Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Date of Birth:

Dec 13, 1957

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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.

filmography:

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

2014

The Hudsucker Proxy The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

Tarantino's Mind Tarantino's Mind

2006

The Celery Incident The Celery Incident

2014

The Ridiculous 6 The Ridiculous 6

2015

The Laramie Project The Laramie Project

2002

Hotel Transylvania 2 Hotel Transylvania 2

2015

Carole & Grey Carole & Grey

2024

Billy Madison Billy Madison

1995

Transformers One Transformers One

2024

Time Out of Mind Time Out of Mind

2014

The Boss Baby The Boss Baby

2017

Blank City Blank City

2011

Klara and the Sun Klara and the Sun

1970

Vibes Vibes

1988

Lean on Pete Lean on Pete

2018

The Death of Stalin The Death of Stalin

2017

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

2013

Mildred and the Dying Parlor Mildred and the Dying Parlor

2016

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

2012

A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY

2014

Louis & Frank Louis & Frank

1998

Khumba Khumba

2013

Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music

2001

Rockets Redglare! Rockets Redglare!

2003

The Cobbler The Cobbler

2014

Heart Heart

1987

Grown Ups 2 Grown Ups 2

2013

Minnesota Nice Minnesota Nice

2003

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

2013

No Picnic No Picnic

1986

Film House Fever Film House Fever

1986

Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11

2006

Who Do I Gotta Kill? Who Do I Gotta Kill?

1994

New York Stories New York Stories

1989

The Wedding Singer The Wedding Singer

1998

Edge of Outside Edge of Outside

2006

Floundering Floundering

1994

The Way It Is The Way It Is

1986

Zandalee Zandalee

1991

Coffee and Cigarettes II Coffee and Cigarettes II

1989

Kiss Daddy Goodnight Kiss Daddy Goodnight

1987

Twilight Park Twilight Park

2025

CrissCross CrissCross

1992

Beastie Boys Story Beastie Boys Story

2020

I'm Dirty! I'm Dirty!

2008

9/11 9/11

2002

Hubie Halloween Hubie Halloween

2020

AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend

2013

Excavating Taylor Mead Excavating Taylor Mead

2005

The King of Staten Island The King of Staten Island

2020

In Bad Taste In Bad Taste

1999

Black Kites Black Kites

1996

Tommy's Tommy's

1985

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021

New York Stories: Life Lessons New York Stories: Life Lessons

1988

Day of the Fight Day of the Fight

2024

On the Set: Elaine’s On the Set: Elaine’s

2004

QT8: The First Eight QT8: The First Eight

2019

What Happened to Pete What Happened to Pete

1992

Days Are Numbered Days Are Numbered

1986

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

2022

Voom Portraits Voom Portraits

2007

Claude Claude

1992

The Week Of The Week Of

2018

Nancy Nancy

2018

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

2016

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

2017

Arena Brains Arena Brains

1987

Transformers: The Last Knight Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

Reservoir Dogs Reservoir Dogs

1991

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

2016

Nobody Wants Your Film Nobody Wants Your Film

2005

Dead Man Dead Man

1995

Art School Confidential Art School Confidential

2006

The Concert for New York City The Concert for New York City

2001

Borders Borders

1989

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

2005

The Dead Don't Die The Dead Don't Die

2019

Pete Smalls Is Dead Pete Smalls Is Dead

2010

Who's the Top? Who's the Top?

2005

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

2018

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

2014

Sleepwalk Sleepwalk

1986

Domestic Disturbance Domestic Disturbance

2001

Champion Champion

2005

Rising Sun Rising Sun

1993

Desperado Desperado

1995

Kansas City Kansas City

1996

Youth in Revolt Youth in Revolt

2009

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

John Rabe John Rabe

2009

Mystery Train Mystery Train

1989

Interview Interview

2007

Parting Glances Parting Glances

1986

King of New York King of New York

1990

Saint John of Las Vegas Saint John of Las Vegas

2010

Billy Bathgate Billy Bathgate

1991

Rage Rage

2009

Monster House Monster House

2006

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

2002

Big Daddy Big Daddy

1999

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

2003

Living in Oblivion Living in Oblivion

1995

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

1990

The Last Outlaw The Last Outlaw

1993

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995

Reservoir Dogs Reservoir Dogs

1992

Monsters, Inc. Monsters, Inc.

2001

Big Fish Big Fish

2003

Miller's Crossing Miller's Crossing

1990

Coffee and Cigarettes Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

The Big Lebowski The Big Lebowski

1998

Fargo Fargo

1996

Barton Fink Barton Fink

1991

Ghost World Ghost World

2001

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2007

Mr. Deeds Mr. Deeds

2002

28 Days 28 Days

2000

Escape from L.A. Escape from L.A.

1996

Paris Je T'aime Paris Je T'aime

2006

Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction

1994

The Island The Island

2005

Con Air Con Air

1997

Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web

2006

Trees Lounge Trees Lounge

1996

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

2007

Slaves of New York Slaves of New York

1989

G-Force G-Force

2009

Twenty Bucks Twenty Bucks

1993

The Search for One-eye Jimmy The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994

Vacation Friends 2 Vacation Friends 2

2023

Grown Ups Grown Ups

2010

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009

Heart of Midnight Heart of Midnight

1988

Handsome Harry Handsome Harry

2009

Love in the Time of Money Love in the Time of Money

2002

Rampart Rampart

2011

Hotel Transylvania Hotel Transylvania

2012

The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer

2024

On the Road On the Road

2012

Divine Trash Divine Trash

2000

...So Goes the Nation ...So Goes the Nation

2006

In the Soup In the Soup

1992

Bloodhounds of Broadway Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

The Chosen One The Chosen One

2010

The Year Between The Year Between

2023

Double Whammy Double Whammy

2001

Romance & Cigarettes Romance & Cigarettes

2005

I Think I Love My Wife I Think I Love My Wife

2007

Igor Igor

2008

Home on the Range Home on the Range

2004

Delirious Delirious

2007

The Messenger The Messenger

2009

The Impostors The Impostors

1998

Airheads Airheads

1994

The Real Blonde The Real Blonde

1998

Call Me Call Me

1988

Ed and His Dead Mother Ed and His Dead Mother

1993

Fight for Your Right Revisited Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011

Monsters University Monsters University

2013

Somebody to Love Somebody to Love

1994

13 Moons 13 Moons

2002

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

2002

The Grey Zone The Grey Zone

2001

Animal Factory Animal Factory

2000

Armageddon Armageddon

1998

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