John Cusack Biography (1966-)

Surname is pronounced "Kyu-zack"; full name, John Paul Cusack; born June 28,1966, in Evanston, IL; son of Richard (an owner of a film production companyand actor) and Nancy (a mathematics teacher and owner of a film production company) Cusack; brother of Joan Cusack (an actress), Ann Cusack (an actress),and Susan Cusack (actresses), and Bill (an actor). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist:Wolf/Kasteler PR, 335 N. Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, writer
Birth Details: June 28, 1966; Evanston, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Roscoe Maibaum, Class, Orion, 1983
Johnny Maine, Grandview, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1984
Bryce, Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984
Lane Myer, Better Off Dead (also known as Better Off Dead ...), Warner Bros., 1985
Harry, The Journey of Natty Gann, Buena Vista, 1985
Walter "Gib" Gibson, The Sure Thing, Embassy, 1985
Hoops McCann, One Crazy Summer, Warner Bros., 1986
Denny Lachance, Stand by Me, Columbia, 1986
(As John Cusak) Angry messenger, Broadcast News, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Dan Bartlett, Hot Pursuit (also known as Persecucion intensa), Paramount, 1987
Ivan Alexeev, Tapeheads, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1988
George "Buck" Weaver, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988
Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything (also known as ... Say Anything ...), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
Michael Merriman, Fat Man and Little Boy (also known as Shadowmakers), Paramount, 1989
Corky, Elvis Stories, 1989
Roy Dillon, The Grifters, Miramax, 1990
Peter Burton, True Colors, Paramount, 1991
Student Jack, 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, Paramount, 1992
Joey Coyle, Money for Nothing, Buena Vista, 1993
Clark (the mapmaker), Map of the Human Heart (also known as Meridian and La carte du tendre), Miramax, 1993
Charles Ossining, The Road 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 Vince Larkin, Con Air, Buena Vista, 1997
John Kelso, Midnight in the 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 de monpere), Sony Pictures Classics, 1998
Captain John Gaff, The Thin Red Line, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Scary man, Chicago Cab (also known as Hellcab), Castle 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 as Turbulenzen-und andereKatastrophen), Twentieth 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) Himself, 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 and music supervisor, High Fidelity, 2000
Executive producer, Never Get Outta the 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
Movies
Myrl Redding, The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999
Specials
Himself, The Making of "Class," 1983
An All-Star Celebration: The '88 Vote, ABC, 1988
Living in America, syndicated, 1991
The 48th 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
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 Bob Costas, HBO, 2003
Himself, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, syndicated, 2003
Himself, Extra, syndicated, 2003
Television Work
Movies
Executive producer, The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999
Stage Work
Producer and director, Alagazam ... After the Dog Year, New CrimeProductions, Chicago, IL, 1988
Director, Methusalem, New Crime Productions, 1989
Director, The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, New Crime Productions, 1991
Also directed Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, New 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 Pink, and Scott Rosenberg) High Fidelity (adapted from the novel of the same title by Nick Hornby), Working Title Films, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers 1999, Issue 3, Gale Group, 1999

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, January, 1998, p. 46
Entertainment Weekly, October 10, 1997, p. 96
Parade Magazine, July 22, 2001
People Weekly, July 15, 2002, p. 22

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