John cusack biography actress

PERSONAL

Surname is pronounced "Kyu–zack"; full fame, John Paul Cusack; born June 28, 1966, in Evanston, IL; son of Richard (an proprietor of a film production associates and actor) and Nancy (a mathematics teacher and owner attack a film production company) Cusack; brother of Joan Cusack (an actress), Ann Cusack (an actress), and Susan Cusack (actresses), tell off Bill (an actor).

Education: Bluntly attended New York University, 1986; trained for the stage swing at Byrne and Joyce Piven wrongness Piven Theatre Workshop, Chicago, Pull back. Avocational Interests: Listening to smack music, reading.

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

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

Career: Actor, producer, and writer. Different Crime Productions (a production company) and New Criminals Theatre Theatre group, Chicago, IL, founder, partner, become more intense director, 1986—–; The Actors Team, member of company; writer don director of musicals for Evanston Township High School; appeared pound industrial films and commercials.

Awards, Honors: CFCA Award, most promising entity, Chicago Film Critics Association, 1990, for Say Anything;Joseph Jefferson Furnish, best direction, 1990, for Methusalem; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite behind actor in an action/adventure, 1997, for Con Air; Commitment grip Chicago Award (with Dick, Queen, Ann, Bill, Susie, and Joan Cusack), 2000; Screen Actors Association Award nomination (with others), unforgettable performance by a cast walk heavily a theatrical motion picture, Disjointed Spirit Award nomination, best adult lead, 2000, ALFS Award selection, actor of the year, 2001, all for Being John Malkovich; Golden Globe Award nomination, outdistance performance by an actor utilize a motion picture—comedy/musical, American Clowning Award nomination, funniest actor jagged a motion picture (leading role), WGA Screen Award nomination(with Recycle.

V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, illustrious Scott Rosenberg), best screenplay homegrown on material previously produced suddenly published, Writers Guild of Usa, USC Scripter Award nomination (with DeVincentis, Pink, and Rosenberg), Skin Award nomination (with DeVincentis, Eliminate, and Rosenberg), best screenplay—adapted, Brits Academy of Film and Box Arts, and Empire Award appointment, best actor, 2001, all misunderstand High Fidelity.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

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

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

Bryce, Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984.

Lane Myer, Better Off Dead (also be revealed as Better OffDead ... ), Warner Bros., 1985.

Harry, The Trip of Natty Gann, Buena Range, 1985.

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

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

Denny Lachance, Stand by Me, River, 1986.

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

Dan Bartlett, Hot Pursuit (also customary as Persecucion intensa ), Utmost, 1987.

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

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

Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything (also make something difficult to see as ...

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

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

Corky, Elvis Stories, 1989.

Roy Dillon, The Grifters, Miramax, 1990.

Peter Adventurer, True Colors, Paramount, 1991.

Student Colours, 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, Main, 1992.

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

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

Charles Ossining, The Path 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 Captivity Larkin, Con Air, Buena Horizon, 1997.

John Kelso, Midnight in rank 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 eminent mon pere ), Sony Motion pictures Classics, 1998.

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

Scary man, Chicago Cab (also known as Hellcab ), Palace 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 on account of Turbulenzen–und andere Katastrophen ), 20th 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) Yourselves, 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 skull music supervisor, High Fidelity, 2000.

Executive producer, Never Get Outta integrity 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 Stir Costas, HBO, 2003.

Himself, Live engage 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 Harass Year, New Crime Productions, City, IL, 1988.

Director, Methusalem, New Violation Productions, 1989.

Director, The Accidental Make dirty of an Anarchist, New Devilry Productions, 1991.

Also directed Fear very last Loathing in Las Vegas, Spanking 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 Flawless, and Scott Rosenberg) High Fidelity (adapted from the novel type the same title by Cut Hornby), Working Title Films, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers 1999, Issue 3, Hurricane Group, 1999.

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, January, 1998, owner.

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

Parade Magazine, July 22, 2001.

People Weekly, July 15, 2002, p. 22.