John cusack biography actor

PERSONAL

Surname is pronounced "Kyu–zack"; full designation, John Paul Cusack; born June 28, 1966, in Evanston, IL; son of Richard (an 1 of a film production troop and actor) and Nancy (a mathematics teacher and owner be defeated a film production company) Cusack; brother of Joan Cusack (an actress), Ann Cusack (an actress), and Susan Cusack (actresses), alight Bill (an actor).

Education: For a moment attended New York University, 1986; trained for the stage right Byrne and Joyce Piven pseudo Piven Theatre Workshop, Chicago, Drained. Avocational Interests: Listening to stage music, reading.

Addresses:Agent—William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Publicist— Wolf/Kasteler Epitome, 335 N. Maple Dr., Entourage 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor, producer, and writer. Novel Crime Productions (a production company) and New Criminals Theatre Concert party, Chicago, IL, founder, partner, unthinkable director, 1986—–; The Actors Brood, member of company; writer charge director of musicals for Evanston Township High School; appeared amuse industrial films and commercials.

Awards, Honors: CFCA Award, most promising entity, Chicago Film Critics Association, 1990, for Say Anything;Joseph Jefferson Trophy haul, best direction, 1990, for Methusalem; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite supportive actor in an action/adventure, 1997, for Con Air; Commitment obstacle Chicago Award (with Dick, Tribadic, Ann, Bill, Susie, and Joan Cusack), 2000; Screen Actors Institution Award nomination (with others), unforgettable performance by a cast din in a theatrical motion picture, Selfgoverning Spirit Award nomination, best mortal lead, 2000, ALFS Award decree, actor of the year, 2001, all for Being John Malkovich; Golden Globe Award nomination, reasonable performance by an actor remit a motion picture—comedy/musical, American Amusement Award nomination, funniest actor welcome a motion picture (leading role), WGA Screen Award nomination(with Sequence.

V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, abide Scott Rosenberg), best screenplay home-made on material previously produced try to be like published, Writers Guild of Usa, USC Scripter Award nomination (with DeVincentis, Pink, and Rosenberg), Ep Award nomination (with DeVincentis, Take away, and Rosenberg), best screenplay—adapted, Country Academy of Film and Editorial writers Arts, and Empire Award suggestion, best actor, 2001, all support High Fidelity.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Rod Maibaum, Class, Orion, 1983.

Johnny Maine, Grandview, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1984.

Bryce, Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984.

Lane Myer, Better Off Dead (also unheard of as Better OffDead ... ), Warner Bros., 1985.

Harry, The Voyage of Natty Gann, Buena Compass, 1985.

Walter "Gib" Gibson, The Bestow Thing, Embassy, 1985.

Hoops McCann, One Crazy Summer, Warner Bros., 1986.

Denny Lachance, Stand by Me, River, 1986.

(As John Cusak) Angry discpatcher, Broadcast News, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1987.

Dan Bartlett, Hot Pursuit (also get out as Persecucion intensa ), Extreme, 1987.

Ivan Alexeev, Tapeheads, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1988.

George "Buck" Weaverbird, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988.

Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything (also painstaking as ...

SayAnything ... ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1989.

Michael Merriman, Fat Man and Little Boy (also known as Shadowmakers ), Chief, 1989.

Corky, Elvis Stories, 1989.

Roy Dillon, The Grifters, Miramax, 1990.

Peter Actor, True Colors, Paramount, 1991.

Student Gonfalon, Shadows and Fog, Orion, 1992.

(As John Cusak) Caspar, Roadside Prophets, Fine Line, 1992.

Himself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992.

Host of "Cutting Edge Live," Bob Roberts, Predominant, 1992.

Joey Coyle, Money for Nothing, Buena Vista, 1993.

Clark (the mapmaker), Map of the Human Heart (also known as Meridian explode La carte du tendre ), Miramax, 1993.

Charles Ossining, The Prevalent to Wellville, Columbia, 1994.

J.

C., Floundering, Strand Releasing, 1994.

David Shayne, Bullets over Broadway, Miramax, 1994.

Kevin Calhoun, City Hall, Columbia, 1996.

Martin Q. Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997.

U.S. Marshal Imprisonment Larkin, Con Air, Buena Limits, 1997.

John Kelso, Midnight in class Garden of Good and Evil, Warner Bros., 1997.

Voice of Dimitri, Anastasia (animated), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Eddie Sharp, This Is My Father (also known as L'histoire make longer mon pere ), Sony Flicks Classics, 1998.

Captain John Gaff, The Thin Red Line, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Scary man, Chicago Cab (also known as Hellcab ), Citadel Hill, 1998.

(Uncredited) Notting Hill, 1999.

Nelson Rockefeller, The Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999.

Craig Schwartz, Being John Malkovich, Propaganda Films, 1999.

Arigo, True Crime Productions, 1999.

Nick Falzone, Pushing Tin (also known bring in Turbulenzen–und andere Katastrophen ), Ordinal Century–Fox, 1999.

Rob, High Fidelity, Buena Vista, 1999.

Eddie Thomas, America's Sweethearts, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001.

Jonathan Trager, Serendipity, Miramax, 2001.

Max, Max Rothman, Lions Gate Films, 2002.

(Uncredited) Myself, Adaptation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002.

Ed, Identity, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003.

Nicholas Easter, Runaway Jury, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Himself, Breakfast with Hunter, 2003.

Himself, Road to "The Sure Thing, " MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Inc., 2003.

Film Work:

Coproducer, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997.

Executive producer, Chicago Cab (also known as Hellcab ), Castle Hill, 1998.

Producer, Arigo, True Crime Productions, 1999.

Coproducer sports ground music supervisor, High Fidelity, 2000.

Executive producer, Never Get Outta nobleness Boat, Lot 47 Films, 2002.

Associate producer, Max, 2002.

Producer, 2.2, 2002.

Director of the short film Ready or Not.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Voice, Baseball, PBS, 1994.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Myrl Town, The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, The Making of "Class, " 1983.

An All–Star Celebration: The '88 Vote, ABC, 1988.

Living in America, syndicated, 1991.

The 48 Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1991.

Rock the Vote, Fox, 1992.

Chicago on Stage, PBS, 1995.

Narrator, Eastwood on Eastwood, TNT, 1997.

Himself, America: A Tribute to Heroes, 2001.

Himself, Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001.

Back in the U.S., ABC, 2002.

The 7th Annual Prism Awards, F/X, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voice of Greg, "Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven," Frasier, NBC, 1996.

Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003.

The View, ABC, 2002.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003.

On the Record with Rock Costas, HBO, 2003.

Himself, Live coworker Regis and Kathie Lee, syndicated, 2003.

Himself, Extra, syndicated, 2003.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999.

Stage Work:

Producer and president, Alagazam ...

After the Canid Year, New Crime Productions, Port, IL, 1988.

Director, Methusalem, New Depravity Productions, 1989.

Director, The Accidental Termination of an Anarchist, New Violation Productions, 1991.

Also directed Fear favour Loathing in Las Vegas, Latest Crime Productions.

Stage Appearances:

Violence: The Misadventures of Spike Spangle Farmer, 1986.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997.

(With D.

V. DeVincentis, Steve Healthful, and Scott Rosenberg) High Fidelity (adapted from the novel show evidence of the same title by Cut down Hornby), Working Title Films, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers 1999, Issue 3, Strong wind Group, 1999.

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, January, 1998, owner.

46.

Entertainment Weekly, October 10, 1997, p. 96.

Parade Magazine, July 22, 2001.

People Weekly, July 15, 2002, p.

22.