Steve Buscemi Add to My Celebs Age 54 Birthday Dec. 13th, 1957 Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA Height 5' 9

Steve Buscemi's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thomp… Lonesome Dove Luke Who Do You Think You Are? (US) Steve Buscemi Monsters John Dennis

Main Movie Roles 2010 - The Chosen One 2010 - Grown Ups 2009 - Youth in Revolt 2009 - G-Force 2009 - I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale 2009 - John Rabe 2009 - Saint John of Las Vegas 2008 - Igor 2007 - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry 2007 - I Think I Love My Wife 2007 - Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 2006 - Charlotte's Web 2006 - Art School Confidential 2006 - Delirious 2006 - Paris, je t'aime 2006 - Monster House 2005 - Romance & Cigarettes 2005 - The Island 2005 - Champion 2004 - Coffee and Cigarettes 2004 - Home on the Range 2003 - Big Fish 2003 - Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2002 - The Laramie Project 2002 - Mr. Deeds 2001 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001 - Monsters, Inc. 2001 - Double Whammy 2001 - Domestic Disturbance 2001 - Ghost World 2001 - The Grey Zone 2000 - 28 Days 2000 - Animal Factory 1999 - Big Daddy 1998 - The Impostors 1998 - Armageddon 1998 - The Big Lebowski 1998 - The Wedding Singer 1997 - The Real Blonde 1997 - Con Air 1996 - Fargo 1996 - Trees Lounge 1996 - Escape from L.A. 1996 - Kansas City 1995 - Living In Oblivion 1995 - Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 1995 - Desperado 1995 - Billy Madison 1994 - The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 - Airheads 1994 - Floundering 1994 - Pulp Fiction 1993 - Rising Sun 1992 - Reservoir Dogs 1991 - Barton Fink 1991 - Billy Bathgate 1991 - Zandalee 1990 - Miller's Crossing 1990 - King of New York 1989 - Mystery Train 1989 - New York Stories 1988 - Vibes 1988 - Call Me 1987 - Kiss Daddy Goodnight 1986 - Parting Glances

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He became interested in acting during his last year of high school. After graduating, he moved to Manhattan to study acting with John Strasberg. He began writing and performing original theatre pieces with fellow actor/writer Mark Boone Junior. This led to his being cast in his first lead role in Parting Glances (1986). Since then, he has worked with many of the top filmmakers in Hollywood, including Quentin Tarantino, Jerry Bruckheimer, and The Coen Brothers. He is a highly respected actor.


TRIVIA:

• His father, John, had hoped to be a television cameraman, but he ended up clearing garbage for the sanitation department. His mother, Dorothy, worked as a hostess in the Howard Johnson hotels.
• (12 April 2001) Stabbed in the throat, head and arm during a barroom brawl at the Firebelly Lounge in Wilmington, North Carolina. The brawl also involved 'Vince Vaughn' (qv), who was arrested for brutalizing one of Buscemi's attackers. He suffered a deep cut to the face and now has a noticeable scar on his cheek. Heavy make-up is used to hide it in movies.
• (October 1997) Ranked #52 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
• One son, 'Lucian Buscemi' (qv), born in 1990.
• In 2003, as part of a year-long tourist promotion at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he narrated the facility's audio tour.
• In addition to his acting work, he has gained praise as a director, most notably for _Trees Lounge (1996)_ (qv), _Animal Factory (2000)_ (qv) and several episodes of _"The Sopranos" (1999)_ (qv).
• Surname pronunced Buss-ehm-ee. Is of Italian and Irish-American ancestry.
• Frequently is typecast as sleazy or crazed characters, with his roles as Tommy in _Trees Lounge (1996)_ (qv) and Seymour in _Ghost World (2001)_ (qv) being the closest he has come to being the romantic lead.

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