Description:
Steve 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.
Birthday
December 13, 1957
Born In
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Height
175 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Jo Andres 1987 - January 6, 2019 (her death)
Parents
Dorothy Wilson
Trivia
Showed up at his old firehouse the day after the World
Trade Center tragedy in New York to volunteer. He worked twelve hour
shifts for a week after the terrorist act, digging through rubble with
his old comrades looking for missing firefighters, doing so anonymously.
Quotes
My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk
mail. I don't know what that means, but it sounds like a dig.
Nickname
Busc
Salaries
$75,000 /episode
Trademarks
Frequently casts Mark Boone Junior, Seymour Cassel and his brother Michael Buscemi in his films
