Steve Buscemi
Acting
Biography
Steven Vincent Buscemi (born December 13, 1957) is an American actor. 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 both 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 also directed the films Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), and Interview (2007). 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).
Born: December 13, 1957
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Voom Portraits
Iconic artist and theater director Robert Wilson has created a series of video portraits of celebrities, ordinary people and animals called "VOOM Portraits." Known for his glacier-paced theatrical productions with Tom Waits and Lou Reed, Wilson's now bringing his aesthetic to a video format. The recent developments in HD technology have allowed Wilson to create something like a precise hybrid of still photography and motion pictures. Actors such as Brad Pitt (as a crazy person on the streets in the rain), Isabelle Huppert (as Greta Garbo), Steve Buscemi (as a mad butcher chewing gum on a variety show), Robert Downey Jr. (as a dreaming corpse in a Rembrandt painting), and Winona Ryder (as Winnie, the main female character in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, buried up to her neck in sand) were asked to “think of nothing" and move slowly and steadily to collaborate in Wilson's vision of who they might be.
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
The indie-pop quartet perform live as part of American Express’ AMEX Unstaged concert series. Songs include “A-Punk,” “Unbelievers,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” “Step,” and a special acoustic rendition of “White Sky.”
Rick and Morty
Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.
The Sopranos
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
Pulp Fiction
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Wednesday
Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
Reservoir Dogs
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.
Homicide: Life on the Street
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
The Simpsons
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Filmography
as Mr. Whymper (voice)
as Bad Neighbor Pat
as Steve Buscemi
as Shapeshifter
as Mike's Uncle
as Starscream (voice)
as Radio DJ
as Q
as Hephaestus (voice)
as Narrator
as Reese Hackford
as Father Mac
as The Antiquarian (voice)
as Don
as Good Buddy (voice)
as Barry Dort
as Self
as Wayne (voice)
as Randall (voice)
as Walter Lambert
as Papa
as Self
as Self
as Steve Buscemi (voice)
as Farmer Frank Miller
as Benny the Teen
as God
as Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein
as Eddie Shitshoveler
as Wayne (voice)
as Leo
as Charles
as Del
as Nikita Khrushchev
as The Remembrancer (voice)
as Ed Morris
as Daytrader (voice)
as Francis E. Francis (voice)
as Self
as Rabbi Blumenthal
as Pete
as Doc Griffin
as Wayne (voice)
as Building Manager
as Steve Buscemi (voice)
as Steve Buscemi
as Jimmy
as Self - Special Guest
as Chief Dam Inspector
as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
as Self
as Marty
as Mugger
as Eddie (voice)
as Skalk (voice)
as Wiley
as Randy (voice)
as Anton Marvelton
as Wayne (voice)
as Tall thin salesman
as Bill Blago
as Waiter
as Self
as Marty
as Milton
as Book Store Customer
as Tom Innocenti (voice)
as Self
as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
as Bernie Lake
as Neal
as Wiley
as Self
as John
as Dale Martin
as Frank
as George Twisp
as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
as Thomas Kelley
as Dr. Robert Wilson
as Scamper (voice)
as Backhoe Loader
as Self
as Pierre Peders
as Clinton Fitzer
as Les Galantine
as George
as Templeton the Rat (voice)
as Lenny Wosniak
as Self
as narrator
as Nebbercracker (voice)
as Touriste (Tuileries)
as Self
as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)
as Narrator
as Angelo
as James 'Mac' McCord
as Self
as Self
as Cymon
as Self
as Wesley (voice)
as Danny (segment "Twins")
as Norther Winslow
as Romero
as Self
as Self
as Martin Kunkle
as Bananas
as Crazy Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
as Doc O'Connor
as Randall (voice)
as Ray Coleman
as Jerry Cubbins
as 'Hesch' Abramowics
as Seymour
as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
as Mike DiCarlo
as A.R. Hosspack
as Cornell
as Self
as Self
as Homeless Guy
as Tony Blundetto
as Happy Franks
as Drexel
as Rockhound
as Donny
as Nick
as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
as Johnny Flynn
as Eddie
as Self
as Tommy
as Carl Showalter
as Mister Shhh
as Mr. Marchetti
as Buscemi
as Nick Reve
as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
as Ed Hoyt
as Ned
as Mickey
as (uncredited)
as Art Masterson
as Buddy Holly
as Rex
as Beatnik Barman
as Philo
as Frank
as Self - Guest
as Willy Wilhelm
as Ed Chilton
as Gordon Pratt
as Aldolpho Rollo
as Howie Balinger
as Mr. Pink
as Louis
as Pete
as Danny
as Irving
as Chet
as Mr. Pink
as OPP Man
as Mink
as Test Tube
as Virgil
as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
as Steve Buscemi (voice)
as Dwight (voice)
as Whining Willie
as Charlie
as Ike (segment "Forever Ambergris")
as Ted
as Wilfredo
as Gregory Stark
as Luke
as Waiter
as Eddy
as Fred
as Switchblade
as Nicky
as Johnny
as Wired Kid #1
as David Lee
as Worker
as Willy / Raphael
as Nick
as Dead Pimp
as Tony
as Archie, the Electronics Store Clerk
as Rickles
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Grandpa Jules