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Steve Buscemi is an American actor who first gained notice for his role as a man living with AIDS in the film Parting Glances (1986). His breakout role in film was in his role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Since then, Buscemi has starred in dozens of feature films, including Desperado (1995), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002), Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Fargo (1996), Igor (2008), Grown Ups (2010), Hotel Transylvania (2012), Monsters University (2013), The Ridiculous 6 (2015), and The Death of Stalin (2017).
In television, Buscemi has hosted two episodes of Saturday Night Live, and has frequently starred as Tony Blundetto in The Sopranos, Lenny Wosniak in 30 Rock, as the lead role in Boardwalk Empire, and as the host of the web television series Park Bench with Steve Buscemi.
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Way it Is | Willy / Raphael | |
| Tommy's | Tommy | Short film | |
| 1986 | Sleepwalk | Worker | |
| Parting Glances | Nick | ||
| No Picnic | Dead Pimp | ||
| Film House Fever | Tony | ||
| 1987 | Arena Brains | Agent | Short film |
| Kiss Daddy Goodnight | Johnny | ||
| Heart | Nicky | ||
| Call Me | "Switchblade" | ||
| 1988 | Heart of Midnight | Eddy | |
| Vibes | Fred | ||
| 1989 | Twins | The Waiter | Short film |
| Slaves of New York | Wilfredo | ||
| Mystery Train | Charlie, The Barber | ||
| New York Stories | Gregory Stark | Segment: "Life Lessons" | |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Willie "Whining Willie" | ||
| 1990 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Edward Bellingham | Segment: "Lot 249" |
| King of New York | "Test Tube" | ||
| Miller's Crossing | "Mink" Larouie | ||
| Force of Circumstance | Farmhand | ||
| 1991 | Zandalee | OPP Man | |
| Barton Fink | Chet | ||
| Life Is Nice | Convenience Store Clerk | ||
| Billy Bathgate | Irving Nitzberg | ||
| 1992 | In the Soup | Aldolfo Rollo | |
| Reservoir Dogs | "Mr. Pink" | ||
| CrissCross | Louis, Drug Dealer | ||
| What Happens to Pete | The Stranger | Short film | |
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks | Frank | |
| Claude | Danny | Alternate title: Trusting Beatrice | |
| Rising Sun | Willy "The Weasel" Wilhelm | ||
| Ed and His Dead Mother | Ed Chilton | ||
| 1994 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | Ed Hoyt | |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Danny the Bartender | ||
| Somebody to Love | Mickey | ||
| Airheads | Rex | ||
| Pulp Fiction | Buddy Holly Waiter | ||
| Floundering | Ned | ||
| Who Do I Gotta Kill? | Fred, Conspiracy Nut | Uncredited | |
| 1995 | Billy Madison | Danny McGrath | |
| Living in Oblivion | Nick Reve | ||
| Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | "Mister Shhh" | ||
| Desperado | Buscemi | ||
| 1996 | Fargo | Carl Showalter | |
| Escape from L.A. | Eddie "Map to the Stars Eddie" | ||
| Black Kites | The Father | Short film | |
| Trees Lounge | Tommy Basilio | Also writer and director | |
| Kansas City | Johnny Flynn | ||
| 1997 | Con Air | Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene | |
| The Real Blonde | Nick Reve | ||
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski | Theodore Donald "Donny" Kerabatsos | |
| Divine Trash | Himself | Documentary | |
| The Impostors | "Happy" Franks | ||
| The Wedding Singer | Dave Veltri | Uncredited | |
| Armageddon | "Rockhound" | ||
| Louis & Frank | Drexel | ||
| 1999 | Big Daddy | Homeless Guy | |
| 2000 | 28 Days | Cornell Shaw | |
| Animal Factory | A.R. Hosspack | Also director and producer | |
| 2001 | Ghost World | Seymour | |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Neil Fleming | Voice [1] | |
| The Grey Zone | "Hesch" Abramowics | ||
| Double Whammy | Detective Jerry Cubbins | ||
| Domestic Disturbance | Ray Coleman | ||
| Monsters, Inc. | Randall Boggs | Voice [1] | |
| 2002 | Mr. Deeds | "Crazy Eyes" | |
| 13 Moons | Bananas The Clown | ||
| Love in the Time of Money | Martin Kunkle | ||
| Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Romero | ||
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Romero | Cameo |
| Big Fish | Norther Winslow | ||
| Coffee and Cigarettes | Danny the bartender | ||
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Wesley | Voice [1] |
| 2005 | Who's the Top | Cymon | Short film |
| The Island | James "Mac" McCord | ||
| Lonesome Jim | — | Director | |
| Romance & Cigarettes | Angelo | ||
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Bob "Broadway Bob" D'Annunzio | Uncredited |
| Paris, je t'aime | The Tourist | Segment: "Tuileries" | |
| Monster House | Horace Nebbercracker | Voice and motion capture [1] | |
| Charlotte's Web | Templeton | Voice [1] | |
| Delirious | Les Galantine | ||
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | George Sianidis | |
| Interview | Pierre Peders | Also writer and director | |
| I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Clint Fitzer | ||
| I'm Dirty! | Backhoe Loader | Voice Short film | |
| 2008 | Igor | Scamper | Voice [1] |
| 2009 | Rage | Frank | |
| John Rabe | Dr. Robert O. Wilson | ||
| G-Force | Bucky | Voice [1] | |
| The Messenger | Dale Martin | ||
| Handsome Harry | Thomas Kelley | ||
| Saint John of Las Vegas | John Alighieri | Also executive producer | |
| Youth in Revolt | George Twisp | ||
| 2010 | Grown Ups | Wiley | |
| Pete Smalls Is Dead | Bernie Lake | ||
| The Chosen One | Neal | ||
| 2011 | Fight for Your Right Revisited | Walter | Short film |
| Rampart | Bill Blago | ||
| 2012 | On the Road | Tall Thin Salesman | |
| Hotel Transylvania | Wayne | Voice [1] | |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Anthony Metz / Anton Marvelton | |
| Monsters University | Randall Boggs | Voice [2] [1] | |
| Grown Ups 2 | Wiley | ||
| Khumba | Skalk | Voice [1] | |
| 2014 | Time Out of Mind | Art | |
| My Depression | "Suicidal Thoughts" | Voice Short film | |
| The Cobbler | Jimmy | ||
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Wayne | Voice [1] |
| The Ridiculous 6 | "Doc" Griffin | ||
| 2016 | Mildred & The Dying Parlor | Rick | Short film |
| Norman | Rabbi Blumenthal | ||
| 2017 | The Boss Baby | Francis Francis | Voice [1] |
| Transformers: The Last Knight | Daytrader | Voice [1] | |
| Lean on Pete | Del Montgomery | ||
| The Death of Stalin | Nikita Khrushchev | ||
| 2018 | Nancy | Leo Lynch | |
| The Week Of | Charles | ||
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Wayne | Voice [1] | |
| 2019 | The Dead Don't Die | Frank Miller | |
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Papa | |
| Hubie Halloween | Walter Lambert / Nick Hudson | ||
| 2022 | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Wayne | Voice [1] |
| The Listener | — | Director | |
| The Year Between | Don Miller | ||
| 2023 | Vacation Friends 2 | Reese | |
| Day of the Fight | Uncle | ||
| 2024 | The Shallow Tale | Completed | |
| Transformers One | TBA | Voice |
Television
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Not Necessarily the News | Neil | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Rickles | Episode: "El Viejo" |
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Archie | Episode: "Re-Entry" |
| 1988 | Crossbow | Captain of The Guard | Episode: "The Lost Crusader" |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Luke | 4 episodes |
| 1990 | Monsters | John Dennis | Episode: "Bed and Boar" |
| Against the Law | Timmy Lowell | Episode: "Where the Truth Lies" | |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | David Lee | Episode: "Spleen It to Me, Lucy" |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Howie Balinger | Episode: "Token Friend" |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Ike | Episode: "Forever Ambergris" |
| The Last Outlaw | Philo | Television film | |
| 1994–1996 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Phil Hickle | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Gordon Pratt | Episode: " Endgame" |
| 1998 | The Drew Carey Show | Ed Chilton | Episode: "Mr. Louder's Birthday Party" |
| 1998, 2011 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Laramie Project | "Doc" O'Conner | Television film |
| 2004 | Tanner on Tanner | Himself | Episode: "Dinner at Elaine's" |
| 2004, 2006 | The Sopranos | Tony Blundetto / The Man | 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 | The Narrator | Voice Documentary |
| 2003, 2007 | The Simpsons | Himself / Dwight | Voices 2 episodes |
| 2008 | ER | Art Masterson | Episode: "The Chicago Way" |
| 2007–2013 | 30 Rock | Lenny Wosniak | 6 episodes |
| 2010–2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Nucky Thompson | 56 episodes |
| 2014–2017 | Portlandia | Various Roles | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY | Himself | Documentary |
| 2014–2015 | Park Bench with Steve Buscemi | Himself (host) | 27 episodes |
| 2014, 2015 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Himself / The Chief | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Himself | Episode: "Wonderful" |
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | Pete Jr. | 9 episodes |
| Bob's Burgers | Tom Innocenti | Voice, episode: " Sexy Dance Healing" [1] | |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Himself | Episode: "Brave" | |
| 2016, 2019 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner | Dr. Steve Buscemi | Television special |
| Neo Yokio | The Rememberancer | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Ed Morris | Episode: "Crazy Diamond" | |
| Broad City | Mugger | Episode: "Bedbugs" | |
| 2017, 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Dorsal Dan | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Elena of Avalor | Saloso | Voice, episode: "The Tides of Change" [1] |
| 2019–2023 | Miracle Workers |
God (season 1) Eddie Shitshoveler (season 2) Benny the Teen (season 3) Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein (season 4) |
40 episodes |
| 2020 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Himself, Paolo Buscemi | Voice, episode: "Fear of the Fire Beast!" |
| 2021 | Rick and Morty | Eddie | Voice, episode: "A Rickconvenient Mort" |
| 2023 | Bupkis | Father Mac | Episode: "Do as I Say, Not as I do" |
| Digman! | The Antiquarian | Voice, episode: "The Grail" | |
| StoryBots: Answer Time | Mr. Castaway | Episode: "Glass" | |
| 2023–2024 | Krapopolis | Hephaestus | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Mike DiCarlo | Episode: "The Colostomy Bag" |
| 2025 | Wednesday | TBA | Season 2 |
Director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Episode: "Finnegan's Wake" |
| 1999, 2001 | Oz | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2006 | The Sopranos | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Baseball Wives | Pilot |
| 2009–2011 | Nurse Jackie | 6 episodes |
| 2009, 2012 | 30 Rock | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Park Bench with Steve Buscemi | 27 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Portlandia | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Love | Episode: "Magic" |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Hotel!" | |
| 2019–2023 | Miracle Workers | 4 episodes |
Producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dreaming of a Vetter World | [3] |
| 2021 | Dust: The Lingering Legacy Of 9/11 | [4] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. Wreck Room Arcade | Randall Boggs | |
| Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training | |||
| Monsters, Inc. | |||
| Monsters, Inc. Scream Team | |||
| 2002 | Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Steve Buscemi (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 13, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Kit, Borys (March 29, 2011). "Disney Reveals Title for 'Monsters Inc.' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ "Dreaming of a Vetter World Film Team". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ "Steve Buscemi Reveals He Suffered from PTSD Volunteering at Ground Zero After 9/11: 'This is Still a Big Part of Me'". September 10, 2021.