John Cusack

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John Cusack : biography

June 28, 1966 –

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He has appeared in films such as Say Anything…, Grosse Pointe Blank, High Fidelity, Con Air, Being John Malkovich, 1408, and 2012. He also played in Must Love Dogs, Martian Child and America’s Sweethearts.

Early life

Cusack was born in Evanston, Illinois, to a Catholic Irish-American family. His mother, Ann Paula "Nancy" (née Carolan), is a former mathematics teacher and political activist. His father, Richard Cusack (1925–2003), was an actor, as are John’s siblings, Ann, Joan, Bill, and Susie. His father was also a documentary filmmaker, guardian.co.uk. July 1, 2000. owned a film production company,. FilmReference.com. and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan. Beliefnet.com. Cusack spent a year at New York University before dropping out, saying that he had "too much fire in [his] belly". NPR.org.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1983 Class Roscoe Maibaum
1984 Sixteen Candles Bryce
1984 Grandview, U.S.A. Johnny Maine
1985 The Sure Thing Walter "Gib" Gibson
1985 The Journey of Natty Gann Harry
1985 Better Off Dead Lane Meyer
1986 Stand by Me Denny Lachance
1986 One Crazy Summer Hoops McCann
1987 Hot Pursuit Dan Bartlett
1987 Broadcast News Angry messenger
1988 Eight Men Out Buck Weaver
1988 Tapeheads Ivan Alexeev
1989 Elvis Stories Corky Short film
1989 Say Anything… Lloyd Dobler Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Emerging Actor
1989 Fat Man and Little Boy Michael Merriman
1990 The Grifters Roy Dillon
1991 True Colors Peter Burton
1992 Shadows and Fog Student Jack
1992 The Player Himself Cameo
1992 Bob Roberts Cutting Edge Live host
1992 Roadside Prophets Caspar
1993 Map of the Human Heart The mapmaker
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 Writer, co-producerNominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
1997 Con Air U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Action/Adventure
1997 Anastasia Dimitri Voice
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil John Kelso
1998 Chicago Cab Scary man Executive producer
1998 This Is My Father Eddie Sharp
1998 The Thin Red Line Captain Gaff Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
1999 Pushing Tin Nick Falzone
1999 Cradle Will Rock Nelson Rockefeller Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
1999 Being John Malkovich Craig Schwartz Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best ActorNominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorNominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best CastNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1999 The Jack Bull Myrl Redding Executive producer
2000 High Fidelity Rob Gordon Writer, co-producerNominated – American Comedy AwardNominated – BAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Empire Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy FitNominated – USC Scripter Award 2000Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2001 America’s Sweethearts Eddie Thomas
2001 Serendipity Jonathan Trager
2002 Max Max Rothman Associate producer
2002 Adaptation Himself Uncredited
2003 Identity Ed Dakota
2003 Breakfast with Hunter Himself Documentary
2003 Runaway Jury Nicholas Easter
2005 Must Love Dogs Jake Anderson
2005 The Ice Harvest Charlie Arglist
2006 Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film Himself Documentary
2006 The Contract Ray Keene
2007 Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten Himself Documentary
2007 Martian Child David Gordon
2007 1408 Mike Enslin Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
2007 Grace Is Gone Stanley Philipps Producer
2008 Igor Igor Voice
2008 War, Inc. Brand Hauser Writer, producer
2009 2012 Jackson Curtis Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Best Sci-Fi Actor
2010 Hot Tub Time Machine Adam Producer
2010 Shanghai Paul Soames
2011 The Factory Mike Fletcher
2012 The Raven Edgar Allan Poe
2012 The Paperboy Hillary Van Wetter
2013 The Numbers Station Emerson Kent Completed
2013 Adult World Rat Billings Completed
2013 The Frozen Ground Robert Hansen Post-production
2013 The Butler Richard Nixon Post-production
2013 Motel Post-production