Just 3 months after filing for bankruptcy, Hollywood legend Gary Busey caught a lucky break -- snagging a steady paycheck by "playing" a crazy person on TV -- but he's still light years from digging himself out of debt.
As TMZ previously reported ... the broke-ass actor filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy back in February, claiming to owe a colossal $500k plus to creditors.
Sources tell TMZ ... Busey is officially back on the employment bus -- he just booked a new scripted pilot, "Mr. Box Office," with Bill Bellamy (above) -- where the actor will play a science teacher who thinks he's an alien from another planet, named Cordar.
We're told Busey will be raking in around $4,500 per week -- per union rules -- playing the delusional, bonkers type character (which is sure to test his acting chops).
According to our rock-solid calculations ... it will take Busey at least 111 weeks of steady shooting to pay off his massive debt ... and that's if he doesn't spend a dime on anything else.
Looks like he'll have to settle for old moccasins and VHS tapes a little while longer.
source: TMZ
