Steve Buscemi

Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA on December 13, 1957 (age 68)

Steven Vincent Buscemi (born December 13, 1957) is an American actor. His early credits consist of significant roles in independent film productions such as Parting Glances (1986), Mystery Train (1989), In the Soup (1992), and his breakout role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Buscemi has appeared in both independent and mainstream films, including Living in Oblivion (1995), Desperado (1995), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), Ghost World (2001), Big Fish (2003), and The Death of Stalin (2017). Buscemi has often collaborated with the Coen brothers, appearing in Miller's Crossing (1990), Fargo (1996), and The Big Lebowski (1998). He also appeared in supporting or cameo roles in many films with Adam Sandler, including Airheads (1994), Billy Madison (1995), The Wedding Singer (1998), Mr. Deeds (2002), and Hubie Halloween (2020). He provided voice acting roles in the animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Boss Baby (2017), and Transformers One (2024). Buscemi also directed the films Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), and Interview (2007). Buscemi has also had an extensive career in television, notably starring in the lead role of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). His performance earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe and two nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award. His other television roles include Lonesome Dove (1989), The Sopranos (2004, 2006), 30 Rock (2007–2013), Horace and Pete (2016), and Miracle Workers (2019–2023).

Known For

Pulp Fiction

Monsters, Inc.

Reservoir Dogs

The Big Lebowski

Monsters University

Fargo

Hotel Transylvania

Armageddon

The Show Must Go On In "Don't Say Good Luck"

Sunny Sandler, daughter of Adam Sandler, stars in a new Netflix film directed by Julia Hart, and it has caught the attention of many younger audiences as they watch this heartfelt coming-of-age story. The film's relatability of just being a normal teenage girl also tells a devastating reality that many cannot fathom facing. The storyline showcases a deeper meaning of the classic theatre kid saying, “the show must go on”, and emotionally captures the struggles that happen on and off the stage.

Sarah McAlister

It's Theater VS Cancer in "Don't Say Good Luck"

Netflix’s new comedy drama, Don’t Say Good Luck, is a heartwarming tearjerker as well as a love letter to the transformative power of being a theater kid. Directed by Julia Hart, Don’t Say Good Luck follows Sophie (Sunny Sandler), a theater kid who finally gets the lead role in her school’s production of Waitress - just as she finds out her mom Elizabeth (Melanie Lynskey) is dying of cancer. While the singing is by no means spectacular and Sandler’s acting is stiff, the film is grounded in the moving performance of Lynskey as a mother who wants nothing more than for her daughter to achieve her dreams, even if she can’t be there to see them.

Jo Moses

Animal Farm: Viva la Dystopia

This incarnation of Animal Farm is filled with the generic plot points, immature humor, cardboard characters and visual flaws that you have come to know from today’s lesser children’s films.

Bheema Bachus

Happy Gilmore 2—Fun Romp with Poignant Themes

Happy Gilmore 2 is the perfect comedy to take you back to a simpler time

Jocelyn Luizzi

“The King of Staten Island” Joins the Royal Ranks of Judd Apatow’s Movies

Apatow’s latest film, The King of Staten Island, is no different. The movie tells the story of Scott (Pete Davidson), the 24-year-old son of a deceased firefighter who passed away when Scott was 7

Incluvie Writer

A 25-Year Ode to Frances McDormand and 'Fargo'

It’s easy to dismiss Joel and Ethan Coen for writing from the world they build from outside the box of overarching Hollywood stereotypes, but their inability to compromise their collective vision is precisely what makes the simplistic nature of their world-building and characters so brilliant. It’s also what led Fargo to collect seven Oscar nominations and two wins for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Frances McDormand’s brilliant portrayal of the sincere, motherly detective whose wholesome demeanor seizes the day over the selfishness, corruption and evil of the men who don’t comprehend that there’s more to life than a little money.

Matt Geiger