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This article is about the actor. For the politician, see John Cusack (Australian politician). John Joseph Cusack ( 8 August 1868 – 8 September 1956) was an Australian politician coachbuilder and garage proprietor For the similarly-named actress, see Joan Cusack. Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and Comedian.
John Cusack

John Cusack, May 2006
Born John Paul Cusack
June 28, 1966 (1966-06-28) (age 41)
Evanston, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Early life

Cusack was born in Evanston, Illinois, to an Irish American Catholic family. Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". [2][3] His father, Dick Cusack (1925–2003), as well as his siblings Ann, Joan, Bill, and Susie have also been actors; his father was also a documentary filmmaker,[4] owned a film production company[5] and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan. Dick Cusack ( August 29, 1925 &ndash June 2, 2003) was an American Award -winning Film Actor Ann Cusack (b May 22 1961, Brooklyn New York) is an American actress. Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and Comedian. William "Bill" Cusack (born 1964 is an American Actor. Susie Cusack ( 1971, Evanston, Illinois) is an American Actress. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Philip Berrigan ( October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was an internationally renowned American Peace activist, [6] Cusack's mother, Nancy, is a former mathematics teacher and political activist. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Cusack spent a year at New York University before dropping out, saying that he had "too much fire in his belly". New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. [7]

Career

Cusack first became famous in the mid-1980s for appearing in teen movies such as Better Off Dead, The Sure Thing, One Crazy Summer, and Sixteen Candles. Better Off Dead is a 1985 Teen cult Black comedy starring John Cusack, written and directed by Savage Steve Holland The Sure Thing is a 1985 Romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner and written by Stephen L One Crazy Summer is a 1986 comedy movie starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong, and Sixteen Candles is a 1984 Coming-of-age film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall Cusack made a cameo in the 1988 music video for "Trip At The Brain" by Suicidal Tendencies. Suicidal Tendencies (also known as ST or Suicidal) is an American Hardcore punk and heavy metal band His biggest success in that genre is arguably his starring role as Lloyd Dobler in Cameron Crowe's Say Anything. Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an Academy Award -winning American Writer and Film director. He began broadening his choice of roles in the late 1980s and early 1990s with more serious-minded fare, such as the political satire True Colors and the noir thriller The Grifters. True Colors ( 1991) is a film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Herbert Ross. This article discusses the movie The Grifters. See Grifters for information about the rock band from Tennessee

Cusack became a proven box office success with his roles in the black comedy Grosse Pointe Blank and the Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster Con Air. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American Comedy movie directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Con Air is a 1997 American action / thriller Film by Touchstone Pictures that stars Nicolas Cage, He has since chosen a diverse range of roles, such as an obsessive puppeteer in Being John Malkovich, a lovelorn record store owner in High Fidelity, and a Jewish art dealer mentoring a young Adolf Hitler in Max. Being John Malkovich is a 1999 Film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. High Fidelity is a 2000 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Max is a 2002 fictional Drama Film, that depicts a friendship between art dealer Max Rothman and a young painter Adolf Hitler. He starred in the horror film 1408, based on Stephen King's short story of the same name. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, He next appeared as a widowed father in the Iraq War-themed drama Grace is Gone and as assassin Brand Hauser in the dark political satire, War, Inc., along with Hilary Duff and his sister Joan. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Grace Is Gone is a 2007 film starring John Cusack as a father who does not want to tell his two daughters that their mother has died while serving in Iraq AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. War Inc is a dark Political satire film starring John Cusack and Hilary Duff and directed by Joshua Seftel. Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28 1987 is an American Actress, pop Singer-songwriter Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and Comedian.

His sister Joan and his close friend Jeremy Piven have appeared in many of his films. Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26 1965 and attended Harand Theater Camp in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin, as a teenager John and Joan appeared as two geeks in Sixteen Candles: John as one of Farmer Ted's posse, and Joan as the geek with the neck brace. Sixteen Candles is a 1984 Coming-of-age film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall They also appeared together in High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank, Cradle Will Rock and Say Anything. High Fidelity is a 2000 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack. Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American Comedy movie directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie For the original 1937 musical see The Cradle Will Rock For the 1980 Van Halen hit see And the Cradle Will Rock Jeremy and John played opposite one another in One Crazy Summer, Serendipity, and Grosse Pointe Blank. One Crazy Summer is a 1986 comedy movie starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong, and Serendipity is a 2001 romantic movie, starring Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack. Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American Comedy movie directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Piven also had roles in Say Anything and Runaway Jury. [8]

Personal and political life

Cusack is fiercely protective of his private life; he has said that "celebrity is the worst thing that can happen to an actor". Since May 2005, he has been an occasional contributing blogger at The Huffington Post, including interviewing Naomi Klein. The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a liberal News Website and aggregated Weblog Naomi Klein (b 8 May 1970, Montreal Quebec) is a Canadian Journalist, Author and activist well known for her He has written extensively on his opposition to the war in Iraq and his disdain for the Bush administration, calling their worldview "depressing, corrupt, unlawful, and tragically absurd". The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Presidency of George W Bush began on his inauguration on January 20, 2001 as the 43rd and current President of the United States of America [9] He also starred in a June 2008 Moveon.org ad[10] where he makes the claim that George Bush and John McCain have the same governing priorities. MoveOn is an American non-profit progressive liberal public policy advocacy group and Political action committee which has raised millions of [11]

Cusack has an allegiance to both the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox, for which, he says, he's "in trouble there for that. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. "[12] He has also led the crowd in a performance of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at Wrigley Field. " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is an early-20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of Baseball although neither of its authors Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago [12]

Cusack is said to be part of the Malibu Mob, a celebrity group in the same vein as the Brat Pack. Other notable Malibu Mob members include Chris Chelios, John C. McGinley, Tony Danza, tennis star John McEnroe, big wave surf star Laird Hamilton, and beach volleyball pro Gabrielle Reece. Chris Chelios (born Christos Kostas Tselios on January 25 1962 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional Ice hockey John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American Actor, producer and screenwriter, most notable for his roles Tony Danza (born Antonio Salvatore Iadanza on April 21, 1951 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Actor best known for starring John Patrick McEnroe Jr (born February 16 1959 is an American former World No Laird Hamilton (born Laird John Zerfas on March 2, 1964 in San Francisco) is an American big-wave surfer, co-inventor of Gabrielle Allyse Reece (born January 6 1970 is an American professional Volleyball player sports announcer and fashion model.

In 2008 police arrested a woman that they believed had stalked Cusack. ---- Stalking is the obsessive following observing or contacting of another person or the obsessive attempt to engage in any of these activities [13]

Filmography

Films

Upcoming films

References

  1. ^ John Cusack - Awards
  2. ^ John Cusack interview
  3. ^ John Cusack Interview-Max Movie
  4. ^ Being John Cusack | Interviews | guardian.co.uk Film
  5. ^ John Cusack Biography (1966-)
  6. ^ Actor John Cusack on Hitler, politics and his movie 'Max' - Beliefnet.com
  7. ^ Actor John Cusack : NPR
  8. ^ One Crazy Summer (1986) - Full cast and crew
  9. ^ John Cusack - Politics on The Huffington Post
  10. ^ Bush-McCain Challenge Ad starring John Cusack
  11. ^ John Cusack Stars In MoveOn's New McCain Ad AP, June 11 2008
  12. ^ a b Inside the Actors Studio, December 3, 2007
  13. ^ "Woman arrested on suspicion of stalking Cusack. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Martian Child is a 2007 Comedy-drama film about a writer who adopts a strange young boy who believes he is from Mars. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Grace Is Gone is a 2007 film starring John Cusack as a father who does not want to tell his two daughters that their mother has died while serving in Iraq Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. War Inc is a dark Political satire film starring John Cusack and Hilary Duff and directed by Joshua Seftel. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Igor is a 2008 Computer animated comedy film it is a humorous take on the Stock character Igor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated longest-running original series on the Bravo Cable television channel hosted by James Lipton " CNN. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner

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