Steve Buscemi is an American actor, director and producer who first gained notice for his role as a man living with AIDS in the film Parting Glances (1986). His breakout role in film was in his role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Since then, Buscemi has appeared in dozens of feature films, including Desperado (1995), Fargo (1996), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002), Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Home on the Range (2004), Charlotte's Web (2006), Igor (2008), G-Force (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Hotel Transylvania (2012), Monsters University (2013), The Ridiculous 6 (2015), The Death of Stalin (2017), Transformers One (2024), and Animal Farm (2026).

In television, Buscemi has hosted two episodes of Saturday Night Live, and frequently starred as Tony Blundetto in The Sopranos, Lenny Wosniak in 30 Rock, as the lead role in Boardwalk Empire, and as the host of the web television series Park Bench with Steve Buscemi.

Film

Year Title Role Notes 1985 The Way It Is Willy / Raphael Tommy's Tommy Short film 1986 Sleepwalk Worker Parting Glances Nick No Picnic Dead Pimp Film House Fever Tony 1987 Arena Brains Agent Short film Kiss Daddy Goodnight Johnny Heart Nicky Call Me "Switchblade" 1988 Heart of Midnight Eddy Vibes Fred 1989 Twins The Waiter Short film Slaves of New York Wilfredo Mystery Train Charlie, The Barber New York Stories Gregory Stark Segment: "Life Lessons" Bloodhounds of Broadway Willie "Whining Willie" 1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Edward Bellingham Segment: "Lot 249" King of New York "Test Tube" Miller's Crossing "Mink" Larouie Force of Circumstance Farmhand 1991 Zandalee OPP Man Barton Fink Chet Life Is Nice Convenience Store Clerk Billy Bathgate Irving Nitzberg 1992 In the Soup Aldolfo Rollo Reservoir Dogs "Mr. Pink" CrissCross Louis, Drug Dealer What Happens to Pete The Stranger Short film 1993 Twenty Bucks Frank Trusting Beatrice Danny Rising Sun Willy "The Weasel" Wilhelm Ed and His Dead Mother Ed Chilton 1994 The Search for One-eye Jimmy Ed Hoyt The Hudsucker Proxy Danny the Bartender Somebody to Love Mickey Airheads Rex Pulp Fiction Buddy Holly Waiter Floundering Ned Who Do I Gotta Kill? Fred, Conspiracy NutUncredited 1995 Billy Madison Danny McGrath Living in Oblivion Nick Reve Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead "Mister Shhh" Desperado Buscemi 1996 Fargo Carl Showalter Escape from L.A. Eddie "Map to the Stars Eddie" Black Kites The Father Short film Trees Lounge Tommy Basilio Also writer and director Kansas City Johnny Flynn 1997 Con Air Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene The Real Blonde Nick Reve 1998 The Big Lebowski Theodore Donald "Donny" Kerabatsos Divine Trash Himself Documentary The Impostors "Happy" Franks The Wedding Singer Dave Veltri Uncredited Armageddon "Rockhound" Louis & Frank Drexel 1999 Big Daddy Homeless Guy 2000 28 Days Cornell Shaw Animal Factory A.R. Hosspack Also director and producer 2001 Ghost World Seymour Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Neil Fleming Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. The Grey Zone "Hesch" Abramowics Double Whammy Detective Jerry Cubbins Domestic Disturbance Ray Coleman Monsters, Inc. Randall Boggs Voice 2002 Mr. Deeds "Crazy Eyes" 13 Moons Bananas The Clown Love in the Time of Money Martin Kunkle Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Romero 2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Romero Cameo Big Fish Norther Winslow Coffee and Cigarettes Danny the bartender 2004 Home on the Range Wesley Voice 2005 Who's the Top Cymon Short film The Island James "Mac" McCord Lonesome Jim Director Romance & Cigarettes Angelo 2006 Art School Confidential Bob "Broadway Bob" D'Annunzio Uncredited Paris, je t'aime The Tourist Segment: "Tuileries" Monster House Horace Nebbercracker Voice and motion-capture Charlotte's Web Templeton Voice Delirious Les Galantine 2007 I Think I Love My Wife George Sianidis Interview Pierre Peders Also writer and director I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Clint Fitzer I'm Dirty! Backhoe Loader Voice; Short film 2008 Igor Scamper Voice 2009 Rage Frank John Rabe Dr. Robert O. Wilson G-Force Bucky Voice The Messenger Dale Martin Handsome Harry Thomas Kelley Saint John of Las Vegas John Alighieri Also executive producer Youth in Revolt George Twisp 2010 Grown Ups Wiley Pete Smalls Is Dead Bernie Lake The Chosen One Neal 2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited Walter Short film Rampart Bill Blago 2012 On the Road Tall Thin Salesman Hotel Transylvania Wayne Voice 2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Anthony Metz / Anton Marvelton Monsters University Randall Boggs Voice Grown Ups 2 Wiley Khumba Skalk Voice 2014 Time Out of Mind Art My Depression "Suicidal Thoughts" Voice; Short film The Cobbler Jimmy 2015 Hotel Transylvania 2 Wayne Voice The Ridiculous 6 "Doc" Griffin 2016 Mildred & The Dying Parlor Rick Short film Norman Rabbi Blumenthal 2017 The Boss Baby Francis Francis Voice Transformers: The Last Knight Daytrader Voice Lean on Pete Del Montgomery The Death of Stalin Nikita Khrushchev 2018 Nancy Leo Lynch The Week Of Charles Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Wayne Voice 2019 The Dead Don't Die Frank Miller 2020The King of Staten Island Papa Hubie Halloween Walter Lambert AKA Nick Hudson 2022Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Wayne Voice The Listener Director The Year Between Don Miller2023 Vacation Friends 2 Reese Day of the Fight Colm2024 Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer Kollmick The Brown Note Radio Announcer Voice; short film Carole & Grey Shapeshifter Transformers One Starscream Voice2025 Animal Farm Mr. Whymper Voice Happy Gilmore 2 Pat Cameo Playdate Himself Cameo 2026 The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Ben Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World Himself Documentary Roommates John Cameo Don't Say Good Luck Dale Wild Horse Nine MJ 2028 Red Hood Two Voice; Post-production Peter Post-production King Dong Post-production Post-production; also producer Wiley Filming

Television Actor Year Title Role Notes 1986 Not Necessarily the News Neil 1 episode 1986 Miami Vice Rickles Episode: "El Viejo" 1987 Archie Episode: "Re-Entry" 1988 Crossbow Captain of The Guard Episode: "The Lost Crusader" 1989 Lonesome Dove Luke 4 episodes 1990 Monsters John Dennis Episode: "Bed and Boar" Against the Law Timmy Lowell Episode: "Where the Truth Lies" 1991 L.A. Law David Lee Episode: "Spleen It to Me, Lucy" 1992 Mad About You Howie Balinger Episode: "Token Friend" 1993 Tales from the Crypt Ike Episode: "Forever Ambergris" Philo Television film 1994–1996 Phil Hickle 3 episodes 1995 Homicide: Life on the Street Gordon Pratt Episode: "Endgame" 1998 Ed Chilton Episode: "Mr. Louder's Birthday Party" 1998, 2011 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) 2 episodes 2002 "Doc" O'Conner Television film 2003, 2007 Himself / Dwight Voice; 2 episodes 2004 Tanner on Tanner Himself Episode: "Dinner at Elaine's" 2004, 2006 Tony Blundetto / The Man 13 episodes 2006 Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 The Narrator Voice; documentary 2007–2013 30 Rock Lenny Wosniak 6 episodes 2008 ER Art Masterson Episode: "The Chicago Way" 2010–2014 Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson 56 episodes 2014–2017 Portlandia Various roles 5 episodes 2014 Himself Documentary 2014–2015 Park Bench with Steve Buscemi Himself (host) 27 episodes 2014, 2015 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Himself / The Chief 2 episodes 2015 Himself Episode: "Wonderful" 2016 Horace and Pete Pete Jr. 9 episodes Bob's Burgers Tom Innocenti Voice; episode: "Sexy Dance Healing" Inside Amy Schumer Himself Episode: "Brave" 2016, 2019 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Himself 2 episodes 2017 Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Dr. Steve Buscemi Television special Neo Yokio The Rememberancer Voice; 2 episodes Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Ed Morris Episode: "Crazy Diamond" Broad City Mugger Episode: "Bedbugs" 2017, 2023 SpongeBob SquarePants Dorsal Dan Voice; 2 episodes 2018 Elena of Avalor Saloso Voice; episode: "The Tides of Change" 2019–2023 Miracle Workers God (season 1) Eddie Shitshoveler (season 2) Benny the Teen (season 3)Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein (season 4) 40 episodes 2020 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? Himself, Paolo Buscemi Voice; episode: "Fear of the Fire Beast!" 2021 Rick and Morty Eddie Voice; episode: "A Rickconvenient Mort"2023 Bupkis Father MacEpisode: "Do as I Say, Not as I do" Digman! The Antiquarian Voice; episode: "The Grail" StoryBots: Answer Time Mr. Castaway Episode: "Glass" 2023–2024 Krapopolis Hephaestus Voice; 2 episodes 2024 Curb Your Enthusiasm Mike DiCarlo Episode: "The Colostomy Bag" Monsters at Work Randall Boggs Voice; 2 episodes Fantasmas Q Episode: "Cookies and Spaghetti" Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years Dorsal Dan Voice; episode: "End of Summer Daze" 2025 Poker Face Good Buddy Voice; 4 episodes Himself Episode: "The Promotion" Big Mouth Mr. Pink Voice; episode: "Homecumming" Wednesday Barry Dort 7 episodes Star Wars: Visions Fox-Ear Voice (English dub); episode: "Yuko's Treasure" Universal Basic Guys Mr. Jackson Voice; episode: "Good Marks" 2026 Elsbeth Simon Craigie Episode: "Murder Six Across" The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza Himself Episode: "Had This Crazy Dream" Main role

Director Year Title Notes1998Homicide: Life on the StreetEpisode: "Finnegan's Wake"1999, 2001Oz2 episodes2001–2006The Sopranos4 episodes2002Baseball WivesPilot2009–2011Nurse Jackie6 episodes2009, 201230 Rock2 episodes2014–2015 Park Bench with Steve Buscemi 27 episodes2015–2017Portlandia4 episodes2016LoveEpisode: "Magic"Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtEpisode: "Kimmy Goes to a Hotel!"2019–2023Miracle Workers4 episodes

Producer Year Title Notes2018Dreaming of a Vetter World2021Dust: The Lingering Legacy of 9/11

Stage Year Title Role Venue1984Red House ShevaugnLa MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Off-Off-Broadway1985Miss Universal HappinessGuerrilla / Easter BunnyWooster Group Performing Garage, New York City1986Deep SleepPerformerLa MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Off-Off-Broadway1987L.S.D. (…Just The High Points…)Jackie Leary / Billy Orlovsky / A Religious Young Man Montreal FestivalsJackie Leary / Betsy Perry / John WebsterSmith College, Northampton, Massachusetts1988In Your MindVarious rolesLa MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Off-Off-Broadway1999–2000North AtlanticColonel Lloyd "Ned" Lud (A.A.)Wooster Group Performing Garage, New York City2002The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Giuseppe "The Florist" Givola Schimmel Theatre, Off-Broadway

Video games Year Title RoleNotes 2001 Monsters, Inc. Wreck Room Arcade Randall Boggs Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training Monsters, Inc. Monsters, Inc. Scream Team 2002 Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena

Music videos Year Title Role Artist Notes 2011 "Make Some Noise" Waiter Beastie Boys 2023 "Baticano" Mentor Bad Bunny

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