My respect for him just shot through the roof.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Steve Buscemi
RevengeOfToonces3 — 12 years ago(September 12, 2013 04:21 PM)
Somebody posted this on Facebook earlier this morning:
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Do you recognize this man? Do you know his name?
Lots of people know he's an actor, and that his name is Steve Buscemi.
What very few people realize is that he was once one of New York's Bravest.
In 1976 Steve Buscemi took the FDNY civil service test when he was just 18 years old. In 1980 Steve Buscemi became a New York City Firefighter.
For four years, Buscemi served on one of FDNY's busiest, Engine Co. 55 in Manhattan's Little Italy. He later left the fire service to become a successful actor, writer and director.
After 9/11/2001 Brother Buscemi returned to FDNY Engine 55.
On September 12, 2001 and for several days following Brother Steve worked 12-hour shifts alongside other firefighters digging and sifting through the rubble from the World Trade Center looking for survivors.
Very few photographs and no interviews exist because he declined them. He wasn't there for the publicity.
In 2003 he also gave a speech at a union rally supporting higher wages for firefighters and to stop fire houses from closing. He got arrested along with other firefighters.
Also not very well known is that in 2012 Brother Buscemi showed up in Breezy Point, NY and quietly assisted in the clean-up efforts of the damage and mass destruction left by Super Storm Sandy.
Once a brother, always a brother!
Just so we're clear this guy is a Badass !!!
Tip of the helmet Brother Steve!
Naturally, I was a little apprehensive about believing this. Untrue crap gets posted on FB all the time for the sole purpose of tugging at our emotions and getting "likes." Then I checked snopes -
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/buscemi.asp
So, yup, it's actually true.
"He makes me laugh, he'a always humping and pointing at Reese Witherspoon."- rebschucks
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maybeary11 — 11 years ago(September 21, 2014 08:42 PM)
Thanks for sharing! I didn't know but think that's awesome, not many other Hollywood Actors can say they've had that kind of experience and it proves what lind of guy he is in the fact that he doesn't want to talk about it!
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BHt88 — 9 years ago(September 27, 2016 11:17 PM)
he does look like a good actor
and the 9/11 thing shows much character
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WarrenPeace — 4 years ago(December 17, 2021 11:01 PM)
So ****ing what?
So no other firefighter matters anywhere else?
Why the **** should this make him special?
What about all the other heros who were there on 9/11 and who lost their lives and the other ones afterwards?
As well as all other ones who risk their lives every single day around the world?
Do they not matter at all?
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Hungry In cocks way — 4 years ago(December 17, 2021 11:13 PM)
Could you imagine if they held auditions for the role of
STEVE BUSCEMI
for the 2006 world trade centre movie ( seeing as he actually was there in real life ) and the man himself auditioned for the role…..but did not get and instead it went to like a Young Channing Tatum or something? That would be one for the ages.