Steve Buscemi Made Rare Comments About the Death of His Wife and Finding Love Again originally appeared on Parade.
Steve Buscemi is opening up about losing his wife in 2019.
The iconic actor, 67, known for a diverse resume of film roles that range from critical darlings like Fargo to Adam Sandler classics like Billy Madison, appears in Season 2 of the beloved Netflix series Wednesday opposite Jenna Ortega. He plays Barry Dort, the new principal of Nevermore Academy. But it’s Buscemi’s real-life challenges that make his journey so interesting.
In a new interview with the New York Times, the typically quiet star spoke candidly about the loss of his wife of more than 30 years, filmmaker and artist Jo Andres, who died in 2019 of a rare bowel cancer.
During the interview, Buscemi’s eyes welled up with tears while speaking about his late wife. Buscemi said he still owned the Brooklyn brownstone they lived in, “but it’s not right for me anymore, you know? It’s just — it’s too big.”
The actor also noted how “grief is not linear,” and manages to coexist with happy times.
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Buscemi has found some of those happy times, too. Earlier this year, Buscemi remarried. But instead of sticking with someone in his field, his wife, Karen Ho, doesn’t work in the entertainment industry. She doesn’t even share the same taste as him, with Buscemi noting that “her tastes are totally different from mine in movies,” he told the Times. The couple recently found a new place in Manhattan together.
Buscemi has also managed to serve as a guiding light for his costars. Ortega told the Times how much of an inspiration he is to her.
“Without trying to be or in any sort of patronizing ways, he is a great source of wisdom and advice and life lessons,” she explained.
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Steve Buscemi Made Rare Comments About the Death of His Wife and Finding Love Again first appeared on Parade on Aug 13, 2025
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