Steve Buscemi

68, from Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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).

Timeline

2026Aged 69

  • Poster for Roommates

    Celeste's Dad

  • Poster for Animal Farm

    Mr. Whymper (voice)

  • Poster for Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

    Self

  • Don't Say Good Luck

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

    Ben

  • Poster for Klara and the Sun

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Wild Horse Nine

    MJ

  • Poster for Public Access

    Executive Producer

2025Aged 68

  • Poster for Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

    Kollmick

  • Poster for Happy Gilmore 2

    Bad Neighbor Pat

2024Aged 67

  • Poster for The Brown Dog

    Radio DJ

  • Poster for Transformers One

    Starscream (voice)

  • Poster for Day of the Fight

    Mike's Uncle

  • Poster for Carole & Grey

    Shapeshifter

  • Poster for The Listener

    Producer

2023Aged 66

  • Poster for The Year Between

    Don

  • Poster for Vacation Friends 2

    Reese Hackford

  • Poster for Saturday in the Park

    Narrator

2022Aged 65

  • Poster for Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

    Wayne (voice)

  • Poster for Bonnie

    Self

2020Aged 63

  • Poster for Beastie Boys Story

    Self

  • Poster for The King of Staten Island

    Papa

  • Poster for Hubie Halloween

    Walter Lambert

2019Aged 62

  • Poster for The Dead Don't Die

    Farmer Frank Miller

2018Aged 61

  • Poster for Lean on Pete

    Del

  • Poster for The Week Of

    Charles

  • Poster for Nancy

    Leo

  • Poster for Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

    Wayne (voice)

  • Poster for Puzzle

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Dreaming of a Vetter World

    Executive Producer

2017Aged 60

  • Poster for The Boss Baby

    Francis E. Francis (voice)

  • Poster for Transformers: The Last Knight

    Daytrader (voice)

  • Poster for The Death of Stalin

    Nikita Khrushchev

  • Poster for Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    Self

  • Poster for The Dinner

    Thanks

  • Poster for Final Portrait

    Thanks

2016Aged 59

2015Aged 58

  • Poster for Time Out of Mind

    Building Manager

  • Poster for Hotel Transylvania 2

    Wayne (voice)

  • Poster for The Ridiculous 6

    Doc Griffin

2014Aged 57

  • Poster for The Celery Incident

    Marty

  • Poster for My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

    Suicidal Thoughts (voice)

  • Poster for A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY

    Self

  • Poster for The Cobbler

    Jimmy

  • Poster for The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

    Self

2013Aged 56

  • Poster for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

    Anton Marvelton

  • Poster for AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend

    Self

  • Poster for Monsters University

    Randy (voice)

  • Poster for Grown Ups 2

    Wiley

  • Poster for Khumba

    Skalk (voice)

  • Poster for James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

    Self

2012Aged 55

  • Poster for On the Road

    Tall thin salesman

  • Poster for Hotel Transylvania

    Wayne (voice)

  • Poster for 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

    Self

  • Poster for Keep the Lights On

    Thanks

2011Aged 54

  • Poster for Blank City

    Self

  • Poster for Fight for Your Right Revisited

    Waiter

  • Poster for Rampart

    Bill Blago

2010Aged 53

  • Poster for Saint John of Las Vegas

    John

  • Poster for Grown Ups

    Wiley

  • Poster for The Chosen One

    Neal

  • Poster for Pete Smalls Is Dead

    Bernie Lake

2009Aged 52

  • Poster for I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    Self

  • Poster for John Rabe

    Dr. Robert Wilson

  • Poster for Handsome Harry

    Thomas Kelley

  • Poster for G-Force

    Bucky the Hamster (voice)

  • Poster for Youth in Revolt

    George Twisp

  • Poster for Rage

    Frank

  • Poster for The Messenger

    Dale Martin

2008Aged 51

  • Poster for I'm Dirty!

    Backhoe Loader

  • Poster for Igor

    Scamper (voice)

2007Aged 50

  • Poster for I Think I Love My Wife

    George

  • Poster for Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

    Self

  • Poster for Delirious

    Les Galantine

  • Poster for I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

    Clinton Fitzer

  • Poster for Interview

    Pierre Peders

  • Poster for Voom Portraits

    Self

2006Aged 49

  • Poster for Art School Confidential

    Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)

  • Poster for Edge of Outside

    Self

  • Poster for Paris Je T'aime

    Touriste (Tuileries)

  • Poster for Monster House

    Nebbercracker (voice)

  • Poster for Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11

    narrator

  • Poster for ...So Goes the Nation

    Self

  • Poster for Charlotte's Web

    Templeton the Rat (voice)

2005Aged 48

  • Poster for Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

    Self

  • Poster for Who's the Top?

    Cymon

  • Poster for Champion

    Self

  • Poster for Nobody Wants Your Film

    Self

  • Poster for The Island

    James 'Mac' McCord

  • Poster for Romance & Cigarettes

    Angelo

  • Poster for Excavating Taylor Mead

    Narrator

  • Poster for Lonesome Jim

    Director

2004Aged 47

2003Aged 46

  • Poster for Minnesota Nice

    Self

  • Poster for Rockets Redglare!

    Self

  • Poster for Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

    Romero

  • Poster for Big Fish

    Norther Winslow

2002Aged 45

  • Poster for The Laramie Project

    Doc O'Connor

  • Poster for 9/11

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Mr. Deeds

    Crazy Eyes

  • Poster for Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

    Romero

  • Poster for 13 Moons

    Bananas

  • Poster for Love in the Time of Money

    Martin Kunkle

  • Poster for Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

    Self

  • Baseball Wives

    Director

2001Aged 44

2000Aged 43

  • Poster for Divine Trash

    Self

  • Poster for 28 Days

    Cornell

  • Poster for Animal Factory

    A.R. Hosspack

1999Aged 42

  • Poster for Big Daddy

    Homeless Guy

  • Poster for In Bad Taste

    Self

1998Aged 41

  • Poster for The Wedding Singer

    David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Real Blonde

    Nick

  • Poster for The Big Lebowski

    Donny

  • Poster for Armageddon

    Rockhound

  • Poster for Louis & Frank

    Drexel

  • Poster for The Impostors

    Happy Franks

1997Aged 40

  • Poster for Con Air

    Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"

1996Aged 39

  • Poster for Fargo

    Carl Showalter

  • Poster for Trees Lounge

    Tommy

  • Poster for Black Kites

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Escape from L.A.

    Eddie

  • Poster for Kansas City

    Johnny Flynn

  • Poster for Big Night

    Thanks

1995Aged 38

  • Poster for Billy Madison

    Danny McGrath (uncredited)

  • Poster for Living in Oblivion

    Nick Reve

  • Poster for Desperado

    Buscemi

  • Poster for Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

    Mister Shhh

1994Aged 37

  • Poster for The Hudsucker Proxy

    Beatnik Barman

  • Poster for Airheads

    Rex

  • Poster for Pulp Fiction

    Buddy Holly

  • Poster for Who Do I Gotta Kill?

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for Somebody to Love

    Mickey

  • Poster for Floundering

    Ned

  • Poster for The Search for One-eye Jimmy

    Ed Hoyt

1993Aged 36

  • Poster for Ed and His Dead Mother

    Ed Chilton

  • Poster for Rising Sun

    Willy Wilhelm

  • Poster for Twenty Bucks

    Frank

  • Poster for The Last Outlaw

    Philo

  • Poster for Brace Up!

    Thanks

1992Aged 35

  • Poster for Claude

    Danny

  • Poster for What Happened to Pete

    Pete

  • Poster for CrissCross

    Louis

  • Poster for Reservoir Dogs

    Mr. Pink

  • Poster for In the Soup

    Aldolpho Rollo

1991Aged 34

  • Life Is Nice

    Convenience Store Clerk

  • Poster for Zandalee

    OPP Man

  • Poster for Reservoir Dogs

    Mr. Pink

  • Poster for Barton Fink

    Chet

  • Poster for Billy Bathgate

    Irving

1990Aged 33

  • Poster for Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

    Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)

  • Poster for Force of Circumstance

    Virgil

  • Poster for No Picnic

    Dead Pimp

  • Poster for King of New York

    Test Tube

  • Poster for Miller's Crossing

    Mink

1989Aged 32

  • Poster for Coffee and Cigarettes II

    Waiter

  • Poster for New York Stories

    Gregory Stark

  • Poster for Slaves of New York

    Wilfredo

  • Poster for Borders

    Ted

  • Poster for Mystery Train

    Charlie

  • Poster for Bloodhounds of Broadway

    Whining Willie

1988Aged 31

  • Poster for Call Me

    Switchblade

  • Poster for Vibes

    Fred

  • Poster for Heart of Midnight

    Eddy

1987Aged 30

  • Poster for Arena Brains

    Wired Kid #1

  • Poster for Kiss Daddy Goodnight

    Johnny

  • Poster for Heart

    Nicky

1986Aged 29

  • Poster for Film House Fever

    Tony

  • Poster for Days Are Numbered

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Parting Glances

    Nick

  • Poster for The Way It Is

    Willy / Raphael

  • Poster for Sleepwalk

    Worker

1985Aged 28

  • Poster for Tommy's

    (Unknown)

Year unknown