Steve Buscemi is one of the finest character actors and a revered American performer, writer and director. He hails from the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957, Buscemi took an interest in performing in high school, but...Read more was unsure of how he’d make a career out of it. He worked for four years as a fireman before dabbling in stand-up comedy. He moved to the East Village, enrolled in the Lee Strasberg Institute, which led to his first professional jobs. Among his tens of memorable film roles, Buscemi is best known Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” (1992), which put him on the map, “Fargo” (1996), the cult stoner flick “The Big Lebowski” (1998), “Monsters Inc.” (2001), voicing the lovable monster Randy, and for his starring role in HBO’s hit drama “Boardwalk Empire” (2010-present). For the show, Buscemi won a Golden Globe in 2011 for best performance by an actor in a television drama series.
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Steve Buscemi is one of the finest character actors and a revered American performer, writer and director. He hails from the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster...Read more Group. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957, Buscemi took an interest in performing in high school, but was unsure of how he’d make a career out of it. He worked for four years as a fireman before dabbling in stand-up comedy. He moved to the East Village, enrolled in the Lee Strasberg Institute, which led to his first professional jobs. Among his tens of memorable film roles, Buscemi is best known Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” (1992), which put him on the map, “Fargo” (1996), the cult stoner flick “The Big Lebowski” (1998), “Monsters Inc.” (2001), voicing the lovable monster Randy, and for his starring role in HBO’s hit drama “Boardwalk Empire” (2010-present). For the show, Buscemi won a Golden Globe in 2011 for best performance by an actor in a television drama series.