Steve Buscemi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-12-13 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Steve Buscemi
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).
Known For
Acting
Twilight Park
as Grandpa Jules
(2025)
Happy Gilmore 2
as Bad Neighbor Pat
(2025)
Animal Farm
as Mr. Whymper (voice)
(2025)
(2024)
Transformers One
as Starscream (voice)
(2024)
The Brown Dog
as Radio DJ
(2024)
Day of the Fight
as Mike's Uncle
(2024)
Carole & Grey
as Shapeshifter
(2023)
The Year Between
as Don
(2023)
Vacation Friends 2
as Reese Hackford
(2023)
Saturday in the Park
as Narrator
(2022)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Wayne (voice)
(2022)
Bonnie
as Self
(2021)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
The King of Staten Island
as Papa
(2020)
Hubie Halloween
as Walter Lambert
(2020)
Beastie Boys Story
as Self
(2019)
The Dead Don't Die
as Farmer Frank Miller
(2018)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Wayne (voice)
(2018)
The Week Of
as Charles
(2018)
Nancy
as Leo
(2018)
Lean on Pete
as Del
(2017)
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Daytrader (voice)
(2017)
The Boss Baby
as Francis E. Francis (voice)
(2017)
The Death of Stalin
as Nikita Khrushchev
(2017)
(2016)
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
as Rabbi Blumenthal
(2016)
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
as Self
(2016)
Mildred and the Dying Parlor
as Rick
(2015)
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Wayne (voice)
(2015)
The Ridiculous 6
as Doc Griffin
(2014)
The Cobbler
as Jimmy
(2014)
(2014)
The Celery Incident
as Marty
(2014)
Time Out of Mind
as Building Manager
(2014)
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
(2014)
(2013)
Monsters University
as Randy (voice)
(2013)
Grown Ups 2
as Wiley
(2013)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
as Anton Marvelton
(2013)
Khumba
as Skalk (voice)
(2013)
(2013)
(2012)
Hotel Transylvania
as Wayne (voice)
(2012)
(2012)
On the Road
as Tall thin salesman
(2011)
Rampart
as Bill Blago
(2011)
Blank City
as Self
(2011)
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Waiter
(2010)
Grown Ups
as Wiley
(2010)
Saint John of Las Vegas
as John
(2010)
The Chosen One
as Neal
(2010)
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Bernie Lake
(2009)
Youth in Revolt
as George Twisp
(2009)
The Messenger
as Dale Martin
(2009)
G-Force
as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
(2009)
John Rabe
as Dr. Robert Wilson
(2009)
Rage
as Frank
(2009)
Handsome Harry
as Thomas Kelley
(2009)
(2008)
Igor
as Scamper (voice)
(2008)
I'm Dirty!
as Backhoe Loader
(2007)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Clinton Fitzer
(2007)
(2007)
I Think I Love My Wife
as George
(2007)
Delirious
as Les Galantine
(2007)
Interview
as Pierre Peders
(2007)
Voom Portraits
as Self
(2006)
Monster House
as Nebbercracker (voice)
(2006)
Charlotte's Web
as Templeton the Rat (voice)
(2006)
Paris Je T'aime
as Touriste (Tuileries)
(2006)
Art School Confidential
as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)
(2006)
Edge of Outside
as Self
(2006)
Tarantino's Mind
as Mr. Pink (archive footage)
(2006)
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11
as narrator
(2006)
...So Goes the Nation
as Self
(2005)
The Island
as James 'Mac' McCord
(2005)
Romance & Cigarettes
as Angelo
(2005)
Who's the Top?
as Cymon
(2005)
Nobody Wants Your Film
as Self
(2005)
Excavating Taylor Mead
as Narrator
(2005)
Champion
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
Home on the Range
as Wesley (voice)
(2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Danny (segment "Twins")
(2004)
On the Set: Elaine’s
as Self
(2003)
Big Fish
as Norther Winslow
(2003)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Romero
(2003)
Rockets Redglare!
as Self
(2003)
Minnesota Nice
as Self
(2002)
The Laramie Project
as Doc O'Connor
(2002)
Mr. Deeds
as Crazy Eyes
(2002)
(2002)
13 Moons
as Bananas
(2002)
Love in the Time of Money
as Martin Kunkle
(2002)
(2002)
9/11
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Monsters, Inc.
as Randall (voice)
(2001)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
(2001)
Domestic Disturbance
as Ray Coleman
(2001)
Double Whammy
as Jerry Cubbins
(2001)
The Grey Zone
as 'Hesch' Abramowics
(2001)
Ghost World
as Seymour
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
Animal Factory
as A.R. Hosspack
(2000)
28 Days
as Cornell
(2000)
Divine Trash
as Self
(1999)
Big Daddy
as Homeless Guy
(1999)
In Bad Taste
as Self
(1998)
The Big Lebowski
as Donny
(1998)
Armageddon
as Rockhound
(1998)
Louis & Frank
as Drexel
(1998)
The Wedding Singer
as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
(1998)
The Impostors
as Happy Franks
(1998)
The Real Blonde
as Nick
(1997)
Con Air
as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
(1996)
Fargo
as Carl Showalter
(1996)
Escape from L.A.
as Eddie
(1996)
Kansas City
as Johnny Flynn
(1996)
Trees Lounge
as Tommy
(1996)
(1995)
Desperado
as Buscemi
(1995)
Billy Madison
as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
(1995)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Mister Shhh
(1995)
Dead Man
as Bartender
(1995)
Living in Oblivion
as Nick Reve
(1994)
Pulp Fiction
as Buddy Holly
(1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Beatnik Barman
(1994)
Airheads
as Rex
(1994)
Somebody to Love
as Mickey
(1994)
Floundering
as Ned
(1994)
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
as (uncredited)
(1994)
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
as Ed Hoyt
(1993)
Rising Sun
as Willy Wilhelm
(1993)
The Last Outlaw
as Philo
(1993)
Twenty Bucks
as Frank
(1993)
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Ed Chilton
(1992)
Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. Pink
(1992)
In the Soup
as Aldolpho Rollo
(1992)
Claude
as Danny
(1992)
CrissCross
as Louis
(1992)
What Happened to Pete
as Pete
(1991)
Barton Fink
as Chet
(1991)
Zandalee
as OPP Man
(1991)
Billy Bathgate
as Irving
(1991)
Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. Pink
(1991)
Life Is Nice
as Convenience Store Clerk
(1990)
King of New York
as Test Tube
(1990)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
(1990)
Miller's Crossing
as Mink
(1990)
Force of Circumstance
as Virgil
(1989)
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Whining Willie
(1989)
Mystery Train
as Charlie
(1989)
New York Stories
as Gregory Stark
(1989)
Slaves of New York
as Wilfredo
(1989)
Coffee and Cigarettes II
as Waiter
(1989)
Borders
as Ted
(1988)
Heart of Midnight
as Eddy
(1988)
Call Me
as Switchblade
(1988)
Vibes
as Fred
(1987)
Heart
as Nicky
(1987)
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
as Johnny
(1987)
Arena Brains
as Wired Kid #1
(1986)
Sleepwalk
as Worker
(1986)
The Way It Is
as Willy / Raphael
(1986)
Parting Glances
as Nick
(1986)
(1986)
No Picnic
as Dead Pimp
(1986)
Film House Fever
as Tony
(1985)
Crew
Untitled William S. Burroughs Project
Executive Producer
Ages of the Moon
Producer
(2024)
The Listener
Director, Producer
(2023)
Saturday in the Park
Executive Producer
(2018)
Puzzle
Executive Producer
(2018)
Dreaming of a Vetter World
Executive Producer
(2017)
The Dinner
Thanks
(2017)
Final Portrait
Thanks
(2016)
Paint It Black
Executive Producer
(2016)
Check It
Executive Producer
(2013)
(2010)
Saint John of Las Vegas
Executive Producer
(2007)
Interview
Screenplay, Director
(2005)
Lonesome Jim
Director
(2005)
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Executive Producer
(2002)
Baseball Wives
Director
(2000)
Animal Factory
Director, Producer
(1996)
Trees Lounge
Director, Writer
(1996)
Big Night
Thanks
(1993)
Brace Up!
Thanks
(1992)
What Happened to Pete
Director, Producer, Writer