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Becoming Buscemi
By Wiesler
This guide will help you edit your character to be Steve Buscemi in game.
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Who is Steve Buscemi and why should you be him?
Steve Buscemi is an actor who has been in a number of films. His most famous roles include those in Boardwalk Empire, Fargo, Reservoir Dogs, and much more.

Look here to explore more of Steve Buscemi's prolific career: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000114/

This beloved actor is known for his unique facial features. His face is often played for laughs in movies such as in Fargo, but he is also in easily recognizable face. With the rise of video games including customization features that offer a wide arrange of faces, there is now an opportunity to recreate this prolific actor in game. However it is fairly widely accepted that no game will ever be able to truly recreate Steve Buscemi's face in game.

This guide will help you try to make your character look like Steve Buscemi.


Body like Buscemi
Sex: Male

Race: Caucasian

Build: 100% Skinny. *Author Note: Buscemi is actually much thinner than this.

Skin: Caucasian 5 or Alabaster (bottom of options) it just depends on how pale you want your Buscemi to be.

Body Mask: none

Age: 35 (or older)

Sex appeal: if you have to ask, you are not ready to move this slider.
The face of Buscemi is the face
Features: Natural Eyes- optional

Crown Everything here will be set to 0, except Skull Back Depth which is 25.

Forehead
Depth: 0, Height 25, and Width 30

Brow
Spacing 25, Depth 100, Width, 25, Inner Brow height 70, Middle and Outer Brow Height 0

Eyes
Spacing 52, Depth 100, Height 0, Size, 49, Folds Height 100
Upper Eyelid Height 64, Lower Eyelid Height 24, Iris size 15, Eye style 0

Eye Color Blue or Dark Brown (sources say dark brown, but his in film appearances tend to have blue eyes)

Ears Spacing 30, Depth 46, Elevation 65, Width 15, Length 25, Height 70, Angle 40, Openness 45, Roll 45, Lobe Height 40, Lobe Size 70, Tip Spacing 45, Tip Height 50, Tip Size 50

Cheekbones Temple Spacing 25, Temple Depth 45, Temple Height 45
Cheekbone Spacing, Depth and Height 0, Cheekbone Size 85
Cheek spacing 0, Cheek Depth 100, Cheek Height 0
Jowl Spacing 50, Jowl Depth 20, Jowl Height 65

Nose Bridge Depth 70, Bridge Height 40, Bridge Width 35
Nose Depth 60, Nose Elevation 60, Slope Depth 55, Slope Height 65, Slope Width 50
Tip Depth 70, Tip Elevation 55, Tip Width and Height 0
Nostril Spacing 75, Nostril Depth 95, Nostril Elevation 90, Nostril Width 0, Nostril Height 50
Septum Height 50 Septum width 30, Nose Style 70

Mouth
Mouth Depth 85, Mouth Elevation 12, Mouth Width 40
Upper Lip Middle Height 0, UL Mid Size 30, UL Side Height 0, UL Side Size 20
Lower Lip Mid Height 0, LL Mid Size 60, LL Side Height 25, LL Side Size 100
Mouth Side Depth 0, Mouth Side Height 80, Mouth Side Size 50, Mouth Bite 45, Style 10

Alternative mouth build: This gives your Buscemi a bit more exaggerated look, with extra frowning to give a sort of glum disapproving look. Combine with a higher age for best results.

Mouth Depth 95-100, Elevation 15-20, Width 60
Upper Lip Mid Height 0, UL Mid Size 0, UL Side Height and Size 0
Lower Lip Mid Height, Mid Size, and Side Height 0, Side Size 100
Mouth Side Depth 0, Mouth Side Height can be anywhere between 0 and 35 depending on how angry you want him to look.
Mouth Side Size 0, bite 65, Style 30

Chin
Chin Depth 55, Chin Elevation 45, Chin Width 80, Chin Height 85
Double Chin Depth 80, Double Chin Height 100, Double Chin Width 0

Jaw
Spacing 0, Depth 40, Height 95



Hairdo like Buscemi do
Head hair- it can vary, I went with Short and right, but Made man isn't a bad choice. Explore a bit.

Facial Hair I went for the 5 o'clock with a middle grey, but clean shaven is fine. Mustaches and goatees (mixed or separate) also work here.

Eyebrows Natural Male is a solid choice.
Make-Up is essential
To achieve the finer points of Buscemi's face, you actually need to use some make-up.

Eyeliner you will want to use Dark Liner that is a shade of red or grey (depends on you) but very transparent, so that it looks like that natural, tired Buscemi.

Eyeshadow You will want Racoon Eyes that are similar in shade to your Eyeliner, possible a tone darker or less transparent.

Cheeks Super model, with a grey tone, opacity varies, but a lower moderate value is a safe bet.

Mouth and everything else Sadly no opacity is available here to give him redder lips, so just stick with nothing for the rest of your make-up options


After Make up your final result should look similar to this.

Style is Buscemi's middle name (it's actually Vincent)
Author's note: the age will vary depending on what look you are going for, but generally his Boardwalk look is his oldest, while the other appearances can all be pulled off with little to no age. That's because Buscemi is timeless.

If you are going for a Boardwalk Empire look your best option is actually the President Suit with a nice dress hat, such as the Metro Fedora. Whatever hat you go with should match your president suit well, so give a trim that brings out the accent color rather than the main suit color.



Another style for Boardwalk Empire: Modern coat jacket with tie, and a nice hat. Complete this look by just picking stylish colors.

Bonus: If you decide to lose the hat and hair you can pull of Buscemi's take on Nikita Khrushchev In The Death of Stalin

For the Fargo look, try a Tifle Turtleneck with colors that match him in Fargo. Pants can vary, with a tan color. (I might try to hunt down a better outfit here)





Not perfect, but if you want his Wedding Planner look, pick up a Double O Tux and change your colors accordingly. Then get the Molestache facial hair style. The short and right head hair style works fine here too.


Miller's Crossing: Double O Tux look with traditional black and white colors, no facial hair and with the Made Man hairstyle. As a bonus, this also doubles as a Boardwalk Empire look.





Conair : Not, perfect but a South Beach shirt and some business casual pants can pull this look off. You will want the short and right hairstyle as well.



as a bonus, this look (with grey pants) also looks similar to his appearance in Mystery Train



Buscemi from his Snickers Brady Bunch commercial with Danny Trejo: probably his most famous appearance right now. To pull it off just grab some business casual pants (grey) and a Dinner in Paris top (dark brown with black), and some nice Presidential shoes in dark black.




As a bonus, this almost exact outfit can also be used (with some long hair, black jeans and brown shoes) to conjure up the image of Steve Buscemi in the satire Living in Oblivion



Ghost World- Business casual pants and top with a short and left hair cut.



Picking up the bath robe will grant you the power to be God , as portrayed(?) by Buscemi in Miracle Workers. Grab it at leather and lace, though realize it doesn't have as much flair as the real deal.

Buscemi's famous 30 Rock appearance turned meme is surprisingly hard to pull off. The most correct hat will be at planet Zin but the open hoody is not possible. Instead you'll want to look at your different sweatshirt options and decide for yourself. Complete the look with some denim and sneakers.
Conclusion
Thanks for reading!

Turning your character into Steve Buscemi is a journey. So, I will never consider this guide complete, and I plan to add more to this as new ideas arise. I would like to think of myself as a sort of Buscemi Shepherd: I guide all to the path of Buscemi if they seek it.

I would also like to take this time to say that I really do like Steve Buscemi. As an actor he has been in some great stuff, and he all around seems like a great guy.
Changelog
I update changes made here.

July 14, 2015 - first update, added a ton of new looks from different movies and pictures of them in game.. I also made movie titles bold to find them easier.

July 21, 2015 - Added an alternate mouth build that is a bit more exaggerated: it sticks out his mouth and bite a bit more, and makes it a bit more sad.

July 27, 2015 - updated some wording.

March 4, 2016 - just cleaned up some basic info and changed the title to be more accurate.

January 20, 2020 - Added a few new looks (Miracle Workers and 30 Rock Meme got new entries at the bottom while The Death of Stalin look was tucked under Boardwalk Empire.
38 Comments
Vombat 6 Oct, 2021 @ 12:10am 
Saucy!
Laz 16 May, 2021 @ 4:48pm 
hoooheeehaaaaaha
Wiesler  [author] 9 Apr, 2021 @ 8:54pm 
@Otis post what?
Laz 9 Apr, 2021 @ 4:07pm 
post
Paranoia 8 Oct, 2020 @ 12:23pm 
How do you do fellow kids? :MoneySigna::Dosh::postaldude:
Wiesler  [author] 3 Mar, 2020 @ 3:28am 
@Cronus

That is an oversight. I'll get to it in 3 more years hahaha
Cronus 2 Mar, 2020 @ 9:38pm 
Where's Airheads Buscemi
Wiesler  [author] 15 Jan, 2020 @ 9:59pm 
@Chimera dude.

That is a huge oversight on my part. I'll do what needs to be done!
chime 15 Jan, 2020 @ 7:28am 
It's 2020 and there is no undercover cop Buscemi from that one cutaway gag turned meme.
phosphoryloxy 26 Dec, 2018 @ 9:08am 
this guide is nostalgic