars the previously announced Danielle Panabaker ("The Crazies"), Matt Bush ("Adventureland"), Chris Zylka ("The Amazing Spider-Man"), David Koechner ("The Office"), and Meagan Tandy ("Unstoppable").

Perhaps best known for his recent forays into the world of reality TV (notably 2003's "I'm With Busey" and this season's "Celebrity Apprentice"), Busey has also starred in a number of big action films in the '80s and '90s, like "Lethal Weapon," "Predator 2," "Under Siege" and "Point Break." He also recently appeared as himself on HBO's "Entourage."

"Piranha 3DD" opens nationwide on November 23.

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Dave Lewis has been a Los Angeles-based entertainment writer and editor for nearly ten years. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, he moved to L.A. in 1996 to attend USC, before working for various periodicals and web sites including a lengthy stint at Variety.com. He joined the HitFix staff in 2011.