Steve Buscemeyes is a classic internet phenomenon that involves digitally grafting actor Steve Buscemi’s distinctive, weary-looking eyes onto the faces of other famous figures, most notably Disney princesses and pop stars. Emerging around 2011, the trend quickly became a staple of early 2010s humor due to the jarringly comical and slightly unsettling contrast created by the swap. While originally popularized on platforms like Reddit and Tumblr, the meme highlights Buscemi’s unique status as a cult-favorite character actor. It is primarily used to subvert expectations of beauty or to add a layer of existential exhaustion to otherwise cheerful imagery, remaining a go-to template for fans of surreal and absurd humor.