GARY BUSEY - BUSEY SCARES TV CREW WITH MACHETE

Hollywood actor GARY BUSEY terrified the crew on a Swedish TV talk show - by brandishing a machete.

The 57-year-old LETHAL WEAPON star waved the knife at the crew of HIGH CHAPARALL to teach them "what fear is".

TV host FILIP HAMMAR tells American gossip site THE SCOOP, "We had just walked in the door and he pulled out a long machete and said he was going to teach us what fear is.

"We were scared to death because we wound up in a situation where we didn't have control any longer.

"With his background (a history of substance abuse problems), we didn't know what to think."

But Hammer insists everyone appreciated the joke: "There grew a strong love and respect between Busey and the people on High Chaparall.

"Gary Busey showed himself to be one of the most fascinating people we've ever met.

"He's the perfect example of how an actor can be pretentious in an entertaining way."