On 11 September 2001, Hollywood actor Steve Buscemi – known for his depictions of gangsters and weirdos and once described by The Guardian as a “strangely attractive shoelace” – returned to his old job as a New York City firefighter.
“In 1976 Steve Buscemi took the FDNY civil service test when he was just 18 years old.
Buscemi still serves on the Board of Advisors for Friends of Firefighters, an organisation dedicated to New York firefighters and their relatives.
In 1980 Steve Buscemi became a New York City Firefighter.