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John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American film actor, born in Evanston, Illinois. His father Richard Cusack was an actor, and his siblings Ann, Bill, Joan, and Susie have all been actors.
John began acting in childhood. He attended the Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago and by the age of 12, John he had done voice-overs for commercials and appeared in some stage productions. His first film was the comedy Class in 1983. In 1988, John founded a theatre group ("The New Criminals") and has directed several productions.
After success at an early age as the star of several teen-oriented films, he has generally sought roles which cast him as an ethically conflicted Everyman. Cusack is often cast as an anti-hero, but has played a wide variety of characters. He frequently appears in films with members of his family (particularly Joan) and with Jeremy Piven, whose parents, Byrne and Joyce Piven, founded and continue to run the Piven Theatre Workshop.
He is not married.
John Cusack Filmography
Actor
• Chicken Little (2005)
• The Ice Harvest (2005)
• Must Love Dogs (2005)
• Identity (2003)
• Runaway Jury (2003)
• Max (2002)
• America's Sweethearts (2001)
• Serendipity (2001)
• High Fidelity (2000)
• Being John Cusack (1999)
• Cradle Will Rock (1999)
• Hellcab (1999)
• The Jack Bull (1999)
• Pushing Tin (1999)
• This Is My Father (1999)
• Chicago Cab (1998)
• The Thin Red Line (1998)
• Anastasia (1997)
• Con Air (1997)
• Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
• City Hall (1996)
• Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
• Floundering (1994)
• The Road to Wellville (1994)
• Map of the Human Heart (1993)
• Money for Nothing (1993)
• Bob Roberts (1992)
• Roadside Prophets (1992)
• Shadows and Fog (1992)
• True Colors (1991)
• The Grifters (1990)
• Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
• Say Anything (1989)
• Tapeheads (1989)
• Eight Men Out (1988)
• Hot Pursuit (1987)
• One Crazy Summer (1986)
• Stand by Me (1986)
• Better Off Dead (1985)
• The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
• The Sure Thing (1985)
• Sixteen Candles (1984)
• Class (1983)
Associate Producer
• Max (2002)
Cameo
• Adaptation (2002)
Producer
• Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Screenwriter
• High Fidelity (2000)
• Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Voice
• Anastasia (1997)
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