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Steve Buscemi Biography
Birth Name:
Steven Vincent Buscemi
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, director, writer
Fast Facts
- Was a member of his high school soccer and wrestling teams
- Studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan
- Worked as a firefighter for Manhattan's Engine Company 55 from 1980 to '84
- Tried his hand at stand-up comedy, working such venues as New York's famed Improv
- Made his screenwriting and directing debut with the loosely autobiographical 1996 indie film Trees Lounge, which he also starred in
- Has won two Independent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Male, for Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Ghost World (2001)
- Cofounded Olive Productions in 2008, along with actor Stanley Tucci and producer Wren Arthur
Awards
- 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program: nominated
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 2012Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 2012Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2011Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: winner
- 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: winner
- 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: winner
- 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
- 2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2004Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2002Independent Spirit Awards-Best Supporting Male: winner
- 2002Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2001Toronto Film Critics Association-Best Supporting Actor [Runner-up]: winner
- 2001American Film Institute-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2001National Society of Film Critics-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 2001New York Film Critics Circle-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 2001Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 1997Independent Spirit Awards-Best First Feature: nominated
- 1997Independent Spirit Awards-Best First Screenplay: nominated
- 1993Independent Spirit Awards-Best Supporting Male: winner
- 1990Independent Spirit Awards-Best Supporting Male: nominated
Relationships
- Jon Buscemi -- Brother
- Kenneth Buscemi -- Brother
- John Buscemi -- Father
- Dorothy Buscemi -- Mother
- Lucian Buscemi -- Son
- Jo Andres -- Wife