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
| Birth Location | New York City, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957-12-13 |
Movies
Transformers One
as Starscream (voice)
2024
Carole & Grey
as Shapeshifter
2024
Vacation Friends 2
as Reese Hackford
2023
The Year Between
as Don
2023
Bonnie
as Self
2022
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Wayne (voice)
2022
Hubie Halloween
as Walter Lambert
2020
The King of Staten Island
as Papa
2020
Beastie Boys Story
as Self
2020
QT8: The First Eight
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Dead Don't Die
as Farmer Frank Miller
2019
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Wayne (voice)
2018
Nancy
as Leo
2018
The Week Of
as Charles
2018
Lean on Pete
as Del
2018
The Death of Stalin
as Nikita Khrushchev
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Daytrader (voice)
2017
The Boss Baby
as Francis E. Francis (voice)
2017
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
as Self
2016
Mildred and the Dying Parlor
as Rick
2016
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
as Rabbi Blumenthal
2016
The Ridiculous 6
as Doc Griffin
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Wayne (voice)
2015
2014
The Cobbler
as Jimmy
2014
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
as Self
2014
Time Out of Mind
as Building Manager
2014
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
2014
The Celery Incident
as Marty
2014
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
as Himself
2013
Khumba
as Skalk (voice)
2013
Grown Ups 2
as Wiley
2013
Monsters University
as Randall Boggs (voice)
2013
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
as Himself
2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
as Anton Marvelton
2013
Hotel Transylvania
as Wayne (voice)
2012
On the Road
as Tall thin salesman
2012
Rampart
as Bill Blago
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Waiter
2011
Blank City
as Self
2011
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Bernie Lake
2010
The Chosen One
as Neal
2010
Grown Ups
as Wiley
2010
Saint John of Las Vegas
as John
2010
The Messenger
as Dale Martin
2009
Rage
as Frank
2009
Youth in Revolt
as George Twisp
2009
G-Force
as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
2009
Handsome Harry
as Thomas Kelley
2009
John Rabe
as Dr. Robert Wilson
2009
2009
Igor
as Scamper (voice)
2008
I'm Dirty!
as Backhoe Loader
2008
Voom Portraits
as Self
2007
Interview
as Pierre Peders
2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Clinton Fitzer
2007
2007
I Think I Love My Wife
as George
2007
Charlotte's Web
as Templeton the Rat (voice)
2006
...So Goes the Nation
as Self
2006
Delirious
as Les Galantine
2006
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11
as narrator
2006
Monster House
as Nebbercracker (voice)
2006
Paris Je T'aime
as Touriste (Tuileries)
2006
Edge of Outside
as Self
2006
Art School Confidential
as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio
2006
Tarantino's Mind
as Mr. Pink (archive footage)
2006
Excavating Taylor Mead
as Narrator
2005
Romance & Cigarettes
as Angelo
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 2 ½
as Himself
2005
Home on the Range
as Wesley (voice)
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Danny (segment "Twins")
2004
Big Fish
as Norther Winslow
2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Romero
2003
Rockets Redglare!
as Self
2003
Minnesota Nice
as Self
2003
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
as Self
2002
Love in the Time of Money
as Martin Kunkle
2002
13 Moons
as Bananas
2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Romero
2002
Mr. Deeds
as Crazy Eyes
2002
9/11
as Self in TV Broadcst
2002
The Laramie Project
as Doc O'Connor
2002
Monsters, Inc.
as Randall (voice)
2001
Domestic Disturbance
as Ray Coleman
2001
The Concert for New York City
as Self
2001
Double Whammy
as Jerry Cubbins
2001
The Grey Zone
as 'Hesch' Abramowics
2001
Ghost World
as Seymour
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
2001
2001
Animal Factory
as A.R. Hosspack
2000
28 Days
as Cornell
2000
In Bad Taste
as Self
1999
Big Daddy
as Homeless Guy
1999
The Impostors
as Happy Franks
1998
1998
Armageddon
as Rockhound
1998
The Big Lebowski
as Donny
1998
The Real Blonde
as Nick
1998
The Wedding Singer
as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
1998
Divine Trash
as Himself
1998
Con Air
as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
1997
Kansas City
as Johnny Flynn
1996
Escape from L.A.
as Eddie
1996
1996
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
as Ed Hoyt
1996
Trees Lounge
as Tommy
1996
Fargo
as Carl Showalter
1996
Dead Man
as Bartender
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Mister Shhh
1995
Desperado
as Buscemi
1995
Living in Oblivion
as Nick Reve
1995
Billy Madison
as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
1995
Floundering
as Ned
1994
Somebody to Love
as Mickey
1994
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
as (uncredited)
1994
Pulp Fiction
as Buddy Holly
1994
Airheads
as Rex
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Beatnik Barman
1994
The Last Outlaw
as Philo
1993
Twenty Bucks
as Frank
1993
Rising Sun
as Willy Wilhelm
1993
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Ed Chilton
1993
In the Soup
as Aldolpho Rollo
1992
Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. Pink
1992
CrissCross
as Louis
1992
What Happened to Pete
as Pete
1992
Claude
as Danny
1992
Billy Bathgate
as Irving
1991
Barton Fink
as Chet
1991
Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. Pink
1991
Zandalee
as OPP Man
1991
Miller's Crossing
as Mink
1990
The Grifters
as Kaggs (uncredited)
1990
King of New York
as Test Tube
1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
1990
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Whining Willie
1989
Mystery Train
as Charlie
1989
Borders
as Ted
1989
Slaves of New York
as Wilfredo
1989
New York Stories
as Gregory Stark
1989
Coffee and Cigarettes II
as Waiter
1989
Heart of Midnight
as Eddy
1988
Vibes
as Fred
1988
Call Me
as Switchblade
1988
Heart
as Nicky
1987
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
as Johnny
1987
Arena Brains
as Wired Kid #1
1987
Sleepwalk
as Worker
1986
The Way It Is
as Willy / Raphael
1986
Parting Glances
as Nick
1986
1986
No Picnic
as Dead Pimp
1986
Film House Fever
as Tony
1986
1985
Movies
The Listener
Producer
2024
The Listener
Director
2024
Dreaming of a Vetter World
Executive Producer
2018
Puzzle
Executive Producer
2018
Final Portrait
Thanks
2017
The Dinner
Thanks
2017
Paint It Black
Executive Producer
2016
2013
Saint John of Las Vegas
Executive Producer
2010
Interview
Director
2007
Interview
Screenplay
2007
Lonesome Jim
Director
2005
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½
Executive Producer
2005
Animal Factory
Producer
2000
Animal Factory
Director
2000
Big Night
Thanks
1996
Trees Lounge
Writer
1996
Trees Lounge
Director
1996
Brace Up!
Thanks
1993
What Happened to Pete
Writer
1992
What Happened to Pete
Producer
1992
What Happened to Pete
Director
1992
Untitled William S. Burroughs Project
Executive Producer
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