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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!
Krapopolis
Miami Vice
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Who Do You Think You Are?
StoryBots: Answer Time
The Equalizer
Mad About You
Homicide: Life on the Street
Fantasmas
Bupkis
Billy Madison
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Wedding Singer
Transformers: The Last Knight
The Ridiculous 6
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Twenty Bucks
Pulp Fiction
Big Fish
Wednesday
Miracle Workers
Big Daddy
Grown Ups
Con Air
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
G-Force
Neo Yokio
Mystery Train
Lonesome Dove
Grown Ups 2
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Mr. Deeds
The Messenger
The King of Staten Island
Armageddon
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Hotel Transylvania
Domestic Disturbance
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Transformers One
Hotel Transylvania 2
Vacation Friends 2
Beastie Boys Story
Reservoir Dogs
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Hubie Halloween
The Dead Don't Die
The Laramie Project
Monster House
The Big Lebowski
Home on the Range
Monsters, Inc.
The Cobbler
The Week Of
Escape from L.A.
Monsters University
Charlotte's Web
Fargo
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Airheads
The Boss Baby
Boardwalk Empire
Living in Oblivion
The Death of Stalin
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Production Credits
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Miracle Workers
Homicide: Life on the Street
Nurse Jackie
The Sopranos
Oz
30 Rock
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