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