Steve Buscemi Biography: Born in Brooklyn, Steve Buscemi originally felt destined to become a fireman before the acting bug bit him after performing stand up routines on stage in the East Village. Buscemi's small but memorable debut in the film "Parting Glances" won him over with critics and allowed him to star in such films as "Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, Con Air, and Armageddon".
Filmography:
Romance & Cigarettes (2004)
The Sky Is Green (2004)
Big Fish (2003)
Minnesota Nice (2003)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Deadrockstar (2002)
Making of 'Ghost World' (2002)
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Baseball Wives (2002)
Monsters, Inc. (2002)
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Love In the Time of Money (2002)
Laramie Project, The (2002)
Domestic Disturbance (2001)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Grey Zone, The (2001)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Ghost World (2001)
Double Whammy (2001)
In Bad Taste (2000)
28 Days (2000)
Animal Factory (2000)
Franky Goes to Hollywood (1999)
Big Daddy (1999)
Impostors, The (1998)
Louis & Frank (1998)
Armageddon (1998)
Big Lebowski, The (1998)
Wedding Singer, The (1998)
Divine Trash (1998)
Real Blonde, The (1997)
Con Air (1997)
Kansas City (1996)
Black Kites (1996)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Search for One-eye Jimmy, The (1996)
Trees Lounge (1996)
Fargo (1996)
Desperado (1995)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
Dead Man (1995)
Billy Madison (1995)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Floundering (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Somebody to Love (1994)
Last Outlaw, The (1994)
Airheads (1994)
Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994)
Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
"Adventures of Pete & Pete, The" (1993)
Twenty Bucks (1993)
Rising Sun (1993)
Claude (1992)
What Happened to Pete (1992)
Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
In the Soup (1992)
CrissCross (1992)
Barton Fink (1991)
Zandalee (1991)
Billy Bathgate (1991)
Force of Circumstance (1990)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
King of New York (1990)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Slaves of New York (1989)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Mystery Train (1989)
New York Stories (1989)
"Lonesome Dove" (1989)
Arena Brains (1988)
Call Me (1988)
Heart of Midnight (1988)
Vibes (1988)
Heart (1987)
Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987)
Coffee and Cigarettes II (1986)
Film House Fever (1986)
No Picnic (1986)
Parting Glances (1986)
Sleepwalk (1986)
Tommy's (1985)
Way It Is, The (1984)
Trivia: Showed up at his old firehouse the day after the World Trade Center tragedy in New York to volunteer. Worked twelve hour shifts for a week after the terrorist act, digging through rubble with his old comrades looking for missing firefighters... anonymously. [September 2001]
Stabbed in the throat, head and arm during a barroom brawl at the Firebelly Lounge in Wilmington, NC. The brawl also involved Vince Vaughn. [12 April 2001]
Information courtesy of The Internet Movie Database. Used with permission.
Nominations and Awards
AFI Awards, USA
2002
• Nominated, AFI Film Award
AFI Featured Actor of the Year - Male - Movies for Ghost World (2001)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2001
• Runner(s) up, BSFC Award
Best Supporting Actor for Ghost World (2001)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2002
• Won, CFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor for Ghost World (2001)
Directors Guild of America, USA
2002
• Nominated, DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for The Sopranos (1999)
• For episode "Pine Barrens".
1999
• Nominated, DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
• For episode "Finnegan's Wake".
Emmy Awards
2001
• Nominated, Emmy
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for The Sopranos (1999)
• For episode "Pine Barrens".
Florida Film Festival
1998
• Won, Special Achievement Award
• For acting.
Golden Globes, USA
2002
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Ghost World (2001)
Golden Satellite Awards
2002
• Nominated, Golden Satellite Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical for Ghost World (2001)
1997
• Nominated, Golden Satellite Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama for Fargo (1996)
Independent Spirit Awards
2002
• Nominated, Independent Spirit Award
Best Supporting Male for Ghost World (2001)
1997
• Nominated, Independent Spirit Award
Best First Screenplay for Trees Lounge (1996)
• Nominated, Independent Spirit Award
Best First Feature for Trees Lounge (1996)
Award Shared With: Chris Hanley (producer), Brad Wyman (producer)
1993
• Won, Independent Spirit Award
Best Supporting Male for Reservoir Dogs (1992)
1990
• Nominated, Independent Spirit Award
Best Supporting Male for Mystery Train (1989)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2001
• Won, KCFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor for Ghost World (2001)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2002
• Won, Sierra Award
Best Supporting Actor for Ghost World (2001)
MTV Movie Awards
1997
• Nominated, MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Duo for Fargo (1996)
Award Shared With: Peter Stormare
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2002
• Won, NSFC Award
Best Supporting Actor for Ghost World (2001)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2001
• Won, NYFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor for Ghost World (2001)
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2002
• Won, OFCS Award
Best Supporting Actor for Ghost World (2001)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2001
• Won, Special Award
Body of Work
Stockholm Film Festival
2000
• Nominated, Bronze Horse
for Animal Factory (2000)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2001
• Runner(s) up, TFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor for Ghost World (2001)
Steve Buscemi Biography: Born in Brooklyn, Steve Buscemi originally felt destined to become a fireman before the acting bug bit him after performing stand up routines on stage in the East Village. Buscemi's small but memorable debut in the film "Parting Glances" won him over with critics and allowed him to star in such films as "Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, Con Air, and Armageddon".
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