Steve Buscemi

Steven Vincent Buscemi is an American actor, director, and producer. His accolades include two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Independent Spirit Awards.

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Steve Buscemi is an American film actor, television actor, film director, and film producer. Born in Brooklyn in 1957, he began his work period in 1985. He is educated at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. His native language is English, which he also uses for writing.

Buscemi has received several awards, including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. He has also been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and a Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.

He is married to Jo Andres and has one child. He resides in Brooklyn. His notable works include Delirious, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, and Animal Factory.

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Born: 1957
Works: 3

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Delirious
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm
Animal factory

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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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…

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Klara and the Sun2026
Wild Horse Nine — MJ2026
Animal Farm — Mr. Whymper (voice)2026
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York — Ben2026
Don't Say Good Luck — Dale2026
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World — Self2026
Roommates — Celeste's Dad2026
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer — Kollmick2025
Happy Gilmore 2 — Bad Neighbor Pat2025
The Studio — Steve Buscemi2025

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Instance of: human
Given name: Steve
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Brooklyn
Spouse: Jo Andres
Occupation: voice actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Film Independent Spirit Awards
Image: Steve Buscemi at the Sundance Film Festival.jpg
Number of children: 1
Residence: Brooklyn

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nominated for: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
Commons category: Steve Buscemi
date of birth: 1957-12-13
start of work period: 1985-00-00
name in native language: Steven Vincent Buscemi
related category: Category:Films directed by Steve Buscemi
time period: 20th century
writing language: English language
topic has template: Template:Steve Buscemi

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Steven Vincent Buscemi (/buːˈsɛmi/ boo-SEM-ee, Italian: [buʃˈʃɛːmi]; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor, director, and producer. 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).

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