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