Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic You might have been mispronouncingSteve Buscemi's name all this time. In any case, so has he. The versatile actor stopped byThe Tonight Showthis week to chat about his turn on Netflix's hit seriesWednesday, but first gushed over his "fun" cameo onSeth Rogen's acclaimed Apple TV+ comedyThe Studio, which featured a scene in which the cast debated over the pronunciation of his surname. "At one point they said 'Bruscemi,' like 'bruschetta,'" host Jimmy Fallon said. "I don't like that one," Buscemi said with a laugh. "You know, Buscemi, I like that," the actor added, enunciating as "Boo-shemi." Fallon clarified, "But it's not, right?" "Well, that is the Italian way to say it," Buscemi confirmed. "But I just didn't grow up that way. Growing up, we said 'Bue-semi,' which is like, I can't even do that anymore. So now I say 'Boo-semi.'" Buscemi said he takes "a little bit from each pronunciation" before quipping, "I don't know how to say my own name." During his early days as a stand-up comedian, however, Buscemi simply went by "Buce." "You can imagine the fun the emcees had with that," he told Fallon. Helen Sloan/Netflix Sign up forEntertainment Weekly'sfree daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. It's been a revelatory week for celebrity names, asDenzel Washington, too, clarified just this week that we'vebeen mispronouncing his name.During an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live, the Academy Award winner told the late-night host that his first name is pronounced "Den-zull," as opposed to "Den-zell." Washington said the most commonly known pronunciation was first coined by his mother, to help distinguish between the actor and his father, Denzel Washington, Sr. "I'm Denzel Jr. My mother would say, 'Denzel,' and we'd both show up," Washington shared. Thus, his mother informed him, 'From now on, you're Den-zell.'" Elsewhere in Buscemi's late-night interview, the actor spoke about feeling "intimidated" to joinWednesdayas Nevermore Academy's villainous new principal Barry Dort, despite having worked withTim Burtonand starJenna Ortegabefore. "Before I knew I was going to be in the second season, I loved the first season," Buscemi said. "Everyone was great ... but still, you come into something that's so well established and that people love, it is a little intimidating." Watch the rest of Buscemi's interview above. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
