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Steven Vincent Buscemi (born December 13, 1957) is an American actor and film director.
Early life
Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York to John Buscemi, an Italian American sanitation worker and Korean War veteran, and an Irish American mother who worked as a hostess at Howard Johnson's. He has a brother, Michael, and graduated from Valley Stream Central High School, where he wrestled in the varsity squad at 125 lbs, in 1975. Buscemi then attended Nassau Community College before moving to Manhattan to attend the Lee Strasberg Institute. He was a New York City firefighter at Engine Company #55 in Little Italy from 1980 to 1984.
Acting career
Buscemi is an associate member of the experimental theater company The Wooster Group. Buscemi's memorable roles include Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs, Garland Greene in Con Air, Rockhound in Armageddon, Donny in The Big Lebowski and Carl Showalter in Fargo. Although usually a supporting actor, he has had critical success as a lead actor, particularly his role as Seymour in Ghost World.
Buscemi plays characters that are neurotic and paranoid. He often appears in films by the Coen Brothers, wherein he often dies in a grisly, prolonged or unexpected manner. He frequently works with Adam Sandler as a comic relief character in his films. Among the more notable roles he's had in Sandler's films are Billy Madison, The Wedding Singer and Mr. Deeds. He will play a nemesis to Sandler and Kevin James in the upcoming marital comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.
In 2003, Buscemi made a brief celebrity guest appearance as himself on the long-running FOX animated television show The Simpsons in the episode Brake My Wife, Please. In 2004, Buscemi joined the cast of The Sopranos as Tony Soprano's cousin and childhood friend, Tony Blundetto. Buscemi had previously been involved with the show, directing the third season episode "Pine Barrens", which is a fan favorite. He recently appeared in the third episode of Season 6, as a doorman at heaven (portrayed as a country club) in a dream of Tony Soprano's. He also returned as a director to the show, directing the fifth episode of Season 6. Buscemi also had a role as Phil Hickle, Ellen's father and older Pete's guidance conselor in The Adventures of Pete and Pete.
Buscemi was rumored to be considered for the role of The Scarecrow in Joel Schumacher's fifth and final installment of the Batman franchise, Batman Triumphant, before Warner Bros. Pictures cancelled the project.
Directing
In addition to acting, Buscemi also has a career as a director. He currently is directing the feature film, Interview, in which he also stars. Previous to this, he has directed Trees Lounge in (1996), Animal Factory (2000), Lonesome Jim (2005). In addition to directing feature films, he has also directed episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street and The Sopranos. Also, he directed two episodes of the HBO prison-drama series Oz, "U.S. Male," and "Cuts Like A Knife".
Personal life
The day after the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11, Buscemi showed up at his old firehouse and volunteered to work at Ground Zero. For the next week he worked 12 hour shifts digging through the rubble in an effort to recover bodies, all the while refusing to do interviews or have his picture taken.
In April 2001, while shooting the film Domestic Disturbance in Wilmington, North Carolina, Buscemi was cut and badly scarred on his face while intervening into a bar fight between his friend Vince Vaughn, screenwriter Scott Rosenberg, and a local man, Timothy Fogerty, who allegedly instigated the brawl.
During his profile on the show Inside the Actors Studio, avant-garde director John Waters noted that he and Buscemi bear an uncanny resemblance to each other, to the point where Waters sent out Christmas cards with a picture of "himself" which was actually Buscemi dressed as him. He also (somewhat jokingly) noted that should a movie ever be made about Waters' life, Buscemi agreed to star as Waters in the film.
Buscemi has one son, Lucian, with wife Jo Andres.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1986 Parting Glances Nick
1987 Kiss Daddy Goodnight Johnny
1989 Slaves of New York Wilfredo
Mystery Train Charlie the Barber
Lonesome Dove Luke (TV Series)
1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Bellingham (segment "Lot 249")
King of New York Test Tube
Miller's Crossing Mink
1991 Barton Fink Chet
1992 In the Soup Aldolpho Rollo
Reservoir Dogs Mr. Pink
1993 Twenty Bucks Frank
Rising Sun Willy 'the Weasel' Wilhelm
The Adventures of Pete & Pete Phil Hickle (TV Series)
Ed And His Dead Mother Ed Chilton
1994 The Search for One-eye Jimmy Ed Hoyt
The Hudsucker Proxy Beatnik Barman at Ann's 440
Airheads Rex
Pulp Fiction Buddy Holly
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
Escape from L.A. Map to the Stars Eddie
Trees Lounge Tommy
1997 Con Air Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene
1998 The Big Lebowski Theodore Donald 'Donny' Kerabatsos
The Impostors Happy Franks
The Wedding Singer David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
Armageddon Rockhound
1999 Big Daddy Homeless Guy
2000 28 Days Cornell Shaw
Animal Factory A.R. Hosspack
2001 Ghost World Seymour
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Officer Neil (voice)
The Grey Zone 'Hesch' Abramowics
Love in the Time of Money Martin Kunkle
Monsters, Inc. Randall Boggs (voice)
2002 Mr. Deeds Crazy Eyes
13 Moons Bananas The Clown
The Laramie Project Doc O'Conner
Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams Romero
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Romero
Coffee and Cigarettes Waiter (segment "Twins")
Big Fish Norther Winslow
2002-2006 The Sopranos Tony Blundetto (TV Series)
2004 Home on the Range Wesley (voice)
2005 Lonesome Jim Director
The Island McCord
2006 Monster House Nebbercracker (voice)
Paris, je t'aime The tourist (segment 'Tuileries')
Charlotte's Web Templeton the Rat (voice)
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 Narrator (TV)
2007 Interview Pierre Peters
Delirious Les Galantine
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