Steve Buscemi
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Steven Vincent Buscemi (/buːˈsɛmi/, Italian: [buʃˈʃɛːmi]; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for his work as an acclaimed character actor of the 1990s. His early credits consist of significant roles in independent film productions such as Parting Glances (1986), Mystery Train (1989), In the Soup (1992), and his breakout role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Buscemi has appeared in independent and mainstream films, including Living in Oblivion (1995), Desperado (1995), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998),  Ghost World (2001), Big Fish (2003), and The Death of Stalin (2017). Buscemi has often collaborated with the Coen brothers, appearing in Miller's Crossing (1990), Fargo (1996), and The Big Lebowski (1998). He also appeared in supporting or cameo roles in many films with Adam Sandler, including Airheads (1994), Billy Madison (1995), The Wedding Singer (1998), Mr. Deeds (2002), and Hubie Halloween (2020). He provided voice acting roles in the animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Boss Baby (2017), and Transformers One (2024). Buscemi has also had an extensive career in television, notably starring in the lead role of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). His performance earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe and two nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award. His other television roles include Lonesome Dove (1989), The Sopranos (2004, 2006), 30 Rock (2007–2013), Horace and Pete (2016), and Miracle Workers (2019–2023). Buscemi also directed the films Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), and Interview (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Buscemi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Steven Vincent Buscemi (/buːˈsɛmi/, Italian: [buʃˈʃɛːmi]; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for his work as an acclaimed character actor of the 1990s. His early credits consist of significant roles in independent film productions such as Parting Glances (1986), Mystery Train (1989), In the Soup (1992), and his breakout role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Buscemi has appeared in independent and mainstream films, including Living in Oblivion (1995), Desperado (1995), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998),  Ghost World (2001), Big Fish (2003), and The Death of Stalin (2017). Buscemi has often collaborated with the Coen brothers, appearing in Miller's Crossing (1990), Fargo (1996), and The Big Lebowski (1998). He also appeared in supporting or cameo roles in many films with Adam Sandler, including Airheads (1994), Billy Madison (1995), The Wedding Singer (1998), Mr. Deeds (2002), and Hubie Halloween (2020). He provided voice acting roles in the animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Boss Baby (2017), and Transformers One (2024). Buscemi has also had an extensive career in television, notably starring in the lead role of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). His performance earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe and two nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award. His other television roles include Lonesome Dove (1989), The Sopranos (2004, 2006), 30 Rock (2007–2013), Horace and Pete (2016), and Miracle Workers (2019–2023). Buscemi also directed the films Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), and Interview (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Buscemi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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
30 Rock
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Omnibus
Bob's Burgers
Poker Face
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
Talking Sopranos
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
The Studio
Bupkis
Billy Madison
Transformers: The Last Knight
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Wedding Singer
Miracle Workers
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
The Ridiculous 6
Pulp Fiction
Twenty Bucks
Big Fish
Big Daddy
Wednesday
Grown Ups
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
G-Force
Con Air
Mystery Train
Grown Ups 2
Lonesome Dove
Neo Yokio
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Mr. Deeds
Transformers One
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
The Messenger
The King of Staten Island
Domestic Disturbance
Armageddon
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Hotel Transylvania
Beastie Boys Story
Hotel Transylvania 2
Reservoir Dogs
The Dead Don't Die
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Vacation Friends 2
Hubie Halloween
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Home on the Range
Monster House
The Big Lebowski
The Cobbler
The Laramie Project
Monsters, Inc.
Charlotte's Web
Escape from L.A.
The Week Of
Monsters University
Fargo
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Airheads
The Boss Baby
Boardwalk Empire
The Death of Stalin
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Living in Oblivion
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
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