The 100 Greatest Brooklynites of All Time: 60 to 51
Despite having become a big star—mostly for his roles in Quentin Tarantino, Jerry Bruckheimer and Coen Brothers’ movies, though there are also many others—Buscemi has managed to remain a neighborhood guy, often spotted around Park Slope (a Tumblr briefly chronicled the miscellany the family left on its stoop), especially when chipping in for FDNY causes; you know, like “Save Our Firehouse” rallies. Buscemi actually worked as a firefighter for four years in the 80s, in Little Italy, and later volunteered post-9/11 to help dig through the site.