Steve Buscemi
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An American actor, writer and director. He 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 father was Sicilian American and his mother Irish American. He has three brothers: Jon, Ken, and Michael. Buscemi was raised Roman Catholic. Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films, including Parting Glances (1986), New York Stories (1989), Mystery Train (1989), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Desperado (1995), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Grey Zone (2001), Ghost World (2001), Big Fish (2003), Lean on Pete (2017), and The Death of Stalin (2017). He is also known for his appearances in many films by Coen brothers: Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Fargo (1996), and The Big Lebowski (1998). Buscemi provides the voice of Randall Boggs in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. From 2010 to 2014, he portrayed Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in the critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire, which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe, and two nominations for an Emmy Award. He made his directorial debut in 1996, with Trees Lounge, in which he also starred. Other works include Animal Factory (2000), Lonesome Jim (2005), and Interview (2007). Buscemi has one son, Lucian, with his wife Jo Andres.
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An American actor, writer and director. He 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 father was Sicilian American and his mother Irish American. He has three brothers: Jon, Ken, and Michael. Buscemi was raised Roman Catholic. Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films, including Parting Glances (1986), New York Stories (1989), Mystery Train (1989), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Desperado (1995), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Grey Zone (2001), Ghost World (2001), Big Fish (2003), Lean on Pete (2017), and The Death of Stalin (2017). He is also known for his appearances in many films by Coen brothers: Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Fargo (1996), and The Big Lebowski (1998). Buscemi provides the voice of Randall Boggs in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. From 2010 to 2014, he portrayed Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in the critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire, which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe, and two nominations for an Emmy Award. He made his directorial debut in 1996, with Trees Lounge, in which he also starred. Other works include Animal Factory (2000), Lonesome Jim (2005), and Interview (2007). Buscemi has one son, Lucian, with his wife Jo Andres.
Known For
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Simpsons
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Sopranos
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Broad City
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Bob's Burgers
Rick and Morty
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Daily Show
SNL Digital Shorts
Monsters at Work
Saturday Night Live
ER
L.A. Law
Tales from the Crypt
Band of Brothers
Digman!
Krapopolis
Miami Vice
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Who Do You Think You Are?
The Equalizer
StoryBots: Answer Time
Mad About You
Homicide: Life on the Street
Fantasmas
Bupkis
Billy Madison
Transformers: The Last Knight
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Wedding Singer
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
The Ridiculous 6
Twenty Bucks
Pulp Fiction
Miracle Workers
Big Fish
Big Daddy
Wednesday
Grown Ups
G-Force
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Con Air
Lonesome Dove
Neo Yokio
Grown Ups 2
Mystery Train
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Mr. Deeds
Armageddon
Hotel Transylvania
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
The King of Staten Island
Transformers One
The Messenger
Domestic Disturbance
Beastie Boys Story
Hotel Transylvania 2
Reservoir Dogs
Hubie Halloween
The Dead Don't Die
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Vacation Friends 2
Monsters, Inc.
The Laramie Project
Monster House
The Big Lebowski
Home on the Range
The Cobbler
Fargo
Charlotte's Web
Monsters University
The Week Of
Escape from L.A.
The Boss Baby
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
30 Rock
Airheads
Living in Oblivion
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Boardwalk Empire
The Death of Stalin
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