Steven Vincent Buscemi was born on December 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York. He is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director.

He has appeared in more than 80 films, but he is best remembered for playing creepy criminals such as Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs (1994) and Carl the kidnapper in Fargo (1996).

Buscemi, a former New York City fireman (1980-84) broke into films with a leading role in Parting Glances (1986).

Usually he plays squirrelly, "funny looking" guys and has appeared many times in movies by Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, as well as films by the Coen brothers, including Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991) and The Big Lebowski (1998).

The kind of actor who makes even small roles memorable, he has also appeared in mainstream blockbusters such as Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998) and The Island (2005).

Buscemi has also done voice work, including Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), Monsters, Inc. (2001, with John Goodman), Monster House (2006) and Charlotte's Web (2006, with Julia Roberts). Besides being a busy actor, Buscemi has directed television shows and feature films, including The Sopranos (2003) and Trees Lounge (1996).

His films include Desperado (1995), Airheads (1994), Tim Burton's Big Fish (2004) and Romance & Cigarettes (2005), Charlotte's Web (2006), Interview (2007) and I Think I Love My Wife (2007).

Filmography

• We're the Millers (2009)
• Keep Coming Back (2008)
• Igor (2008)
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
• I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
• Interview (2007)
• Charlotte's Web (2006)
• Delirious (2006)
• Monster House (2006)
• Paris, je t'aime (2006)
• "The Sopranos" (16 episodes, 2002-2006)
• Art School Confidential (2006)
• Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
• The Island (2005)
• Who's the Top? (2005)
• Home on the Range (2004)
• Big Fish (2003)
• Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
• Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
• Monsters, Inc. (2002)
• Mr. Deeds (2002)
• Love in the Time of Money (2002)
• The Laramie Project (2002)
• Deadrockstar (2002)
• 13 Moons (2002)
• Domestic Disturbance (2001)
• Monsters, Inc. (2001)
• The Grey Zone (2001)
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
• Ghost World (2001)
• Double Whammy (2001)
• "Saturday Night Live" (3 episodes, 1994-2000)
• 28 Days (2000)
• Animal Factory (2000)
• Big Daddy (1999)
• Louis & Frank (1998)
• Armageddon (1998)
• The Impostors (1998)
• The Big Lebowski (1998)
• The Wedding Singer (1998)
• "The Drew Carey Show" (1 episode, 1998)
• The Real Blonde (1997)
• Con Air (1997)
• Escape from L.A. (1996)
• Kansas City (1996)
• Trees Lounge (1996)
• Black Kites (1996)
• Fargo (1996)
• Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
• Desperado (1995)
• "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1 episode, 1995)
• Billy Madison (1995)
• Living in Oblivion (1995)
• The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
• Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1994)
• Somebody to Love (1994)
• The Last Outlaw (1994)
• Airheads (1994)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
• "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" (2 episodes, 1994)
• Floundering (1994)
• "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1993)
• Rising Sun (1993)
• Claude (1993)
• Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
• Twenty Bucks (1993)
• "Mad About You" (1 episode, 1992)
• CrissCross (1992)
• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• What Happened to Pete (1992)
• In the Soup (1992)
• "L.A. Law" (1 episode, 1991)
• Billy Bathgate (1991)
• Barton Fink (1991)
• Zandalee (1991)
• Life Is Nice (1991)
• Miller's Crossing (1990)
• King of New York (1990)
• Force of Circumstance (1990)
• Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
• "Monsters" (1 episode, 1990)
• Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
• Mystery Train (1989)
• Borders (1989)
• Slaves of New York (1989)
• New York Stories (1989)
• "Lonesome Dove" (1989)
• Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989)
• Heart of Midnight (1988)
• "Crossbow" (1 episode, 1988)
• Vibes (1988)
• Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1988)
• Call Me (1988)
• Arena Brains (1988)
• Heart (1987)
• "The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1987)
• No Picnic (1987)
• "Miami Vice" (1 episode, 1986)
• Sleepwalk (1986)
• The Way It Is (1986)
• Parting Glances (1986)
• Tommy's (1985)

Awards

• Chicago Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor "Ghost World" 2002
• Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Male "Ghost World" 2002
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actor "Ghost World" 2001
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor "Ghost World" 2001
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor "Ghost World" 2001
• New York Film Critics Online Award Best Supporting Actor "Ghost World" 2001
• Online Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actor "Ghost World" 2001
• Special San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work 2001
• Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Actor "Reservoir Dogs" 1992