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My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.
Steve Buscemi
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Steve Buscemi
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: December 13
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Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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Brooklyn
New York
Steven Vincent Buscemi
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