Steve Buscemi

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Steve Buscemi

Birth nameSteven Vincent Buscemi
BornNovember 13 1957 (1957--) (age 51)
Brooklyn, New York
Other name(s)Mig
Steven Vincent Buscemi (born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director.

Early life

Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, to John Buscemi, an Italian American sanitation worker and Korean War veteran, and Dorothy, who is Irish American and worked as a hostess at Howard Johnson's.[1][2][3] He has three brothers: Jon, Ken and Michael. Buscemi was raised Catholic.[3] He graduated in 1975 from Valley Stream Central High School in Valley Stream, New York, a school which he attended with writer Edward Renehan and actress Patricia Charbonneau. In high school, Buscemi wrestled for the varsity squad and participated in the drama troupe, at that time directed by Mr. Lynne C. Lappin. (Buscemi's 1996 film Trees Lounge, in which he not only starred but served as screenwriter and director, is set in and was largely shot in his childhood village of Valley Stream, New York.) Buscemi briefly attended Nassau Community College before moving to Manhattan to enroll in the Lee Strasberg Institute. In the early 80's Buscemi also served as a firefighter for four years with the FDNY. On March 4th 2005, Buscemi returned to his old high school where he was presented the Distinguished Alumni Award as part of the school's 75th anniversary celebration.

Career

Acting

Buscemi is an associate member of the experimental theater company The Wooster Group. Buscemi's character roles include Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs, Garland Greene in Con Air, Rockhound in Armageddon, Donny in The Big Lebowski and Carl Showalter in Fargo. Although usually a supporting actor, he has had critical success as a lead actor, particularly in his role as Seymour in Ghost World. Buscemi often plays characters that are neurotic and paranoid. He has appeared in a number of films by the Coen Brothers, wherein he tends to die in a grisly, prolonged or unexpected manner. He frequently provides comic relief in Adam Sandler films such as Billy Madison, The Wedding Singer, Big Daddy and Mr. Deeds. Buscemi played a nemesis to Sandler and Kevin James in the comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. He also has worked with Quentin Tarantino, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Jim Jarmusch and Robert Rodriguez on various occasions.

In 2003, Buscemi made a brief celebrity guest appearance as himself on the long-running FOX animated television show The Simpsons in the episode "Brake My Wife, Please". Most recently, Buscemi provided the voice for Dwight, a bank robber who Marge promises to visit in jail if he turns himself in to the authorities. This episode, entitled "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," originally aired on October 14, 2007.

In 2004, Buscemi joined the cast of The Sopranos as Tony Soprano's cousin and childhood friend, Tony Blundetto. Buscemi had previously contributed to the show as director of the third season episode "Pine Barrens". He appeared in the third episode of Season 6, as a doorman in heaven (portrayed as a country club) in Tony Soprano's dream. He returned to direct the episode " Mr. and Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request", the fifth episode of Season 6. In 1995, Buscemi played suspected cop-shooter Gordon Pratt in the episode "End Game" at the end of a three-episode arc of . He also had a role as Phil Hickle, Ellen's father and older Pete's guidance counselor, in The Adventures of Pete and Pete, as well as guest-starring in Miami Vice in 1986. Buscemi was rumored to be considered for the role of The Scarecrow in Joel Schumacher's proposed fifth installment of the Batman franchise, Batman Triumphant, before Warner Bros. cancelled the project.[4]

In 2004, Buscemi appeared in the music video for Joe Strummer's cover of the Bob Marley track "Redemption Song". The video is shot after Strummer's death, and Buscemi appears alongside of a graffiti portrait of Strummer.

Directing

Buscemi worked extensively as a director, currently helming (and starring in) the feature film, Interview. He directed Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), and Lonesome Jim (2005). In addition to feature films, he directed episodes of the television shows and The Sopranos, as well as two episodes of HBO's prison-drama series Oz, entitled "U.S. Male" and "Cuts Like a Knife".

Personal life

The day after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Buscemi went to his old firehouse to volunteer for recovery work at Ground Zero. That week, he worked 12 hour shifts digging through the rubble, while refusing to do interviews or have his picture taken.[5]

In April 2001, while shooting the film Domestic Disturbance in Wilmington, North Carolina, Buscemi was slashed and badly scarred on his face while intervening in a bar fight between his friend Vince Vaughn, screenwriter Scott Rosenberg and a local man, Timothy Fogerty, who allegedly instigated the brawl.[6]

During his profile on the show Inside the Actors Studio, director John Waters said that he and Buscemi bear an uncanny resemblance to each other, to the point where Waters sent out Christmas cards with a picture of "himself" which was actually Buscemi dressed as him. He also (somewhat jokingly) noted that should a movie ever be made about Waters' life, Buscemi has agreed to star as Waters in the film.

Buscemi has one son, Lucian, with his wife Jo Andres.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1986Parting GlancesNick
1987Kiss Daddy GoodnightJohnny
1988Call MeSwitchblade
1989Slaves of New YorkWilfredo
Mystery TrainCharlie the Barber
Lonesome DoveLuke(TV Series)
1990Bellingham (segment "Lot 249")
King of New YorkTest Tube
Miller's CrossingMink
1991Barton FinkChet
1992In the SoupAldolpho Rollo
Reservoir DogsMr. Pink
1993Twenty BucksFrank
Rising SunWilly 'the Weasel' Wilhelm
The Adventures of Pete & PetePhil Hickle(TV Series)
Ed And His Dead MotherEd Chilton
1994The Search for One-eye JimmyEd Hoyt
The Hudsucker ProxyBeatnik Barman at Ann's 440
AirheadsRex
Pulp FictionBuddy Holly
1995Billy MadisonDanny McGrath(uncredited)
Living in OblivionNick Reve
Things to Do in Denver When You're DeadMister Shhh
DesperadoBuscemi
1996FargoCarl Showalter
Escape from L.A.Map to the Stars Eddie
Trees LoungeTommyWriter, Director
1997Con AirGarland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene
1998The Big LebowskiTheodore Donald 'Donny' Kerabatsos
The ImpostorsHappy Franks
The Wedding SingerDavid 'Dave' Veltri(uncredited)
ArmageddonRockhound
1999Big DaddyHomeless Guy
200028 DaysCornell Shaw
Animal FactoryA.R. HosspackDirector
2001Ghost WorldSeymour
Officer Neil(voice)
The Grey Zone'Hesch' Abramowics
Love in the Time of MoneyMartin Kunkle
Domestic DisturbanceRay Coleman
Monsters, Inc.Randall Boggs(voice)
2002Mr. DeedsCrazy Eyes
13 MoonsBananas The Clown
The Laramie ProjectDoc O'Conner
Romero
2003Romero
Coffee and CigarettesWaiter (segment "Twins")
Big FishNorther Winslow
2002-2006The SopranosTony Blundetto \ Man(TV Series)
2004Home on the RangeWesley(voice)
2005Lonesome JimDirector
The IslandMcCord
2006Monster HouseNebbercracker(voice)
Charlotte's WebTempleton the Rat(voice)
Narrator(TV)
2007I Think I Love My WifeGeorge
Paris, je t'aimeThe tourist (segment 'Tuileries')
InterviewPierre PetersDirector
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryClinton Fitzer
The SimpsonsDwight(TV Series, voice)
Delirious Les Galantine
Romance & CigarettesAngelo
2008 IgorScamper(voice)
Keep Coming Back
We're The MillersDavid

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]
3. ^ [3]
4. ^ moviemansguide.com review of Batman Begins by Andy Hoglund
5. ^ indieking.com interview with photos
6. ^ thesmokinggun.com mugshots and description

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