Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

1957-12-13

Biography

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.

Also appears in

Transformers One

Transformers One

8.1

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

8.5

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

7.8

Grown Ups

Grown Ups

6.4

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

6.1

Grown Ups 2

Grown Ups 2

6.1

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

7.1

The Dead Don’t Die

The Dead Don’t Die

5.4

Monsters University

Monsters University

7.0

Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania

7.0

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania 2

6.8

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

6.9

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

7.8

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs

8.1

Armageddon

Armageddon

6.8

Monster House

Monster House

6.7

Con Air

Con Air

6.7

Fargo

Fargo

7.9

Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds

5.9

Home on the Range

Home on the Range

6.1