Editing Steve Buscemi (section)

=== 1990–1998: Rise to prominence ===
[[File:Steve Buscemi (1996).jpg|thumb|175px|Buscemi in 1996]]
In 1990, he played Mink Larouie in the [[Coen Brothers]]' neo-noir [[gangster film]] ''[[Millers Crossing]]'' starring opposite [[Gabriel Byrne]], [[Marcia Gay Harden]], and [[John Turturro]].<ref name="mares">{{cite journal|last=Tarantino|first=Quentin|year=1993|title=Steve Buscemi by Quentin Tarantino|url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/steve-buscemi|journal=BOMB|volume=42|issue=Winter|access-date=November 18, 2017|archive-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114150312/https://bombmagazine.org/articles/steve-buscemi/|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the first of five of the Coen Brothers' films in which Buscemi performed. Critic [[Roger Ebert]] described the film as one that "is likely to be most appreciated by movie lovers who will enjoy its resonance with films of the past."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/millers-crossing-1990|title= Miller's Crossing movie review|website= Rogerebert.com|access-date= May 17, 2021|archive-date= April 28, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034259/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/millers-crossing-1990|url-status= live}}</ref> Also that year, he starred as  Test Tube, a henchman of [[Laurence Fishburne]]'s character Jimmy Jump in [[Abel Ferrara]]'s [[crime film]] ''[[King of New York]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingofnewyork.htm|title=King of New York (1990)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=July 27, 2018|archive-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201601/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingofnewyork.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as Edward in the [[anthology film]] ''[[Tales from the Darkside: The Movie]]'', the [[protagonist]] of the "Lot 249" segment of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a53a19b|title=Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1994)|work=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=June 7, 2020|archive-date=May 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527064021/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a53a19b|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1991, he played a bellboy, Chet, in the Coen Brothers film [[black comedy]] ''[[Barton Fink]]'' starring [[John Turturro]] and [[John Goodman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bartonfink.htm|title=Barton Fink (1991)|date=1991|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=December 10, 2008|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023030409/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bartonfink.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> His first lead role was as Adolpho Rollo in [[Alexandre Rockwell]]'s ''[[In the Soup]]'' (1992).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Maslin|first1=Janet|title=In the Soup (1992) From Art-Loving Gangster To a Menacing Hemophiliac|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9806E2D6123AF930A35753C1A964958260|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 29, 2016|date=October 3, 1992|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307073749/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9806E2D6123AF930A35753C1A964958260|url-status=live}}</ref>

He gained wider attention for his supporting part as [[pseudonym]]ous criminal Mr. Pink in [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s crime film ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'' (1992),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59373-RESERVOIR-DOGS?sid=42970444-4925-491e-8c2f-0758d4687027&sr=11.324329&cp=1&pos=0|title=Reservoir Dogs (1992)|work=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=June 6, 2020|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606005627/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59373-RESERVOIR-DOGS?sid=42970444-4925-491e-8c2f-0758d4687027&sr=11.324329&cp=1&pos=0|url-status=live}}</ref> a role that Tarantino originally wrote for himself,<ref name="mares" /> and one that earned Buscemi the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male in his second nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/01/23/homeboys-idaho-lead-spirit-nominees/|title='Homeboys', 'Idaho' Lead Spirit Nominees|date=January 23, 1992|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=August 17, 2012|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033247/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-01-23/features/9201070425_1_best-feature-nominees-homeboys-best-actor-nomination|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1992, he had a guest role as Phil Hickle, Ellen's father and older Pete's guidance counselor, in ''[[The Adventures of Pete and Pete]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kurp|first1=Joshua|title=The Ten Most Memorable Guest Stars of The Adventures of Pete and Pete|url=http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-ten-most-memorable-guest-stars-of-the-adventures-of-pete-and-pete/|website=Splitsider|access-date=February 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224084253/http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-ten-most-memorable-guest-stars-of-the-adventures-of-pete-and-pete/|archive-date=February 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year, he starred as the eponymous character in the [[horror comedy]] film ''[[Ed and His Dead Mother]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-17-ca-57598-story.html|title=Script and Cast Can't Save 'Mother'|last=Thomas|first=Kevin|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 17, 1993|access-date=February 17, 2014|archive-date=December 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218112713/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-11-17/entertainment/ca-57598_1_dead-mother|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:COEN Brothers (cannesPH).jpg|thumb|left|Throughout the late-1990s, Buscemi appeared in several films by [[the Coen Brothers]] (Joel and Ethan)]]
He also appeared in a [[cameo appearance]] in Tarantino's next film, ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', where he portrays a waiter dressed as [[Buddy Holly]] who serves [[Mia Wallace]] and Vincent Vega.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/19/the-secrets-of-pulp-fiction-20-things-you-didn-t-know-about-the-movie-on-its-20th-anniversary.html "The Secrets of 'Pulp Fiction': 20 Things You Didn't Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315174845/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/19/the-secrets-of-pulp-fiction-20-things-you-didn-t-know-about-the-movie-on-its-20th-anniversary.html |date=March 15, 2017 }}. ''[[The Daily Beast]]''. Retrieved March 15, 2017.</ref> In 1994, he appeared in the 1994 comedy ''[[Airheads]] a''s Rex, bass player of The Lone Rangers. In 1995, Buscemi guest-starred as suspected murderer Gordon Pratt in "[[End Game (Homicide: Life on the Street)|End Game]]", an episode of the television series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''. Buscemi was rumored to be considered for the role of [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|The Scarecrow]] in [[Joel Schumacher]]'s proposed fifth installment of the first ''[[Batman]]'' franchise, ''[[Batman Unchained]]'', before [[Warner Bros.]] cancelled the project.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011232611/http://moviemansguide.com/reviews/2005/batmanbegins_mrwhite.php Moviemansguide.com] review of ''Batman Begins'' by Andy Hoglund</ref> In 1995 he also starred alongside Tarantino and Antonio Banderas in ''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]]'', and played the lead role in the independent satire film ''[[Living in Oblivion]]''.

The next year, Buscemi again collaborated with the Coen Brothers, starring as kidnapper Carl Showalter in the black comedy crime film ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'' starring [[Frances McDormand]] and [[William H. Macy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fargo (1995) |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7deca58c |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714060722/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7deca58c |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> The film was a critical and commercial success debuting at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]] where it competed for the [[Palme d'Or]]. Subsequently, he gained a reputation as [[character actor]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/steve-buscemi-10-essential-films|title=Steve Buscemi: 10 essential films|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|first=Charles|last=Graham-Dixon|date=December 14, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708043208/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/steve-buscemi-10-essential-films|url-status=live}}</ref> with supporting roles in blockbuster action films: as Garland Greene in [[Simon West]]'s ''[[Con Air]]'' (1997) and Rockhound in [[Michael Bay]]'s ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' (1998). Buscemi also appeared as Donny in the Coen's [[cult classic]] black comedy film ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' (1998) starring [[Jeff Bridges]] and [[John Goodman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/steve-buscemi-p9838|title=Steve Buscemi Profile|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807182406/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/steve-buscemi-p9838|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1998 he played a supporting role in the romantic comedy ''[[The Wedding Singer]]'' starring [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Drew Barrymore]]. During this time he also made his directing debut the episode: "Finnegan's Wake" (1998) of the [[NBC]] drama ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''. From 1999 to 2001 he also directed two episodes of [[HBO]] prison drama ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]''.