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Steve Buscemi has appeared in five Coen Brothers movies with his first being the 1990's Miller's Crossing. In the gangster opus he plays Mink, the gay lover of Bernie Bernbaum (John Turturro). His next role was as Chet, the Hotel receptionist, in Barton Fink. Nothing more than a cameo for Buscemi. Continuing with his Coen cameos he went on to play a barman in The Hudsucker Proxy, this is quite a modest role considering the film was made after Reservoir Dogs, the film that kick-started the career of one Quentin Tarantino and whipped the media into a frenzy of overblown, over the top scare-mongering. No publicity is bad publicity it seems; a motto Mr. Tarantino lives by. Then, of course, he put in his best (and biggest) part in a Coen film as Carl Showalter in Fargo. Some of the most memorable lines in any Coen film were spoken in this film and by Busemi's bumbling criminal. In the 1998 release, The Big Lebowski, Buscemi went back to a smaller part as ("Shut the f**k up") Donny. It is probably a safe bet that Buscemi will be in the next Coen movie since he's been in the last five. More than likely another cameo...
Date of birth :13 December 1957,
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
| Actor filmography |
| Director filmography |
| Writer filmography |
| Notable TV guest appearances |
| Actor filmography |
| 1.Louis et Frank (1998) |
| ... aka Louis and Frank (1998) |
| 2.Armageddon (1998) .... Rockhound |
| 3.Wedding Singer, The (1998) (uncredited) .... David Veltri |
| 4.Big Lebowski, The (1998) .... Donny |
| 5.Impostors, The (1998) .... Happy Franks |
| 6.Con Air (1997) .... Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene |
| 7.Divine Trash (1997) .... Himself (Interviewee) |
| 8.Real Blonde, The (1997) .... Nick |
| 9.Escape from L.A. (1996) .... Map to the Stars Eddie |
| ... aka John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (1996) |
| 10.Search for One-eye Jimmy, The (1996) .... Ed Hoyt |
| 11.Kansas City (1996) .... Johnny Flynn |
| 12.Fargo (1996) .... Carl Showalter |
| 13.Black Kites (1996) |
| 14.Trees Lounge (1996) .... Tommy |
| 15.Desperado (1995) .... Buscemi |
| 16.Billy Madison (1995) (uncredited) .... Danny McGrath |
| 17.Dead Man (1995) (uncredited) .... Bartender |
| 18.Living in Oblivion (1995) .... Nick Reve |
| 19.Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead (1995) .... Mister Shhh |
| 20.Pulp Fiction (1994) .... Buddy Holly look-alike |
| 21.Last Outlaw, The (1994) (TV) .... Philo |
| 22.Airheads (1994) .... Rex |
| 23.Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994) .... Beatnik Barman |
| 24.Floundering (1994) .... Ned |
| 25.Somebody to Love (1994) .... Mickey |
| 26."Adventures of Pete and Pete, The" (1993) TV Series .... Mr. Hickle |
| 27.Rising Sun (1993) .... Willy "the Weasel" Wilhelm |
| 28.Ed and His Dead Mother (1993) .... Ed Chilton |
| ... aka Bon Appetit, Mama (1993) (USA: video title) |
| 29.Twenty Bucks (1993) .... Frank |
| 30.Reservoir Dogs (1992) .... Mr. Pink |
| 31.In the Soup (1992) .... Aldolpho Rollo |
| ... aka In the Soup - Alles Kino (1992) (Germany) |
| ... aka In the soup: en la sopa (1992) (Spain: Castilian title: dubbed version) |
| 32.CrissCross (1992) .... Louis |
| ... aka Alone Together (1992) |
| 33.What Happened to Pete (1992) .... Stranger |
| 34.Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1992) |
| ... aka Me and the Mob (1992) |
| 35.Barton Fink (1991) .... Chet |
| 36.Billy Bathgate (1991) .... Irving |
| 37.Zandalee (1991) .... OPP Man |
| 38.King of New York (1990) .... Test Tube |
| 39.Force of Circumstance (1990) |
| 40.Miller's Crossing (1990) .... Mink |
| 41.Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) .... Bellingham |
| 42.Slaves of New York (1989) .... Wilfredo |
| 43.Mystery Train (1989) .... Charlie |
| 44.New York Stories (1989) .... Gregory Stark |
| 45."Lonesome Dove" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... Luke |
| 46.Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) .... Whining Willie |
| 47.Vibes (1988) .... Fred |
| 48.Arena Brains (1988) |
| 49.Call Me (1988) .... Switchblade |
| 50.Heart of Midnight (1988) |
| 51.Heart (1987) .... Nicky |
| 52.Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987) |
| ... aka By Any Other Name (1987) (USA: original script title) |
| 53.Parting Glances (1986) .... Nick |
| 54.Coffee and Cigarettes II (1986) .... Waiter |
| 55.No Picnic (1986) |
| 56.Sleepwalk (1986) .... Worker
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| Director filmography |
| 1.Trees Lounge (1996) |
| 2."Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) TV Series (episode "Finnegan's Wake") |
| ... aka "H:LOTS" (1993) |
| 3.What Happened to Pete (1992) |
| Writer filmography |
| 1.Trees Lounge (1996) 2.What Happened to Pete (1992) |
| Notable TV guest appearances |
| 1."Drew Carey Show, The" (1995) playing "Mr. Marchetti" in episode: "Mr. Louder's Birthday Party" (episode # 3.15) 1/28/1998 |
| 2."Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) playing "Gordon Pratt" in episode: "End Game" (episode # 3.14) 2/10/1995 |
| 3."Adventures of Pete and Pete, The" (1993) playing "Mr. Phil Hickle" 1994 |
| 4."Tales from the Crypt" (1989) playing "Ike" in episode: "Forever Ambergris" (episode # 5.3) 10/2/1993 |
| 5."Mad About You" (1992) playing "Howie Balenger" in episode: "Token Friend" (episode # 1.7) 11/4/1992 |
| 6."Equalizer, The" (1985) playing "electronics store clerk" in episode: "Re-Entry" 1986 |
| 7."L.A. Law" (1986) playing "a lunatic killer"
8."Miami Vice" (1984) playing "Rickles"
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