Steve Buscemi Highlights

  • 2007: Appeared in a guest role as a private eye on NBC's "30 Rock"; earned an Emmy nomination for the role
  • 2007: Helmed a remake of murdered Dutch filmmaker, Theo van Gogh's film "Interview"; co-starred as a journalist interviewing a celebrity (Sienna Miller); also utilized much of Van Gogh's crew, including his director of photography
  • 2006: Voiced Templeton the rat in live-action/computer-animated feature film "Charlotte's Web," based on the book by E.B. White
  • 2006: Directed Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler in "Lonesome Jim"
  • 2005: Cast in John Turturro's big-screen musical "Romance & Cigarettes" (released theatrically in 2007)
  • 2004: Cast as Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) cousin Tony Blundetto on the fifth season of "The Sopranos" (HBO); earned an Emmy (2004) nomination for Supporting Actor in a Drama
  • 2003: Appeared in a segment of the independent feature "Coffee and Cigarettes" directed by Jim Jarmusch
  • 2003: Portrayed Norther Winslow in Tim Burton's fantasy drama "Big Fish"
  • 2002: Reunited with Robert Rodriguez to film "Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams"
  • 2002: Helmed second episode of the HBO series "The Sopranos," titled "Everybody Hurts"
  • 2001: Cast in a supporting role as Seymour in the critically hailed "Ghost World"
  • 2000: Directed the "Pine Barrens" episode of the popular HBO series "The Sopranos"; earned Emmy nomination
  • 2000: Feature debut as a producer, "Animal Factory" (also directed and acted); Trejo acted and served as an executive producer
  • 1999: Directed an episode of the HBO prison-drama "Oz," entitled "U.S. Male" (also directed "Cuts Like a Knife" in 2001)
  • 1998: Fifth collaboration with Ethan and Joel Coen, "The Big Lebowski"
  • 1998: Joined the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced ensemble "Armageddon"
  • 1998: Co-starred in Stanley Tucci's period comedy "The Impostors" portraying a suicidal crooner; sang "The Nearness of You" in the film
  • 1998: Helmed an episode of the NBC police drama "Homicide: Life on the Street"; received a Director's Guild of America Award nomination
  • 1997: Re-teamed with Trejo in "Con Air"; first association with producer Jerry Bruckheimer
  • 1997: Re-teamed with DiCillo again playing Nick in "The Real Blonde"
  • 1997: Directed TV commercials for Nike
  • 1996: Made feature debut as writer-director with "Trees Lounge"; also starred
  • 1996: Fourth film with the Coens, "Fargo"; cast as bumbling kidnapper-for-hire
  • 1995: Co-starred with Christopher Walken in Gary Fleder's "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead"
  • 1995: Produced and acted in the 26-minute experimental short "Black Kites" (helmed by wife Jo Andres)
  • 1995: First film with actor Danny Trejo, Robert Rodriguez's "Desperado"
  • 1995: Reprised role of Nick Reve in DiCillo's feature-length "Living in Oblivion"
  • 1994: Staged a reading of his screenplay "Trees Lounge" in New York City
  • 1994: Played John Travolta and Uma Thurman's surly Buddy Holly waiter at Jackrabbit Slim's in Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction"
  • 1994: Portrayed Nick Reve, a struggling indie filmmaker in Tom DiCillo's 17-minute short "Scene Six, Take One"
  • 1993: Filmmaking debut (produced, directed and wrote) the 14-minute short, "What Happened to Pete?"
  • 1992: First starring role in Alexandre Rockwell's "In the Soup"
  • 1992: Breakthrough suporting role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's debut feature "Reservoir Dogs"
  • 1991: Portrayed Chet the bellhop at the Hotel Earle in the Coens' "Barton Fink"
  • 1990: Played the henchman of Laurence Fishburne named Test Tube in Abel Ferrara’s "King of New York"
  • 1990: First collaboration with the Coen brothers, "Miller's Crossing"
  • 1989: TV miniseries debut in the hit CBS Western "Lonesome Dove"
  • 1988: First mainstream feature credit, "Vibes"
  • 1986: First featured role, played Nick, an AIDS stricken man in the independent feature "Parting Glances"
  • 1985: Left the Fire Department to pursue acting full-time
  • 1984: Screen debut, "The Way It Is, or Eurydice in the Avenues"
  • 1981: Introduced by a fellow fireman-actor Dean Tulipane to a theater group at Westbeth, an artists' housing complex
  • 1980: Served as a firefighter for four years with the FDNY
  • 1978: Moved to the East Village, becoming involved with the downtown performance scene
  • Raised in Long Island, NY from age eight
  • On the advice of his father, took acting lessons at the Lee Strasberg Institute
  • Earliest TV guest shots on "Miami Vice" (NBC) and "The Equalizer" (CBS)
  • Began performing while in high school
  • Joined Tarantino's A Band Apart's roster of commercial directors
  • Also on the advice of his father, took the Civil Service exam for the New York City Fire Department
  • Performed as a stand-up comic with actor Rockets Redglare at the now defunct Taxi Cabaret; met future wife, Jo Anders

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