Steve Buscemi
An American actor, writer and director. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Dorothy, who worked as a hostess at Howard Johnson's, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker and Korean War veteran. Buscemi's father was Sicilian American and his mother Irish American. He has three brothers: Jon, Ken, and Michael. Buscemi was raised Roman Catholic. Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films, including Parting Glances (1986), New York Stories (1989), Mystery Train (1989), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Desperado (1995), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Grey Zone (2001), Ghost World (2001), Big Fish (2003), Lean on Pete (2017), and The Death of Stalin (2017). He is also known for his appearances in many films by Coen brothers: Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Fargo (1996), and The Big Lebowski (1998). Buscemi provides the voice of Randall Boggs in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. From 2010 to 2014, he portrayed Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in the critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire, which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe, and two nominations for an Emmy Award. He made his directorial debut in 1996, with Trees Lounge, in which he also starred. Other works include Animal Factory (2000), Lonesome Jim (2005), and Interview (2007). Buscemi has one son, Lucian, with his wife Jo Andres.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Twilight Park as Grandpa Jules
- 2024 · Carole & Grey as Shapeshifter
- 2024 · Day of the Fight as Uncle
- 2024 · Transformers One as Starscream (voice)
- 2020 · Beastie Boys Story as Self
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Nancy as Leo
- 2018 · Lean on Pete as Del
- 2017 · Neo Yokio as The Remembrancer (voice)
- 2016 · Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer as Rabbi Blumenthal
- 2014 · Time Out of Mind as Building Manager
- 2011 · Rampart as Bill Blago
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as Waiter
- 2010 · Saint John of Las Vegas as John
- 2009 · Handsome Harry as Thomas Kelley
- 2009 · John Rabe as Dr. Robert Wilson
- 2009 · I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
- 2007 · Interview as Pierre Peders
- 2007 · Delirious as Les Galantine
- 2007 · Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten as Self
- 2007 · I Think I Love My Wife as George
- 2006 · Paris Je T'aime as Touriste (Tuileries)
- 2006 · Art School Confidential as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio
- 2006 · Tarantino's Mind as Mr. Pink (archive footage)
- 2005 · Romance & Cigarettes as Angelo
- 2004 · Tanner on Tanner as Self
- 2002 · Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. as Self
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Bananas
- 2002 · 9/11 as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Laramie Project as Doc O'Connor
- 2001 · The Concert for New York City as Self
- 2001 · Double Whammy as Jerry Cubbins
- 2001 · The Grey Zone as 'Hesch' Abramowics
- 2001 · Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
- 2000 · Animal Factory as A.R. Hosspack
- 1999 · In Bad Taste as Self
- 1998 · The Impostors as Happy Franks
- 1998 · The Real Blonde as Nick
- 1996 · Kansas City as Johnny Flynn
- 1996 · Trees Lounge as Tommy
- 1995 · Living in Oblivion as Nick Reve
- 1994 · The Search for One-eye Jimmy as Ed Hoyt
- 1994 · Floundering as Ned
- 1994 · Somebody to Love as Mickey
- 1993 · The Last Outlaw as Philo
- 1993 · Twenty Bucks as Frank
- 1993 · Ed and His Dead Mother as Ed Chilton
- 1992 · In the Soup as Aldolpho Rollo
- 1992 · CrissCross as Louis
- 1991 · Billy Bathgate as Irving
- 1991 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Pink
- 1990 · Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- 1989 · New York Stories as Gregory Stark
- 1989 · Coffee and Cigarettes II as Waiter
- 1988 · Heart of Midnight as Eddy
- 1988 · Vibes as Fred
- 1988 · Call Me as Switchblade
- Future · Klara and the Sun as
- 2024 · The Brown Dog as Radio DJ
- 2024 · The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer as Kollmick
- 2024 · Fantasmas as Q
- 2023 · Krapopolis as Hephaestus (voice)
- 2023 · Saturday in the Park as Narrator
- 2023 · Vacation Friends 2 as Reese Hackford
- 2023 · Bupkis as Father Mac
- 2023 · Digman! as (voice)
- 2023 · The Year Between as Don
- 2022 · StoryBots: Answer Time as
- 2022 · Bonnie as Self
- 2022 · Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Wayne (voice)
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Randall (voice)
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Hubie Halloween as Walter Lambert
- 2020 · The King of Staten Island as Papa
- 2020 · Talking Sopranos as Self
- 2019 · Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Steve Buscemi (voice)
- 2019 · The Dead Don't Die as Farmer Frank Miller
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as Benny the Teen
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as God
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as Eddie Shitshoveler
- 2018 · Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Wayne (voice)
- 2018 · The Week Of as Charles
- 2017 · Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- 2017 · The Death of Stalin as Nikita Khrushchev
- 2017 · Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Ed Morris
- 2017 · Transformers: The Last Knight as Daytrader (voice)
- 2017 · The Boss Baby as Francis E. Francis (voice)
- 2016 · Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self
- 2016 · Mildred and the Dying Parlor as Rick
- 2016 · Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
- 2016 · Horace and Pete as Pete
- 2015 · The Ridiculous 6 as Doc Griffin
- 2015 · Hotel Transylvania 2 as Wayne (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Steve Buscemi (voice)
- 2015 · Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Steve Buscemi
- 2014 · The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire as Self
- 2014 · The Cobbler as Jimmy
- 2014 · A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY as Self
- 2014 · Park Bench with Steve Buscemi as Self
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self - Special Guest
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Chief Dam Inspector
- 2014 · My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Celery Incident as Marty
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Broad City as Mugger
- 2013 · James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend as Self
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Eddie (voice)
- 2013 · Khumba as Skalk (voice)
- 2013 · Grown Ups 2 as Wiley
- 2013 · Monsters University as Randy (voice)
- 2013 · AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend as Self
- 2013 · The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Anton Marvelton
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · Hotel Transylvania as Wayne (voice)
- 2012 · On the Road as Tall thin salesman
- 2011 · Blank City as Self
- 2011 · Portlandia as Marty
- 2011 · Portlandia as Milton
- 2011 · Portlandia as Book Store Customer
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Tom Innocenti (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
- 2010 · Pete Smalls Is Dead as Bernie Lake
- 2010 · The Chosen One as Neal
- 2010 · Grown Ups as Wiley
- 2010 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2009 · The Messenger as Dale Martin
- 2009 · Rage as Frank
- 2009 · Youth in Revolt as George Twisp
- 2009 · G-Force as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
- 2008 · Igor as Scamper (voice)
- 2008 · I'm Dirty! as Backhoe Loader
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 2007 · I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as Clinton Fitzer
- 2006 · Charlotte's Web as Templeton the Rat (voice)
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Lenny Wosniak
- 2006 · ...So Goes the Nation as Self
- 2006 · Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 as narrator
- 2006 · Monster House as Nebbercracker (voice)
- 2006 · Edge of Outside as Self
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as
- 2005 · SNL Digital Shorts as
- 2005 · Excavating Taylor Mead as Narrator
- 2005 · The Island as James 'Mac' McCord
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 2005 · Champion as Self
- 2005 · Who's the Top? as Cymon
- 2005 · Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ as Self
- 2004 · On the Set: Elaine’s as Self
- 2004 · Home on the Range as Wesley (voice)
- 2004 · Coffee and Cigarettes as Danny (segment "Twins")
- 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 · Love in the Time of Money as Martin Kunkle
- 2002 · Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams as Romero
- 2002 · Mr. Deeds as Crazy Eyes
- 2001 · Monsters, Inc. as Randall (voice)
- 2001 · Domestic Disturbance as Ray Coleman
- 2001 · Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music as
- 2001 · Band of Brothers as
- 2001 · Ghost World as Seymour
- 2001 · Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Mike DiCarlo
- 2000 · 28 Days as Cornell
- 2000 · Divine Trash as Self
- 1999 · Big Daddy as Homeless Guy
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Tony Blundetto
- 1998 · Louis & Frank as
- 1998 · Armageddon as Rockhound
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Donny
- 1998 · The Wedding Singer as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
- 1997 · Con Air as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
- 1996 · Escape from L.A. as Eddie
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Black Kites as
- 1996 · Fargo as Carl Showalter
- 1995 · Dead Man as Bartender
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Mister Shhh
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Marchetti
- 1995 · Desperado as Buscemi
- 1995 · Billy Madison as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
- 1994 · Who Do I Gotta Kill? as (uncredited)
- 1994 · ER as Art Masterson
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as Buddy Holly
- 1994 · Airheads as Rex
- 1994 · The Hudsucker Proxy as Beatnik Barman
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Rising Sun as Willy Wilhelm
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as Gordon Pratt
- 1992 · Mad About You as Howie Balinger
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Pink
- 1992 · What Happened to Pete as Pete
- 1992 · Claude as Danny
- 1991 · Barton Fink as Chet
- 1991 · Zandalee as OPP Man
- 1990 · Miller's Crossing as Mink
- 1990 · King of New York as Test Tube
- 1990 · Force of Circumstance as Virgil
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Dwight (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Steve Buscemi (voice)
- 1989 · Bloodhounds of Broadway as Whining Willie
- 1989 · Mystery Train as Charlie
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Ike
- 1989 · Borders as Ted
- 1989 · Slaves of New York as Wilfredo
- 1989 · Lonesome Dove as Luke
- 1988 · Monsters as
- 1987 · Heart as Nicky
- 1987 · Kiss Daddy Goodnight as Johnny
- 1987 · Arena Brains as Wired Kid #1
- 1986 · L.A. Law as David Lee
- 1986 · Sleepwalk as Worker
- 1986 · The Way It Is as Willy / Raphael
- 1986 · Parting Glances as Nick
- 1986 · Days Are Numbered as
- 1986 · No Picnic as Dead Pimp
- 1986 · Film House Fever as Tony
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Archie, the Electronics Store Clerk
- 1985 · Tommy's as
- 1984 · Miami Vice as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Commissioner Gordon
- 1951 · Deutscher Filmpreis as Self