Steve Buscemi

STEVE BUSCEMI

He was born on December 13, 1957, in New York (USA).

There were three other children, one of whom was Michael Buscemi, in the family of an Italian and an Irish woman.

Steve graduated from Valley Stream Central High School on Long Island. Steve Buscemi began to develop an interest in high school theater, and upon graduation he enrolled at Garden City's Free Arts College. But after not even a year, he was expelled in the second semester.

On the advice of his father applied for civilian service, which had to wait three years.

During that time, Buscemi worked wherever he could - as a loader, and a waiter, and a newsboy in a kiosk, and a van driver to pay for his studies at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Four years Buscemi worked in the New York City Fire Department (1980-84), cherishing the hope to star in films and acting in various theatrical productions.

On stage one of theaters and his sideline, Bill Sherwood, who invited Buscemi in his film "Farewell Sights", which was first touched on AIDS.

So began the career of a talented and unusual actor - he worked at James Ivory, Jim Jarmush, the Coen brothers, Abel Ferrara, Quentin Tarantino, becoming a star of "independent cinema".

In 1990, Buscemi first encountered on the set with the Coen brothers, who starred in "Miller's Crossroads" and "Barton Fink.

Coincidentally, Steve Buscemi met with Quentin Tarantino, who at that time was looking for a suitable candidate for the role of Mr. Orange in his first film "Mad Dogs" (1992). Tarantino somehow happened to get a film tape with an audition for Steve on some movie, and, according to Quentin Tarantino, Steve looked at these auditions as the outlaw: sickly appearance, old-fashioned fancy silk shirt and slicked-back hair. Steve, however, after reading the script, decided that the role of Mr. Pink was just right for him. For Tarantino, it was a little surprising, because he had planned to offer Steve the role of Mr. Orange or Eddie, and the role of Mr. Pink is intended for himself. Nevertheless, he did give Mr. Pink to Steve, and perhaps he got it right.

Steve Buscemi's most notable roles were as Carl Shoulter in the thriller "Fargo", the prisoner Garland Green in "Air Jail", as well as the role of Donny in "The Big Lebowski.

In 1993, Steve receives the award (from the hands of Keanu Reeves) that many in Hollywood dream of - "For Independent Spirit."

Over a decade and a half of work in show business Buscemi not only starred in more than 50 films, but also directed "Vacation Among the Trees" (1996, his debut), "Animal Factory" (2000) and several episodes of "The Sopranos Clan" (1999).

In 2000, the drama Ghost World was released, for which Steve Buscemi's role as Seymour receives only positive reviews from critics and many awards at film festivals.

On September 11, 2001, the Trade Center in New York City is attacked by a suicide bomber. Steve Buscemi finds himself in the ranks of the volunteers and, along with the fire department and emergency services, works for the next 12 hours, clearing the rubble and retrieving the bodies, refusing to give interviews or any commentary.

Buscemi is married to Jo Anders (a free-lance sketch performer) and they had a son, Lucian, in 1997.