Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (/buˈʃɛmi/ , boo-SHEM-ee; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, he has starred in successful Hollywood and indie films including Miller's Crossing ,
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Reservoir Dogs , Desperado , Fargo , Con Air , The Big Lebowski , Armageddon , and Big Fish , as well as in the TV series The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire , the latter of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Dorothy, who worked as a hostess at Howard Johnson's, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker and Korean War veteran. Buscemi's grandfather was a Sicilian from the town of Menfi in the south of Sicily, and his mother was Irish American.[3][4][5] He has three brothers: Jon, Ken, and Michael. Buscemi was raised Roman Catholic.
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He graduated in 1975 from Valley Stream Central High School in Valley Stream, New York, a school which he attended with actress Patricia Charbonneau. In high school, Buscemi wrestled for the varsity squad and participated in the drama troupe, at the time it was directed by Mr. Lynne C. Lappin. Buscemi's 1996 film Trees Lounge, in which he not only starred but served as screenwriter and director, is set in and was largely shot in his childhood village of Valley Stream.
Buscemi briefly attended Nassau Community College before moving to Manhattan to enroll in
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the Lee Strasberg Institute. In the early 1980s, Buscemi also worked as a firefighter for four years on FDNY Engine 55. After 9/11, Buscemi returned to Engine 55 and worked alongside other firefighters to sift through the rubble from the World Trade Center.
Steve was a New York City fireman from 1980 to 1984, with Engine Company #55 in the Little Italy section of New York.
In April 2001, while shooting the film Domestic Disturbance in Wilmington, North Carolina, Buscemi was slashed and badly scarred on the face while intervening in a bar fight at the Firebelly Lounge between his friend Vince Vaughn, screenwriter Scott Rosenberg and a local man, who allegedly instigated the brawl.
On March 4, 2005, Buscemi returned to his old high school where he was presented the Distinguished Alumni Award as part of the school's 75th anniversary celebration.
Buscemi has one son, Lucian, with his wife Jo Andres.
Filmography
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Year
Title
Role
1985
The Way it Is
Willy / Raphael
Tommy's
Tommy
1986
Sleepwalk
Worker
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Parting Glances
Nick
No Picnic
Dead Pimp
Film House Fever
Tony
1987
Arena Brains
Agent
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
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Johnny
Heart
Nicky
Call Me
Switchblade
1988
Heart of Midnight
Eddy
Vibes
Fred
1989
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Coffee and Cigarettes (Short II)
Waiter
Slaves of New York
Wilfredo
Mystery Train
Charlie the Barber
New York Stories
Gregory Stark
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Whining Willie
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1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Edward Bellingham
King of New York
Test Tube
Miller's Crossing
Mink
Force of Circumstance
Farmhand
1991
Zandalee
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OPP Man
Barton Fink
Chet
Life Is Nice
Convient Store Clerk
Billy Bathgate
Irving
1992
In the Soup
Aldolpho Rollo
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Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Pink
CrissCross
Drug Dealer
What Happens to Pete
Stranger
1993
Twenty Bucks
Frank
Claude
Danny
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Rising Sun
Willy "The Weasel" Wilhelm
Ed and His Dead Mother
Ed Chilton
1994
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
Ed Hoyt
The Hudsucker Proxy
Beatnik Barman
Somebody to Love
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Mickey
Airheads
Rex
Pulp Fiction
Buddy Holly Waiter
Floundering
Ned
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
Conspiracy Nut
1995
Billy Madison
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Danny McGrath
Living in Oblivion
Nick Reve
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Mister Shhh
Desperado
The American
Dead Man
Bartender
1996
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Fargo
Carl Showalter
Escape from L.A.
"Map to the Stars" Eddie
Black Kites
The Father
Trees Lounge
Tommy
Kansas City
Johnny Flynn
1997
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Con Air
Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene
The Real Blonde
Nick Reve
1998
The Big Lebowski
Theodore Donald "Donny" Kerabatsos
Divine Trash
Himself
The Impostors
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Happy Franks
The Wedding Singer
David "Dave" Veltri
Armageddon
Rockhound
Louis & Frank
Drexel
1999
Big Daddy
Homeless Guy
2000
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28 Days
Cornell Shaw
Animal Factory
A.R. Hosspack
2001
Ghost World
Seymour
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Neil Fleming
The Grey Zone
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"Hesch" Abramowics
Double Whammy
Jerry Cubbins
Domestic Disturbance
Ray Coleman
Monsters, Inc.
Randall Boggs
2002
Mr. Deeds
Crazy Eyes
13 Moons
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Bananas the Clown
Love in the Time of Money
Martin Kunkle
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Romero
2003
The Twisted Whiskers Movie
Tiny Head
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Romero
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Coffee and Cigarettes
Waiter
Big Fish
Norther Winslow
2004
Home on the Range
Wesley
2005
Who's the Top
Cymon
The Island
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James McCord
Romance & Cigarettes
Angelo
2006
Art School Confidential
Broadway Bob D'Annunzio
Paris, je t'aime
The Tourist
Monster House
Mr. Horace Nebbercracker
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Charlotte's Web
Templeton the Rat
Delirious
Les Galantine
2007
I Think I Love My Wife
George Sianidis
Interview
Pierre Peters
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Clint Fitzer
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I'm Dirty!
Backhoe Loader
2008
Igor
Scamper
2009
Rage
Frank
John Rabe
Dr. Robert Wilson
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G-Force
Bucky
The Messenger
Dale Martin
I Knew It Was You
John Cazale
Handsome Harry
Thomas Kelley
Saint John of Las Vegas
John Alighieri
Youth in Revolt
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George Twisp
2010
Grown Ups
Wiley
Pete Smalls Is Dead
Bernie Lake
The Chosen One
Neal
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
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Walter
Rampart
Bill Blago
2012
On the Road
Tall Thin Salesman
Hotel Transylvania
Wayne
2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Anton Marvelton
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Monsters University
Randall "Randy" Boggs [3]
Grown Ups 2
Wiley
Khumba
Skalk the Wild Dog
2014
Time Out of Mind
Art
My Depression
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Suicidal thoughts
The Cobbler
Jimmy
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
Wayne
The Ridiculous 6
Doc Griffin
2016
Mildred & The Dying Parlor
Rick
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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Rabbi Blumenthal
2017
The Boss Baby
Francis E. Francis
Transformers: The Last Knight
Daytrader
Lean on Pete
Del Montgomery
The Death of Stalin
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Nikita Khrushchev
2018
Nancy
Leo Lynch
The Week Of
Charles
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Wayne
2019
The Dead Don't Die
Farmer Miller
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Year Film Role Note
1985 Tommy's Tommy
1986 The Way It Is Willy/Raphael
Parting Glances Nick
Sleepwalk Worker
1987 Kiss Daddy Goodnight Johnny
Heart Nicky
No Picnic Dead Pimp
1988 Call Me Switchblade
Heart of Midnight Eddy
Arena Brains
1989 Slaves of New York Wilfredo
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Mystery Train Charlie the Barber Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor Lonesome Dove Luke TV New York Stories Gregory Stark
Borders Ted
Bloodhounds of Broadway Whining Willie
1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Bellingham Segment: "Lot 249"
Force of Circumstance
King of New York Test Tube
Miller's Crossing Mink
1991 Life Is Nice Convenience Store Clerk
Zandalee OPP Man
Barton Fink Chet
Billy Bathgate Irving
1992 In the Soup Aldolpho Rollo
Reservoir Dogs Mr. Pink Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor CrissCross Drug Dealer
1993 Twenty Bucks Frank
Rising Sun Willy 'the Weasel' Wilhelm
The Adventures of Pete & Pete Phil Hickle TV Ed And His Dead Mother Ed Chilton
Trusting Beatrice aka Claude
Tales from the Crypt Ike TV 1994 The Search for One-eye Jimmy Ed Hoyt
The Hudsucker Proxy Beatnik Barman at Ann's 440
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Airheads Rex
Pulp Fiction " Buddy Holly " waiter
The Last Outlaw Former Confederate soldier TV and outlaw Philo Floundering Ned
Somebody to Love Mickey
Who Do I Gotta Kill? Uncredited 1995 Billy Madison Danny McGrath Uncredited Living in Oblivion Nick Reve
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Mister Shhh
Desperado Buscemi
1996 Fargo Carl Showalter Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture – Drama
Escape from L.A. Map to the Stars Eddie
Trees Lounge Tommy Also writer and director Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature (shared with Chris Hanley and Brad Wyman ) Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Director Kansas City Johnny Flynn
1997 Con Air Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene
The Real Blonde Nick Reve
1998 The Big Lebowski Theodore Donald 'Donny' Kerabatsos
Divine Trash Himself
The Impostors Happy Franks
The Wedding Singer David 'Dave' Veltri Uncredited Armageddon Rockhound
Louis & Frank Drexel
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1999 Big Daddy Homeless Guy
2000 28 Days Cornell Shaw
Animal Factory A.R. Hosspack Also director 2001 Ghost World Seymour Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Village Voice Film Poll - Best Supporting Performance Nominated — American Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Officer Neil Voice The Grey Zone 'Hesch' Abramowics
Double Whammy Jerry Cubbins
Domestic Disturbance Ray Coleman
Monsters, Inc. Randall Boggs Voice 2002 Deadrockstar Reverend Ely
Love in the Time of Money Martin Kunkle
Mr. Deeds Crazy Eyes
13 Moons Bananas The Clown
The Laramie Project Doc O'Conner
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Romero
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Romero
Coffee and Cigarettes Waiter (Segment "Twins")
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Big Fish Norther Winslow
2002–2006 The Sopranos Tony Blundetto / Man TV (16 Episodes) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (2001) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series (2004) 2004 Home on the Range Wesley Voice
2005 Lonesome Jim Director The Island James McCord
2006 Art School Confidential Broadway Bob D'Annunzio Uncredited
Monster House Nebbercracker Voice Charlotte's Web Templeton the Rat Voice Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 Narrator TV 2007 I Think I Love My Wife George Sianidis
Paris, je t'aime The tourist (segment 'Tuileries')
Interview Pierre Peters Also director I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Clint Fitzer
The Simpsons Dwight Voice TV (Episode: I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings )
Delirious Les Galantine
Romance & Cigarettes Angelo
30 Rock Lenny Wosniak TV (4 Episodes) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series (2008)
2008 ER Mr. Masterson TV (1 Episode) Igor Scamper Voice 2009 Rage Frank
John Rabe Dr. Robert Wilson Nominated — German Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (2008)
G-Force Bucky Voice The Messenger Dale Martin
Handsome Harry Thomas Kelley
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2010 Saint John of Las Vegas John Alighieri
Youth in Revolt George Twisp
Grown Ups Wiley
The Chosen One Neal
Pete Smalls Is Dead Bernie Lake
2010 Boardwalk Empire Enoch "Nucky" Thompson Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series 2011 Portlandia TV On the Road post-production Rampart
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