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