Birth Name
John Paul Cusack
Biography
John Cusack is, like most of his characters, an unconventional hero. Wary of fame and repelled by formulaic Hollywood fare, the Chicago-born actor has built a successful career playing underdogs and o...
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Trivia
Brother of Joan Cusack, Ann Cusack, Susie Cusackand Bill Cusack. Son of Dick Cusack (actor, documentaryfilmmaker) and Nancy Cusack (teacher).
Last name is pronounced Q-zack.
Has a production company called New Crime Productions (that producedGrosse Pointe Blank (1997),Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), andThe Jack Bull (1999) (TV) among various stage productions) whic...
Education: Piven Theatre Workshop (Evanston, Illinois), run by theparents of actor Jeremy Piven. One semester at NYU.
Attended Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Ill.
Turned down Woody Harrelson's role inIndecent Proposal (1993).
Other Work
Appeared in the music video "Trip At The Brain" by SuicidalTendencies.
Voice-over for a Volkswagen Eos TV commercial that also features Wilco's "Sky Blue Sky".
(1990) He directed Nanette Acosta's play, "Methusalem," at the New Crime Productions Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. The crew included Jeff Beck (musical director).
Commercial - US Cellular with Jade-Lianna Peters
(2009) appears in the Dutch TV commercial/Trailer for "2012". Voice-over by Jeroen Nieuwehuize.
Personal quotes
I was a teen star. That's disgusting enough.
[on celebrity] "I have a healthy fear of it. I'm not into the celebrityculture aspect of being an artist. To me it represents extinction. Themore people know about you, the less they want to try to fi...
"Nope, no sex scandals yet. But I am open to offers!" (January 14, 2004)
I won't call myself a child actor because that sounds psychotic.
I'm aware of the affection those characters inspired. I feel close toLloyd in Say Anything... (1989). He was like a super-interestingversion of me. Only I'm not as good as him. Whatever part of me isr...
I've made 10 good films. The ones that suck I tend to blank out. It'slike I never even made them. Well, there aren't 40 that are great, putit that way. But that's fine. Ten is a good batting average. ...
Pictorial
"Flare" (Canada), December 2001, pg. 32
Cover Photo
"Vox" (Hungary), November 2001, Iss. 55
"Ciak" (Italy), November 2001
"Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 20 July 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 605
"Empire" (UK), August 2000, Iss. 134
"GQ" (USA), December 1997, Vol. 67, Iss. 12
"Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 21 November 1997, Iss. 406
Filmography
Cosmic Banditos (2011) Adventure
The Factory (2011) Mystery
Do It Again (2010) Music
Guión busca estrella (2010) (TV) Documentary
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (2010) (TV) News
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) Sci-Fi
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) Documentary
Roland Emmerich: Master of the Modern Epic (2010) (V) Short
Salinger (2010) Documentary
Shanghai (2010) Mystery