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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
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Sopranos
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Broad City
30 Rock
Bob's Burgers
The Simpsons
Rick and Morty
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Daily Show
Monsters at Work
ER
L.A. Law
Tales from the Crypt
Band of Brothers
Digman!
Miami Vice
Krapopolis
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
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Wedding Singer
Transformers: The Last Knight
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
The Ridiculous 6
Pulp Fiction
Twenty Bucks
Big Fish
Miracle Workers
Big Daddy
Wednesday
Grown Ups
Con Air
G-Force
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Lonesome Dove
Neo Yokio
Mystery Train
Grown Ups 2
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Mr. Deeds
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Domestic Disturbance
Transformers One
The Messenger
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Hotel Transylvania
Armageddon
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
The King of Staten Island
Hubie Halloween
The Dead Don't Die
Beastie Boys Story
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Reservoir Dogs
Hotel Transylvania 2
Vacation Friends 2
Monster House
The Laramie Project
The Big Lebowski
The Cobbler
Monsters, Inc.
Home on the Range
Monsters University
The Week Of
Charlotte's Web
Fargo
Escape from L.A.
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Boss Baby
Airheads
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Living in Oblivion
The Death of Stalin
Production Credits
The Sopranos
Miracle Workers
Homicide: Life on the Street
Nurse Jackie
30 Rock
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Oz
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