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Steve Buscemi is a great actor who never bores me, and who I can always turn to for a laugh, in my opinion these are his best performances.

1. Con Air:

By far in my opinion his most creepy, yet humorous performance as "Garland Greene"
the psychotic, deranged killer, steals the show completely from the rest of the actors, most notable is his singing when the plane is crashing of "He's got the whole world in His hands".

A must see for any Buscemi fan and one of his best roles.

2. Reservoir Dogs:

Buscemi shines here as Mr. Pink the 1,000 word per minute, foul mouthed thief, who doesn't tip waitresses because society says that he has to. I guess you could call him the lucky one in the movie, as he is the only one left standing by the end, probably because, as he puts it "I'm acting like a professional" - to Mr. White. Definitely one of his best roles.

3. Fargo:

A dirty crook in this great thriller by the Coen Brothers, he plays Carl Showalter who along with Peter Stormare kidnap the wife of a car salesman(W.H.Macy) to make money off the wife's rich father, but of course everything does not go according to plan. The chemistry between Buscemi and Stormare is hilarious as Stormare barely says more than 10 words in the entire movie, whereas Buscemi can't stop talking and is very annoyed he doesn't get any response.
The dialog is abstract and the film is good, but Buscemi is definitely one of the show stealer's here. - Carl Showalter: "O.K., we'll stop, get pancakes and then we'll get laid, alright?"

He is also great in a number of small roles which include:

Desperado - As the friend of El Mariachi.
The Big Lebowski - A fellow bowler and a friend of "The Dude's" in another great Coen's flick.
Mr. Deeds - As the sweet but insane Crazy Eyes, whose favorite pizza is French fry and Oreo Flavor.
Paris je t'aime - A very small role, but I liked it alot.

If you can think of other roles is in that you enjoyed please paste your comments.

A truly great actor who deserves alot of praise...

Kudos to Mr. Buscemi for a lifetime achievement in acting.

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