Steve Buscemi
Steven "Steve" Vincent Buscemi (preferred pronunciation of the actor himself [bʉˈsɛmi] , Italian [buʃˈʃɛːmi] ; born December 13, 1957 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American film and stage actor and director . With his unmistakable physiognomy and facial expressions , he is preferred as an actor for neurotic and paranoid characters and loser types. In the film Fargo , for example , the Carl Showalter he played is repeatedly described as "somehow weird".
Since Buscemi mostly plays supporting roles, he was spoken by almost 20 different voice actors in the German film versions. Santiago Ziesmer lent him his voice most often .
Life
After graduating from Valley Stream High School in Nassau County on Long Island , Steve Buscemi began working as a movers, ice cream vendor, and firefighter. Besides, he took lessons at the renowned New York Lee Strasberg - Schauspielstudio . First stage experience he gained as a standup -Comedian and performance artists . During one of his appearances he met his future wife Jo Andres.
In 1984 Buscemi made his screen debut in The Way It Is . He played his first major role two years later in the AIDS drama Farewell Glances from his sponsor Bill Sherwood . After minor appearances in Miami Vice and LA Law , he worked for Miller's Crossing for the first time with the Coen brothers in 1990, under whose direction he was seen a total of six times.
In 1992, Buscemi made his breakthrough with Barton Fink (Coen brothers) and above all Quentin Tarantino's debut film Reservoir Dogs . He received the Independent Spirit Award for his portrayal of Mr. Pink . Since then he has been considered one of the greatest stars of independent cinema and quirky comedies.
In the mid-1990s he appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (as a waiter), The Afterlife in Denver and Robert Rodriguez 's Desperado . He continued his collaboration with the Coens from 1994 with Hudsucker - Der große Sprung , Fargo and The Big Lebowski . Thanks to his high level of popularity, people wanted to shoot mainstream productions like Con Air , Armageddon and Big Daddy with him . In 1996 he wrote the screenplay for Trees Lounge , which he also directed and which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival .
In 2000 he was a model for Hennes & Mauritz .
After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 , after more than 15 years, he worked again as a firefighter to clear debris at Ground Zero in twelve-hour shifts.
From 2001 he worked regularly as a director on the successful US television series The Sopranos , in which he also took on a continuous role in the fifth season. Since September 2010, he has appeared on the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire . There he played the main role of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson , whom Enoch L. Johnson served as a model.
Steve Buscemi's brother Michael Buscemi is also an actor, for example in Interview (2007), Chuck and Larry - Like Fire and Flame (2007), Trees Lounge (1996), Ready for Vacation (2014) or Oscar winner BlacKkKlansman (2018).
Steve Buscemi was married to actress Jo Andres from 1987 until her death in 2019, with whom he has a son named Lucian (* 1990).
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
- 1983–1986: Not Necessarily the News (TV series, two episodes)
- 1985: The Way It Is / Eurydice on the Avenues (The Way It Is)
- 1985: Tommy's (short film)
- 1986 parting seconds (Parting Glances)
- 1986: Sleepwalk
- 1986: Miami Vice (TV series, episode 3x07 El Viejo )
- 1987: No Picnic
- 1987: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , TV series, episode 2x22 Re-Entry )
- 1987: Heart of a Champion (Heart)
- 1988: Arena Brains (short film)
- 1988: Call Me - seduction on the phone (Call Me)
- 1988: Kiss Daddy Good Night
- 1988: Vibes - The psychic hunt for the glowing pyramid (Vibes)
- 1988: Crossbow (TV series, episode 2x11 The Lost Crusader )
- 1988: Heart of Midnight - At the heart of the night (Heart of Midnight)
- 1989: Coffee and Cigarettes II (short film)
- 1989: The Call of the Eagle ( Lonesome Dove , TV four-part, all episodes)
- 1989: New York Stories (New York Stories)
- 1989: City Slaves (Slaves of New York)
- 1989: Borders (short film)
- 1989: Mystery Train
- 1989: Bloodhounds of Broadway
- 1990: Monsters - Until the Blood Freezes ( Monsters , TV series, episode 2x14 Bed and Boar )
- 1990: Stories from the shadows (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie)
- 1990: Force of Circumstance
- 1990: King of New York - King between day and night (King of New York)
- 1990: Miller's Crossing
- 1991: Life Is Nice
- 1991: Zandalee - The Sixth Commandment (Zandalee)
- 1991: Barton Fink
- 1991: Billy Bathgate
- 1991: LA Law - star lawyers, tricks, trials ( LA Law , TV series, episode 6x04 Spleen It to Me, Lucy )
- 1992: In the Soup - Alles Kino (In the Soup)
- 1992: What Happened to Pete (short film)
- 1992: Reservoir Dogs (Reservoir Dogs)
- 1992: Criss Cross - Survival in Key West (CrissCross)
- 1992: A Hot Job (Who Do I Gotta Kill?)
- 1992: Going the Distance ( Mad About You , television series, Episode 1x07 token Friend )
- 1993: Twenty Bucks - Money doesn't stink, does it? (Twenty Bucks)
- 1993: Get mom out of the coffin! (Ed and His Dead Mother)
- 1993: Trusting Beatrice (Claude)
- 1993: The Cradle of the Sun (Rising Sun)
- 1993: Tales from the Crypt ( Tales from the Crypt , TV series, Episode 5x03 Forever Ambergris )
- 1994: Haltless (Floundering)
- 1994: Hudsucker - The Great Leap (The Hudsucker Proxy)
- 1994: Pulp Fiction
- 1994: Airheads
- 1994: The Last Outlaw (TV movie)
- 1994: Somebody to Love
- 1994: In Search of Jimmy Hoyt (The Search for One-eye Jimmy)
- 1994–1996: Pete & Pete ( The Adventures of Pete & Pete , television series, three episodes)
- 1994–2000: Saturday Night Live (TV series, three episodes)
- 1995: Living in Oblivion
- 1995: Homicide ( Homicide: Life on the Street , TV series, episode 3x14 End Game )
- 1995: Billy Madison (Billy Madison)
- 1995: Desperado
- 1995: Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead)
- 1996: Fargo
- 1996: Black Kites
- 1996: Trees Lounge - The bar where everything turns (Trees Lounge)
- 1996: Kansas City
- 1996: Escape from LA (John Carpenter's Escape from LA)
- 1997: Con Air
- 1997: Real Blonde (The Real Blonde)
- 1998: Drew Carey Show ( The Drew Carey Show , TV series, episode 3x15 Mr. Louder's Birthday Party )
- 1998: The Wedding Singer (The Wedding Singer)
- 1998: The Big Lebowski
- 1998: The Impostors (The Impostors)
- 1998: Armageddon - The Last Judgment (Armageddon)
- 1998: Louis & Frank
- 1999: Big Daddy
- 2000: The Animal Factory - Revenge of a Condemned Man (Animal Factory)
- 2000: 28 days (28 days)
- 2001: Double Trouble (Double Whammy)
- 2001: Ghost World
- 2001: The Gray Zone (The Gray Zone)
- 2001: Deadly Trust (Domestic Disturbance)
- 2001: Die Monster AG ( Monsters, Inc , voice of Randall Boggs )
- 2002: Deadrock Star
- 2002: 13 moons
- 2002: The Laramie Project
- 2002: Love in the Time of Money
- 2002: Mr. Deeds
- 2002: Spy Kids 2: The Return of the Super Spies (Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams)
- 2003: Mission 3D (Spy Kids 3D: Game Over)
- 2003: Coffee and Cigarettes
- 2003: Big Fish
- 2004–2006: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series, 14 episodes)
- 2005: Who's the Top? (Short film)
- 2005: The Island (The Iceland)
- 2005: Romance & Cigarettes
- 2005: Lonesome Jim
- 2006: Art School Confidential
- 2006: Paris, je t'aime
- 2006: Blitzlichtgewitter (Delirious)
- 2006: Monster House (voice of Nebbercracker )
- 2007: interview
- 2007: I Think I Love My Wife (I Think I Love My Wife)
- 2007: Chuck and Larry - Wie Feuer und Flamme (I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry)
- 2007–2009, 2012–2013: 30 Rock (TV series)
- 2008: Emergency Room ( ER , TV series, episode 14x19 The Chicago Way )
- 2008: John Rabe
- 2009: Rage
- 2009: Saint John of Las Vegas
- 2009: The Messenger - The Last Message (The Messenger)
- 2009: Youth in Revolt
- 2010: Grown Ups (Grown Ups)
- 2010: Pete Smalls Is Dead
- 2010-2014: Boardwalk Empire (TV series)
- 2011: Rampart - Cop out of control (Rampart)
- 2011: Portlandia (TV Series, Episode 1x01 Farm )
- 2011: Fight for Your Right Revisited
- 2012: On the Road - Unterwegs (On the Road)
- 2012: Hotel Transylvania ( Hotel Transylvania , voice of Wayne )
- 2013: The Monster Uni ( Monsters University , voice of Randall Boggs )
- 2013: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone)
- 2013: child heads 2 (Grown Ups 2)
- 2013: Khumba (voice)
- 2014: Cobbler - Der Schuhmagier (The Cobbler)
- 2015: Hotel Transylvania 2 ( Hotel Transylvania 2 , voice of Wayne )
- 2016: Horace and Pete (web series, nine episodes)
- 2016: Norman (Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer)
- 2017: The Boss Baby (voice of Francis E. Francis )
- 2017: Lean on Pete
- 2017: The Death of Stalin
- 2017: Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (TV series, episode 1x04)
- 2018: Nancy
- 2018: The Week Of
- 2018: Hotel Transylvania 3 - A Monster Vacation ( Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation , voice of Wayne )
- 2019: The Dead Don't Die
- 2019: Miracle Workers (TV series)
- 2020: The King of Staten Island
As a director
- 1996: Trees Lounge - The bar where everything turns (Trees Lounge)
- 2000: The Animal Factory - Revenge of a Condemned Man (Animal Factory)
- 2004–2006: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , episodes: Pine Barrens, Everybody Hurts, In Camelot, Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request ...)
- 2005: Lonesome Jim
- 2007: interview
- 2015–2016: Portlandia (Episodes: House For Sale, Family Emergency, First Feminist City)
Awards
Buscemi is a two-time Independent Spirit Award winner for his roles in Reservoir Dogs and Ghost World . For the latter, he was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award in 2002. In 2009 he was nominated for the German Film Prize for his supporting role in John Rabe .
As a leading actor in the television series Boardwalk Empire , he received a Golden Globe in 2011 and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2011 and 2012 ; In 2011 and 2012 he was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Web links
- Steve Buscemi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dinitia Smith: Playing, Then Living, the Role of a Director (New York Times, Aug 1, 1995)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steve Buscemi on the pronunciation of his name on an episode of the talk show Live! with Regis and Kelly
- ↑ Steve Buscemi. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ cf. German Film Award: An overview of the nominations at welt.de, March 13, 2009
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Buscemi, Steve |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buscemi, Steve Vincent (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and stage actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , USA |