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John Cusack

American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)

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Also known as John Paul Cusack

Born: June 28, 1966
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Birthplace: Evanston
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
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, film actor
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, film producer
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Education: New York University Tisch School of the Arts
, Piven Theatre Workshop
, Evanston Township High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Overview

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John Paul Cusack is an American actor and screenwriter. With a career spanning over four decades, he has appeared in over ninety films. He began acting in films during the 1980s, appearing in coming-of-age dramedies such as Sixteen Candles (1984), Better Off Dead (1985), The Sure Thing (1985), Stand by Me (1986), and Say Anything... (1989). Moving away from his teen idol image, he went on to appear in a variety of genres, such as the crime thrillers The Grifters (1990) and The Paperboy (2012), the black comedies Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), the romantic comedy Serendipity (2001), the time-traveling comedy Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), psychological thriller Identity (2003), the action thriller Con Air (1997), and the psychological horror film 1408 (2007).

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Woody Allen: A Documentary(2011)
Hot Tub Time Machine(2010)
Shanghai(2010)
2012(2009)
War, Inc.(2008)
1408(2007)
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten(2007)
Martian Child(2007)
Grace Is Gone(2007)
The Contract(2006)
The Ice Harvest(2005)
Must Love Dogs(2005)
Runaway Jury(2003)
Identity(2003)
Adaptation(2002)
Max(2002)
The Concert for New York City(2001)
America's Sweethearts(2001)
Serendipity(2001)
High Fidelity(2000)
Pushing Tin(1999)
The Jack Bull(1999)
Cradle Will Rock(1999)
Being John Malkovich(1999)
The Thin Red Line(1998)
Chicago Cab(1997)
Grosse Pointe Blank(1997)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil(1997)
Con Air(1997)
City Hall(1996)
Bullets Over Broadway(1994)
Floundering(1994)
The Road to Wellville(1994)
Money for Nothing(1993)
Bob Roberts(1992)
Roadside Prophets(1992)
Map of the Human Heart(1992)
The Player(1992)
True Colors(1991)
Shadows and Fog(1991)
The Grifters(1990)
Say Anything...(1989)
Fat Man and Little Boy(1989)
Tapeheads(1988)
Eight Men Out(1988)
Broadcast News(1987)
Hot Pursuit(1987)
One Crazy Summer(1986)
Stand by Me(1986)
The Journey of Natty Gann(1985)
Better Off Dead(1985)
The Sure Thing(1985)
Grandview, U.S.A.(1984)
Sixteen Candles(1984)
Class(1983)
Why Is It Always Me?(1980)

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Produced

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DDimitrifictional character in Anastasia

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Given name: John
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Father: Dick Cusack
Religion or worldview: Catholicism
Residence: Evanston
Awards: Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture(1999) for work: The Thin Red Line
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Nominations: Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture(2014) for work: The Butler
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay(2001) for work: High Fidelity
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay(2001) for work: High Fidelity
Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit(2000) for work: High Fidelity
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy(2000) for work: High Fidelity
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead(2000) for work: Being John Malkovich
Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture(2000) for work: Being John Malkovich
Sibling: Joan Cusack
Ann Cusack
Susie Cusack
Bill Cusack
Family name: Cusack
Sex or gender: male
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2.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2020-04-09
3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-13
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Start of work period: 1983
Sport: kickboxing
Time period: 20th century
Different from: Joan Cusack
Social media followers: 1,762,501(February 9, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 17017636
1,728,930(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 17017636
1,730,094(January 1, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 17017636
1,698,256(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 17017636
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Name in native language: John Cusack
Birth name: John Paul Cusack
Member of: Democratic Socialists of America

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