John Cusack facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
John Cusack
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Cusack at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival
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John Paul Cusack
June 28, 1966 |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Parent(s) | Dick Cusack Nancy Cusack |
| Family | Ann Cusack (sister) Joan Cusack (sister) |
John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor, movie producer and screenwriter. He was born in Evanston, Illinois. He is the fourth of five children of actor Dick Cusack (1925-2003) and Nancy (née Carolan). His siblings Ann (born 1961), Joan (born 1962), Bill (born 1964) and Susie (born 1971) are actors. Cusack began acting in films in the early 1980s.
Early life
Cusack was born at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. They moved from Manhattan, New York to Illinois. Cusack graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1984, where he met Jeremy Piven, and spent a year at New York University before dropping out, saying that he had "too much fire in his belly".
Personal life
Cusack is a fan of both the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. He led the crowd in a performance of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at Wrigley Field. He was in attendance, along with fellow Cubs fans: Bill Murray, Eddie Vedder and Bonnie Hunt, during the Cubs' historic Game Seven victory during the 2016 World Series. Cusack appeared in multiple Chicago Bears games and attended many Stanley Cup Finals games in support of the Chicago Blackhawks.
He trained in kickboxing under former world kickboxing champion Benny Urquidez for over two decades. He began training under Urquidez in preparation for his role in Say Anything... and holds the rank of a level six black belt in Urquidez's Ukidokan Kickboxing system. He is well known for being a bachelor.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | Class | Roscoe Maibaum | |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Bryce | |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. | Johnny Maine | |
| 1985 | The Sure Thing | Walter Gibson | |
| 1985 | Better Off Dead | Lane Meyer | |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Harry | |
| 1986 | Stand by Me | Denny Lachance | |
| 1986 | One Crazy Summer | Hoops McCann | |
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit | Dan Bartlett | |
| 1987 | Broadcast News | Angry Messenger | |
| 1988 | Tapeheads | Ivan Alexeev | |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Buck Weaver | |
| 1989 | Say Anything... | Lloyd Dobler | |
| 1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy | Michael Merriman | |
| 1990 | The Grifters | Roy Dillon | |
| 1991 | True Colors | Peter Burton | |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Student Jack | |
| 1992 | Roadside Prophets | Caspar | |
| 1992 | The Player | Himself | Cameo |
| 1992 | Map of the Human Heart | The Mapmaker | |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Cutting Edge Host | |
| 1993 | Money for Nothing | Joey Coyle | |
| 1994 | Floundering | JC | |
| 1994 | Bullets over Broadway | David Shayne | |
| 1994 | The Road to Wellville | Charles Ossining | |
| 1996 | City Hall | Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun | |
| 1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank | Martin Q. Blank | Also co-writer and producer |
| 1997 | Con Air | U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin | |
| 1997 | Chicago Cab | Scary Man | |
| 1997 | Anastasia | Dimitri | Voice |
| 1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Kelso | |
| 1998 | This Is My Father | Eddie Sharp | |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Captain Gaff | |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Nick Falzone | |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Nelson Rockefeller | |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Craig Schwartz | |
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Rob Gordon | Also co-writer and producer |
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Eddie Thomas | |
| 2001 | Serendipity | Jonathan Trager | |
| 2002 | Max | Max Rothman | Also associate producer |
| 2002 | Adaptation | Himself | Uncredited cameo |
| 2003 | Identity | Ed Dakota | |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Nicholas Easter | |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs | Jake Anderson | |
| 2005 | The Ice Harvest | Charlie Arglist | |
| 2006 | The Contract | Ray Keene | |
| 2007 | Grace Is Gone | Stanley Philipps | Also producer |
| 2007 | 1408 | Mike Enslin | |
| 2007 | Martian Child | David Gordon | |
| 2008 | War, Inc. | Brand Hauser | Also co-writer and producer |
| 2008 | Igor | Igor | Voice |
| 2009 | 2012 | Jackson Curtis | |
| 2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine | Adam Yates | Also producer |
| 2010 | Shanghai | Paul Soames | |
| 2012 | The Raven | Edgar Allan Poe | |
| 2012 | The Paperboy | Hillary Van Wetter | |
| 2012 | The Factory | Mike Fletcher | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2013 | The Numbers Station | Emerson Kent | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2013 | The Frozen Ground | Robert Hansen | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2013 | The Butler | Richard Nixon | |
| 2013 | Grand Piano | Clem | |
| 2013 | Adult World | Rat Billings | |
| 2014 | The Bag Man | Jack | |
| 2014 | Maps to the Stars | Stafford Weiss | |
| 2014 | Drive Hard | Simon Keller | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2014 | The Prince | Sam | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2014 | Love & Mercy | Brian Wilson | |
| 2014 | Reclaim | Benjamin | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2015 | Dragon Blade | Lucius | Released in China |
| 2015 | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Adam Yates | Deleted cameo |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Fr. Mike Corridan | |
| 2016 | Cell | Clayton Riddell | Also executive producer, direct-to-VOD |
| 2017 | Arsenal | Sal | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2017 | Blood Money | Miller | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2017 | Singularity | Elias van Dorne | Direct-to-VOD |
| 2018 | Never Grow Old | Dutch Albert | Post-production |
| 2018 | River Runs Red | Horace | Post-production |
| 2018 | Distorted | Vernon Sarsfield | Post-production |
Images for kids
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Cusack in 1997
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Cusack in 2006
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John Cusack official portrait
