Editing Steve Buscemi (section)

== Personal life ==
Buscemi grew up pronouncing his name as {{IPAc-en|b|uː|ˈ|s|ɛ|m|i}}, in an anglicised way. In Sicily, where his ancestors are from, it is pronounced as {{IPAc-en|b|uː|ˈ|ʃ|ɛ|m|i}}.<ref name="Playboy">{{cite journal|url=https://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-interview-steve-buscemi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160804182437/https://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-interview-steve-buscemi|archive-date=August 4, 2016|first=Kevin|last=Cook|date=August 10, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2011|title=Playboy Interview: Steve Buscemi|journal=[[Playboy]]|page=41|quote=I say Bu-''sem''my. I don't mind Bu-''shem''my, though. That's the correct Sicilian pronunciation, from the old country.|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He once quipped, "I had to go to Sicily to find out I pronounce my name wrong."<ref name="dailymotion1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pelw_regis-kelly-steve-buscemi_blog |title=Regis kelly steve buscemi – Video Dailymotion |publisher=Dailymotion.com |date=June 3, 2011 |access-date=December 15, 2012}}</ref>

Buscemi married [[Jo Andres]] in 1987; they were married until her death on January 6, 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/movies/steve-buscemi-wife-jo-andres-dead/|title=Steve Buscemi's Wife of Over 30 Years, Jo Andres, Dies at 65|first1=Alexia|last2=Fernandez|first2=Nick|last1=MaslowW|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|location=United States|date=January 12, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112215608/https://people.com/movies/steve-buscemi-wife-jo-andres-dead/|url-status=live}}</ref> They had one son named Lucian (b. 1990).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/12/michael-c-hall-divorce-golden-globe-nominees.html|title=Michael C. Hall divorce has him alone among fellow Golden Globe nominees|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 14, 2010|access-date=December 14, 2010|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135355/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/12/michael-c-hall-divorce-golden-globe-nominees.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Buscemi was stabbed multiple times in April 2001 at the Firebelly Lounge in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], while shooting the film ''[[Domestic Disturbance]]''. He had intervened in a bar fight between [[Vince Vaughn]], [[Scott Rosenberg]], and two local men. He was released from the hospital after treatment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Buscemi Stabbed, Vaughn Arrested in Bar Brawl|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=106806&page=1|agency=Reuters|access-date=June 25, 2018|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|location=[[New York City]]|date=April 13, 2001|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808013942/https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/story?id=106806&page=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ABC News |date=April 16, 2001 |title=Buscemi Stabbed, Vaughn Arrested in Bar Brawl |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story? |website=ABC News}}</ref>

Buscemi is a noted fan of the musical group [[Beastie Boys]]. He appears in the music video for the band's 2011 song "[[Make Some Noise (Beastie Boys song)|Make Some Noise]]", which was nominated for MTV Video of the Year.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Katy Perry, Adele, Kanye West Lead 2011 MTV VMA Nominees|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469155/katy-perry-adele-kanye-west-lead-2011-mtv-vma-nominees|access-date=2021-07-27|magazine=Billboard|date=July 21, 2011|language=en|archive-date=July 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702082059/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469155/katy-perry-adele-kanye-west-lead-2011-mtv-vma-nominees|url-status=live}}</ref> He also has a post-credit scene in the [[Spike Jonze]]–directed documentary ''[[Beastie Boys Story]]'' in which he pokes fun at the commercial failure of the group's second studio album, ''[[Paul's Boutique]]''; "When the tree fell in the forest, nobody heard that shit", jokes Buscemi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harvilla|first=Rob|date=2020-04-24|title='Beastie Boys Story' Revels in the Blurriness of the Trio's Mythology|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2020/4/24/21234309/beastie-boys-story-apple-tv-plus-documentary-review|access-date=2021-07-27|website=The Ringer|language=en|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727233238/https://www.theringer.com/music/2020/4/24/21234309/beastie-boys-story-apple-tv-plus-documentary-review|url-status=live}}</ref> Buscemi sang in "The Broadway Song" for [[Lou Reed]]'s 2003 album ''[[The Raven (Lou Reed album)|The Raven]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2003/01/31/poe-inspired-reed-album-a-nightmare/|title=Poe-inspired Reed album a nightmare|date=January 31, 2003|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802141912/https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2003/01/31/poe-inspired-reed-album-a-nightmare/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Buscemi currently resides in [[Park Slope, Brooklyn]], where he was given  the [[key to the city]] in 2021. He previously resided in [[Sunset Strip]], Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/12/28/actor-and-longtime-park-slope-resident-steve-buscemi-gets-key-to-the-city/ | title=Actor and longtime Park Slope resident Steve Buscemi gets 'key to the city' | date=December 29, 2021 }}</ref>

On May 8, 2024, Buscemi was the victim of an unprovoked attack in [[Midtown Manhattan]], New York, when he was punched in the face.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-05-12 |title=Steve Buscemi OK Following Random Attack in New York |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/steve-buscemi-attack-new-york-1235897124/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The 66-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital with bruising, swelling and bleeding to his left eye. His publicist said later in a statement that Buscemi had recovered from the attack.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2024-05-13 |title=Steve Buscemi victim of random street attack in New York City |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/13/steve-buscemi-victim-of-random-street-attack-in-new-york-city-boardwalk-empire |access-date=2024-05-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=Actor Steve Buscemi attacked on the street in New York |url=https://www.9news.com.au/world/steve-buscemi-actor-attacked-on-new-york-street/c2144f44-cf23-4909-a744-45c292deb56f |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.9news.com.au}}</ref> On May 17, 2024, the suspect was arrested.

===Firefighter===
Buscemi was a [[firefighter]] from 1980 to 1984, with the [[New York City Fire Department]]'s Engine Company No. 55, in [[Little Italy, Manhattan]], while secretly taking [[acting class]]es and dabbling in [[stand-up comedy|stand-up]] on the side. The day after the [[September 11 attacks]] in New York, he returned to his old [[firehouse]] to  volunteer; he worked twelve-hour shifts for a week, digging through rubble to search for missing [[firefighter]]s.<ref name=FHouse>{{cite web |url=http://www.firehouse.com/hotshots/slideshow/2002/0514_gz/photo19.html |title=Ground Zero: Engine 10 and Ladder 10
|publisher=Bushmaster Firearms International |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030908030635/http://www.firehouse.com/hotshots/slideshow/2002/0514_gz/photo19.html
|archive-date=September 8, 2003 |access-date=September 8, 2011}}</ref> On May 25, 2003, Buscemi was arrested with nineteen other people while protesting the closing of a number of firehouses, including Engine 55.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/closures-spur-fiery-protests-20-arrested-demonstrations-heated-article-1.661835|location=[[New York City]]|work=[[New York Daily News]]|first=Nicole|last=Bode|title=Closures Spur Fiery Protests 20 Arrested As Demonstrations Get Heated|date=May 26, 2003|access-date=May 26, 2003|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028023401/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/closures-spur-fiery-protests-20-arrested-demonstrations-heated-article-1.661835|url-status=live}}</ref> In the middle of 2011, Buscemi joined rallies against the threat of closing eight Brooklyn firehouses during the administration of Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]. He argued that closing these firehouses "is no way to protect New York."<ref>O'Neill, Natalie and Briquelet, Kate, "Call Him 'Double-Duty' Buscemi", ''Courier Life'', June 3–9, 2011, p.4.</ref>

In 2014, Buscemi starred in and narrated the HBO documentary ''A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY'', in which he revisited his work with fellow firefighters, sharing their stories, including those from [[September 11 attacks|September 11]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY|url=http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/a-good-job-stories-of-the-fdny#/documentaries/a-good-job-stories-of-the-fdny/synopsis.html|work=[[HBO]]|publisher=Home Box Office, Inc. ([[WarnerMedia]])|location=[[New York City]]|access-date=September 12, 2014|archive-date=September 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911135537/http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/a-good-job-stories-of-the-fdny#/documentaries/a-good-job-stories-of-the-fdny/synopsis.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, Buscemi spoke to [[podcast]] host [[Marc Maron]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1260-steve-buscemi | title=Episode 1260 - Steve Buscemi | date=September 9, 2021 }}</ref> about his issues with [[PTSD]], a consequence of the five days he spent volunteering in the aftermath of 9/11. He served as [[executive producer]] of the documentary ''Dust: The Lingering Legacy of 9/11'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dust-doc.com/|title=DUST: The Lingering Legacy of 9/11|website=DUST: The Lingering Legacy of 9/11}}</ref> which discussed the continuing toxic health effects of dust from the collapsed towers that many people, especially firefighters, have experienced.