As Steve Buscemi reprises his leading role in Season 2 of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," TIME takes a look at other unconventional leading men throughout the years
Steve Buscemi
By Nick Carbone Monday, Sept. 26, 2011
Bulging eyes, wiry hair and mouthful of uneven teeth do not a star make — but Steve Buscemi has taken his unconventional looks all the way to the bank. The Brooklyn-born son of working-class folks, Buscemi's everyman persona is in high demand, even in vain and vicious Hollywood. Often cast as the aloof and eccentric sidekick — a whiny gangster in Reservoir Dogs and the dopey kidnapper in Fargo — it wasn't until HBO's Boardwalk Empire that Buscemi was finally able to prove his leading-man prowess. As Nucky Thompson, Buscemi plays a gangster and corrupt city treasurer who commands respect in a subtle way, much like the actor himself.
Michael Cera
By Frances Romero Monday, Sept. 26, 2011
By holding his own as part of the wildly talented cast of Arrested Development, Michael Cera proved he had what it takes to hold a leading role — no matter how unlikely that outcome once seemed. In Superbad and Juno, Cera had comedic company in Jonah Hill and Ellen Page, respectively, but in 2010's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Cera led the cast in a role that he seemed born to play.
Woody Allen
By Terri Pous Monday, Sept. 26, 2011
Long before Jerry Seinfeld's eponymous sitcom, Woody Allen was the face of neurotic Jewish comedy. Throughout the years, his thick black-rimmed glasses, oversize blazers and suit pants that hit 3 in. above the ankle were enough to make many question his ability to convincingly open a film. Though neither dashing nor charismatic, he proved himself by injecting his droll wit into the numerous silver-screen successes that he both directed and starred in. His most recent hit, Midnight in Paris, broke his personal box-office records, but it saw the spirited, towheaded Owen Wilson cast in the type of lead role that Allen inhabited for decades, which makes it all the more impressive that such a self-deprecating and, well, shrimpish figure could have driven movies such as Annie Hall and Hannah and Her Sisters to critical and audience acclaim in years past.
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