A Shakespearean actor, he received a scholarship to study at Juilliard. He turned down the offer to care for his ailing mother.
A student of theology, he remains spiritual and dedicated to the betterment of life.
After filming the movie "Colors," Grand L. Bush and the late Dennis Hopper remained close friends for more than 20 years.
Between 1986 and 1990, Grand L. Bush played three different characters on the television series, "Hunter.".
For the premiere of Licence to Kill (1989) he and the starring cast greeted Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana. He said he found the prince to be quite "dashing" and "eloquent.".
Grand and writer/producer Dean Devlin acted together in "Hard Copy" (1987), a short-lived TV series. Dean played a reporter and Grand was his streetwise connection. Although they became very good friends, their careers took them in different directions. Dean wanted to write and Grand wanted to act. After the success of Dean's movie, Independence Day (1996), he and Grand ran into each other on the lot of Twentieth Century-Fox. Devlin said he had a project he thought Grand might be interested in. Two weeks later, Grand was cast as Agent Douglas Wilcox in "The Visitor" (1997), opposite John Corbett and Steve Railsback.
Grand began his acting career at an early age. Of all the other fourth graders at Vermont Elementary School in Los Angeles, his teacher quickly realized he was capable of memorizing large passages because of his father's propensity to have him commit to memory large chunks of the Bible. He was cast as "Prince Charming" in his first play, "Sleeping Beauty." It was not until high school when he realized that one could make a living at acting. He was surrounded by drama students who were already earning an income acting in commericials, TV shows and film projects. During his junior year, he placed his interest in journalism on hold and enrolled in drama at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. He advanced to play production, performing in "The Merchant of Venice" at the Globe Theatre, and in the Garden Grove Shakespeare Festival's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." He attended the Theatre Academy at Los Angeles City College. Following graduation, he studied film and theatre at the University of Southern California and scene acting at the Strasberg Academy in Hollywood.
Grand continues to mourn the passing of his best friend, writer/producer Nicholas Corea. Their relationship began with "The Incredible Hulk" (1978). Grand played a bad guy and still laughs at the memory of his mother, Essie, rooting for the Hulk as it ripped her son's character to shreds. Nick brought Grand along with him on quite a few projects, including The Renegades (1982) (TV), opposite Patrick Swayze; "Airwolf" (1984) opposite Jan-Michael Vincent; "Outlaws" (1986) opposite Rod Taylor; and "Renegade" (1992) opposite Lorenzo Lamas. While Nick was dying of cancer in 1999, he wrote for Grand "Brothers in Arms", an installment that is still considered to be one of the best episodes of "Walker, Texas Ranger
Grand L. Bush is a University of Southern California alumnus.
Grand was invited to participate in the 2007 Celebrity Golf Classic, hosted by Donald Trump. Others lending their celebrity to the Salvation Army benefit included Mark Wahlberg, Marcus Allen and Reggie Jackson.
He and fellow actor, Clarence Gilyard, Jr. not only played brothers on "Walker, Texas Ranger," they celebrate identical birthdates.
He does not recognize holidays because of his religious beliefs.
He is an expert swimmer and certified sailboat skipper.
He officially retired from acting in 2003 to study medicine. He graduated from medical school in 2010.
He was named after his grandfather, Lee Grand Bush.
He was once a dancer in Las Vegas.
His real father, Robert, played his his dad on "Good Times" (1974).
In 1994 he was given a "Courageous Citizens Award" by L.A. District Attorney Gil Garcetti for saving the life of a shooting victim.
In 2006, he and his wife, Sharon Dahlonega, renewed their wedding vows during a cruise of the Mexican Riviera.