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