Steve Buscemi
☼ Born on 13 December 1957, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
BiographySteve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Dorothy (Wilson), a restaurant hostess, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker. He is of Italian (father) and English, Dutch, and Irish (mother) descent. He became interested in acting during his last year of high school. After graduating, he moved to Manhattan to study acting with John Strasberg. He began writing and performing original theatre pieces with fellow actor/writer Mark Boone Junior. This led to his being cast in his first lead role in Parting Glances (1986). Since then, he has worked with many of the top filmmakers in Hollywood, including Quentin Tarantino, Jerry Bruckheimer, and The Coen Brothers. He is a highly respected actor.
In the role of actor
Transformer (25/04/2018)
A world champion powerlifter’s transition from male to female is documented in Transformer. Matt “Kroc” Kroczaleski was a world record holding bodybuilder and marine veteran, who was outed as transgender by a 2015 YouTube video. The outing effectively ends Kroc’s powerlifting career, though she begins the process to transition into Janae Marie Kroczaleski. However, with Janae sporting […]
The Darkside (04/05/2014)
Described as true stories from the other side, The Darkside features ghost stories from all across Australia. A number of Australia’s most beloved actors, such as Claudia Karvan, Aaron Pedersen, Bryan Brown, Jack Charles and Deborah Mailman, were cast to tell these true stories in front of the camera. The result is a series of […]
Monsters University (04/07/2013)
In this prequel to 2001’s Monsters Inc., the latest Disney/Pixar film Monsters University looks at the college years of Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) as they learned to become scarers. Even though they eventually become best buddies, Mike and Sulley begin as bitter academic rivals, with Mike being an over-eager […]
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (18/03/2013)
In The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Steve Carrell and Steve Buscemi play Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton, who were once the most popular magic act in Las Vegas. However, after a decade of doing the exact same act, they have started to become stale and have been losing their audience to an extreme street magician named […]
Youth in Revolt (21/01/2010)
It’s hard to argue that Michael Cera‘s career has been a bit of a one trick pony. This film looked to shake things up with a bit by having Cera in a double-role, one which is the complete opposite of the characters Cera is usually known for. If only that side of Cera got more […]
Transformers (08/07/2007)
So, what did I think about this film that had fans of the show cringing at the differences? I really liked it and I was a fan of the show. That’s all I am going to say.