Gary Busey To Act As New 'Celebrity Rehab' Cast's Sherpa To Enlightenment
Posted by Seth at 3:20 AM on June 11, 2008
If you, like us, couldn't get enough of Celebrity Rehab—VH1's groundbreaking reality show born when it suddenly occurred to producers witnessing Brigitte Nielsen's umpteenth Strange Love blackout, "Hey—wait a second. Maybe we should get that woman some help...and film the entire thing!"—then you'll be thrilled to hear that the second batch of marginally famous in-patients are currently under Dr. Drew's care. Among this season's cast, the lovably problematic Jeff Conaway returns for another attempt at detox—and where Jeff goes, so too goes his demon-enabling succubus girlfriend Vicki. But there will be a whole slew of new faces, too, including—Higher-Power be with them—astonishingly sober life-coach, Gary Busey. From the press release:
Joining him in rehab are Sean Stewart (Sons of Hollywood), Amber Smith (model/actress), Rodney King, Nikki McKibbon (American Idol), Steven Adler (Guns n Roses) and Tawny Kitaen (Actress).
Gary Busey, who is 13 years sober from his cocaine addiction, will also be joining the cast to take the journey with the others and to share his experiences on the recovery process.
Certainly, the cast cuts a wide swath of "celebrity," covering everything from the I.Q.-deficient children of successful recording artists to brutal police-beating victims (who we're concerned might unintentionally set off a second round of LA riots, this time with the city's disenfranchised addicts raging against the Sober Man), with your requisite American Idol contestants, Drummers of the Tribe, and decades-past-their-prime pin-up models thrown in for good measure. The most notable absence: small business owner and aspiring boy-pimp Heidi Fleiss, who was scheduled for intake, but according to the NY Post got cold feet at the last minute.
- Celebrity Rehab [VH1]

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belltolls
Posted 3:43 AM 11/6/08
What a great faux 12 step class. But I can't watch. Everytime I see Busey on TV I think he is going to go off on me. I mean right through the screen.
belltolls
ArtfulSlinger
Posted 3:42 AM 11/6/08
Um really Rodney King???
ArtfulSlinger
WGARefugee
Posted 4:32 AM 11/6/08
I'll just watch for Nurse Shelly. It must be something in my childhood.
WGARefugee
CrankYank
Posted 4:27 AM 11/6/08
For Jeff's sake, please god don't let this go on another season. I hate for him to need to fall off the wagon just to get a paycheck.
CrankYank
kookla
Posted 4:22 AM 11/6/08
@ArtfulSlinger: Can't we all just get along?
kookla
bess marvin, girl detective
Posted 4:19 AM 11/6/08
i know i'll just be repeating what we already know, but man are we living in the end of ideas.
bess marvin, girl detective
jasonelias
Posted 4:13 AM 11/6/08
Has the filming already started? Can they slide Tatum O' Neal in?
jasonelias
D Day
Posted 5:10 AM 11/6/08
Now we know what Amber Smith did with that Axium money.
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D Day
DrFeelgood
Posted 5:06 AM 11/6/08
A sobriety cage match between Heidi Fleiss and Tom Sizemore, with Dr. Drew officiating.
Where's THAT show VH1?
DrFeelgood
RonMwangaguhunga
Posted 5:54 AM 11/6/08
How did Rodney King end up in VH1's clutches? It's just too sad.
RonMwangaguhunga
Bellyboop
Posted 5:52 AM 11/6/08
Will Gary bring his straight jacket with him?
Bellyboop
OldTowneTavern
Posted 6:27 AM 11/6/08
What the hell is American Idol doing to its contestants?
OldTowneTavern
CrankYank
Posted 6:50 AM 11/6/08
@DrFeelgood: I wonder how much they offered Tom. Good on him for turning it down.
CrankYank
Mr-Busy
Posted 7:49 AM 11/6/08
When Gary Busey is your Obi Wan Kenobi there is no hope for your starship in the Universe. And what kind of reality rehab has neither Gary Coleman or a Bonaduce?
Mr-Busy
rtisovec
Posted 8:46 AM 11/6/08
Rodney: "Can't we all just get a bong?"
rtisovec
2xBlue
Posted 9:14 AM 11/6/08
WHAT? No ERIN MORAN? Goddammit. This was her time. She needs this more than anybody! All they had to do was scuttle her from one Celebreality set to another, I'm sure her tax forms were already filled out. This sucks. Well maybe something better will happen for her, like legitimate rehab, but I don't know, I can't really see her being able to afford that. Say prayers for Erin, everybody.
2xBlue
Crinkelbert_Fishtybuns
Posted 10:11 AM 11/6/08
Is anyone positive that the nurse is not actually Judy Greer?
Crinkelbert_Fishtybuns
WGARefugee
Posted 2:32 PM 11/6/08
@Crinkelbert_Fishtybuns: Do little cartoon bluebirds fly around your head and sing when you look at Judy Greer? If so, they must be one and the same.
WGARefugee
SwetaAtalanta
Posted 6:12 AM 11/6/08
Boy, Rodney King was once a real mover and shaker, then to end up like this is too, too sad. miss_msry **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)
SwetaAtalanta