Biography
John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966 - Height: 6' 2Β½") is an American film actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 50 films, including The Journey of Natty Gann, Say Anything..., Grosse Point Blank, Con Air, High Fidelity, and 2012.
His father, Richard Cusack (1925β2003), was an actor, as are his siblings: Ann, Joan, Bill, and Susie. His father was also a documentary filmmaker, owned a film production company, and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan.
Cusack spent a year at New York University before dropping out, saying that he had "too much fire in [his] belly".
Cusack is a fan of both the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox, for which, he says, he is "in trouble there". He has led the crowd in a performance of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at Wrigley Field. He has also been spotted at multiple Chicago Bears games, and attended many of the Stanley Cup Finals games in support of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Cusack has trained in kickboxing for over 20 years, under former world kickboxing champion Benny Urquidez. He began training under Urquidez in preparation for his role in Say Anything... and currently holds the rank of a level 6 black belt in Urquidez's Ukidokan Kickboxing system.
Filmography
all 120
Movies 102
self 28
TV Shows 18
Voice 4
Narrator 3
Producer 1
Pursuit (2022)
Utopia (2020)
Never Grow Old (2019)
River Runs Red (2018)
Distorted (2018)
Singularity (2017)
Blood Money (2017)
Arsenal (2017)
The Fog Bowl (2016)
Cell (2016)
Boom Bust Boom (2016)
Chi-Raq (2015)
Love & Mercy (2015)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
Dragon Blade (2015)
Drive Hard (2014)
Reclaim (2014)
The Prince (2014)
Maps to the Stars (2014)
The Bag Man (2014)
Doll & Em (2014)
Grand Piano (2013)
We're No Animals (2013)
Salinger (2013)
The Butler (2013)
The Frozen Ground (2013)
Adult World (2013)
The Numbers Station (2013)
The Factory (2012)
The Paperboy (2012)
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set (2012)
Evening Urgant (2012)
The Raven (2012)
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
Shanghai (2010)
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
2012 (2009)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Igor (2008)
War, Inc. (2008)
Summerhood (2008)
Guyville Redux (2008)
Grace Is Gone (2007)
Martian Child (2007)
1408 (2007)
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
The Besieged Fortress (2006)
The Contract (2006)
The Ice Harvest (2005)
Must Love Dogs (2005)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
The Road to The Sure Thing (2003)
Breakfast with Hunter (2003)
Identity (2003)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Runaway Jury (2003)
Adaptation. (2002)
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)
Max (2002)
The Concert for New York City (2001)
Serendipity (2001)
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
America's Sweethearts (2001)
On the Record with Bob Costas (2001)
High Fidelity (2000)
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
This Is My Father (1999)
Pushing Tin (1999)
The Jack Bull (1999)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Chicago Cab (1998)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
Anastasia (1997)
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
The View (1997)
Con Air (1997)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
City Hall (1996)
Floundering (1994)
The Road to Wellville (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Baseball (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Money for Nothing (1993)
Map of the Human Heart (1993)
Bob Roberts (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
The Player (1992)
Roadside Prophets (1992)
Shadows and Fog (1991)
True Colors (1991)
The Grifters (1990)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
Say Anything... (1989)
Elvis Stories (1989)
Tapeheads (1988)
Eight Men Out (1988)
Broadcast News (1987)
Hot Pursuit (1987)
Stand by Me (1986)
One Crazy Summer (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)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
The Oscars (1953)
Fog of War
My Only Sunshine
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1966-06-28 (57 years old)
Birth NameJohn Paul Cusack
Birth PlaceEvanston, United States of America
ReligionCatholicism
FatherDick Cusack
SiblingsAnn Cusack, Susie Cusack, Bill Cusack, Joan Cusack
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesEvanston, United States of America
Also Known AsJohn Cusak
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Satellite Award for Best Cast β Motion Picture
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