Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayDec 13, 1957
BiographySteven Vincent Buscemi (Italian: [buʃˈʃɛːmi]; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor. His accolades include two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Independent Spirit Awards.

Buscemi started his acting career with the independent productions Parting Glances (1986), Mystery Train (1989), and In the Soup (1992), following such roles with his breakthrough in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). The 1990 film Miller's Crossing marked his first of many projects with the Coen brothers, and the 1994 film Airheads was his first collaboration with comedic actor-filmmaker Adam Sandler. Throughout the 1990s, he continued to appear in a number of both independent and mainstream films, including Billy Madison (1995), Living in Oblivion, Desperado (all 1995), Fargo (1996), Con Air (1997), Armageddon, The Big Lebowski (both 1998). In following decades, he starred in the independent films Ghost World (2001), Big Fish (2003), Norman (2016), Lean on Pete, and The Death of Stalin (both 2017), alongside voice roles in the animated Monsters, Inc. (2001–2013) and Hotel Transylvania film series (2012–2022).

Buscemi's career expanded into television, beginning with his first major role in the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove. He received his first two Emmy nominations for starring in and directing episodes of The Sopranos (2004–2006), before winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for portraying Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). His other television credits include Lonesome Dove (1989), 30 Rock (2007–2013), Horace and Pete (2016), and Miracle Workers (2019–2023). He won a News & Documentary Emmy Award in 2015 for his work with Independent Lens and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series the following year for his web talk show Park Bench with Steve Buscemi. Aside from acting, Buscemi has also directed the films Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), and Interview (2007), as well as a number of television episodes.

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