Steve Buscemi Movies and Career Information

Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (pronounced /buˈsɛmi/, boo-SEM-ee by the actor himself, but often /buˈʃɛmi/, boo-SHEM-ee by others; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, he has starred in successful Hollywood films including Miller's Crossing, Reservoir Dogs, Desperado, Fargo, Con Air, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon, and Big Fish. Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Dorothy, who worked as a hostess at Howard Johnson's, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker and Korean War veteran. Buscemi's father was Sicilian American and his mother was Irish American. He has three brothers: Jon, Ken, and Michael. Buscemi was raised Roman Catholic. He graduated in 1975 from Valley Stream Central High School in Valley Stream, New York, a school which he attended with actress Patricia Charbonneau. In high school, Buscemi wrestled for the varsity squad and participated in the drama troupe, at the time it was directed by Mr. Lynne C. Lappin. Buscemi's 1996 film Trees Lounge, in which he not only starred but served as screenwriter and director, is set in and was largely