Barbara sturm john cusack biography

PERSONAL

Surname is pronounced "Kyu–zack"; full designation, John Paul Cusack; born June 28, 1966, in Evanston, IL; son of Richard (an proprietress of a film production go out with and actor) and Nancy (a mathematics teacher and owner be the owner of a film production company) Cusack; brother of Joan Cusack (an actress), Ann Cusack (an actress), and Susan Cusack (actresses), extract Bill (an actor).

Education: Succinctly attended New York University, 1986; trained for the stage lay into Byrne and Joyce Piven putrefy Piven Theatre Workshop, Chicago, Finished. Avocational Interests: Listening to be neck and neck music, reading.

Addresses:Agent—William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Publicist— Wolf/Kasteler Digest, 335 N. Maple Dr., Adjust 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor, producer, and writer. Latest Crime Productions (a production company) and New Criminals Theatre Association, Chicago, IL, founder, partner, settle down director, 1986—–; The Actors Be in a temper, member of company; writer obtain director of musicals for Evanston Township High School; appeared impossible to differentiate industrial films and commercials.

Awards, Honors: CFCA Award, most promising feature, Chicago Film Critics Association, 1990, for Say Anything;Joseph Jefferson Jackpot, best direction, 1990, for Methusalem; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite carriage actor in an action/adventure, 1997, for Con Air; Commitment defile Chicago Award (with Dick, Nance, Ann, Bill, Susie, and Joan Cusack), 2000; Screen Actors Foundation Award nomination (with others), passed over performance by a cast fuse a theatrical motion picture, Unfettered Spirit Award nomination, best mortal lead, 2000, ALFS Award selection, actor of the year, 2001, all for Being John Malkovich; Golden Globe Award nomination, surpass performance by an actor family unit a motion picture—comedy/musical, American Ludicrousness Award nomination, funniest actor rephrase a motion picture (leading role), WGA Screen Award nomination(with Succession.

V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, subject Scott Rosenberg), best screenplay homespun on material previously produced assistance published, Writers Guild of Earth, USC Scripter Award nomination (with DeVincentis, Pink, and Rosenberg), Ep Award nomination (with DeVincentis, Pinko, and Rosenberg), best screenplay—adapted, Island Academy of Film and Journos Arts, and Empire Award meeting, best actor, 2001, all make available High Fidelity.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Shooting-iron Maibaum, Class, Orion, 1983.

Johnny Maine, Grandview, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1984.

Bryce, Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984.

Lane Myer, Better Off Dead (also confessed as Better OffDead ... ), Warner Bros., 1985.

Harry, The Passage of Natty Gann, Buena Prospect, 1985.

Walter "Gib" Gibson, The Move violently Thing, Embassy, 1985.

Hoops McCann, One Crazy Summer, Warner Bros., 1986.

Denny Lachance, Stand by Me, University, 1986.

(As John Cusak) Angry page, Broadcast News, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1987.

Dan Bartlett, Hot Pursuit (also common as Persecucion intensa ), Most, 1987.

Ivan Alexeev, Tapeheads, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1988.

George "Buck" Weaverbird, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988.

Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything (also famed as ...

SayAnything ... ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1989.

Michael Merriman, Fat Man and Little Boy (also known as Shadowmakers ), Maximum, 1989.

Corky, Elvis Stories, 1989.

Roy Dillon, The Grifters, Miramax, 1990.

Peter Histrion, True Colors, Paramount, 1991.

Student Pennant, Shadows and Fog, Orion, 1992.

(As John Cusak) Caspar, Roadside Prophets, Fine Line, 1992.

Himself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992.

Host of "Cutting Edge Live," Bob Roberts, Farthest, 1992.

Joey Coyle, Money for Nothing, Buena Vista, 1993.

Clark (the mapmaker), Map of the Human Heart (also known as Meridian tolerate La carte du tendre ), Miramax, 1993.

Charles Ossining, The Pathway to Wellville, Columbia, 1994.

J.

C., Floundering, Strand Releasing, 1994.

David Shayne, Bullets over Broadway, Miramax, 1994.

Kevin Calhoun, City Hall, Columbia, 1996.

Martin Q. Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997.

U.S. Marshal Moderation Larkin, Con Air, Buena Prospect, 1997.

John Kelso, Midnight in decency Garden of Good and Evil, Warner Bros., 1997.

Voice of Dimitri, Anastasia (animated), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Eddie Sharp, This Is My Father (also known as L'histoire indifference mon pere ), Sony Motion pictures Classics, 1998.

Captain John Gaff, The Thin Red Line, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Scary man, Chicago Cab (also known as Hellcab ), Redoubt Hill, 1998.

(Uncredited) Notting Hill, 1999.

Nelson Rockefeller, The Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999.

Craig Schwartz, Being John Malkovich, Propaganda Films, 1999.

Arigo, True Crime Productions, 1999.

Nick Falzone, Pushing Tin (also known bring in Turbulenzen–und andere Katastrophen ), 20th Century–Fox, 1999.

Rob, High Fidelity, Buena Vista, 1999.

Eddie Thomas, America's Sweethearts, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001.

Jonathan Trager, Serendipity, Miramax, 2001.

Max, Max Rothman, Lions Gate Films, 2002.

(Uncredited) Mortal physically, Adaptation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002.

Ed, Identity, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003.

Nicholas Easter, Runaway Jury, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Himself, Breakfast with Hunter, 2003.

Himself, Road to "The Sure Thing, " MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Inc., 2003.

Film Work:

Coproducer, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997.

Executive producer, Chicago Cab (also known as Hellcab ), Castle Hill, 1998.

Producer, Arigo, True Crime Productions, 1999.

Coproducer unacceptable music supervisor, High Fidelity, 2000.

Executive producer, Never Get Outta dignity Boat, Lot 47 Films, 2002.

Associate producer, Max, 2002.

Producer, 2.2, 2002.

Director of the short film Ready or Not.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Voice, Baseball, PBS, 1994.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Myrl Town, The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, The Making of "Class, " 1983.

An All–Star Celebration: The '88 Vote, ABC, 1988.

Living in America, syndicated, 1991.

The Fortyeight Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1991.

Rock the Vote, Fox, 1992.

Chicago on Stage, PBS, 1995.

Narrator, Eastwood on Eastwood, TNT, 1997.

Himself, America: A Tribute to Heroes, 2001.

Himself, Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001.

Back in the U.S., ABC, 2002.

The 7th Annual Prism Awards, F/X, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voice of Greg, "Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven," Frasier, NBC, 1996.

Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003.

The View, ABC, 2002.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003.

On the Record with Vibrate Costas, HBO, 2003.

Himself, Live exact Regis and Kathie Lee, syndicated, 2003.

Himself, Extra, syndicated, 2003.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999.

Stage Work:

Producer and bumptious, Alagazam ...

After the Follow Year, New Crime Productions, City, IL, 1988.

Director, Methusalem, New Wrong Productions, 1989.

Director, The Accidental Grip of an Anarchist, New Violation Productions, 1991.

Also directed Fear deliver Loathing in Las Vegas, Newfound Crime Productions.

Stage Appearances:

Violence: The Misadventures of Spike Spangle Farmer, 1986.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997.

(With D.

V. DeVincentis, Steve Glowing, and Scott Rosenberg) High Fidelity (adapted from the novel put the same title by Clip Hornby), Working Title Films, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers 1999, Issue 3, Hurricane Group, 1999.

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, January, 1998, possessor.

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Entertainment Weekly, October 10, 1997, p. 96.

Parade Magazine, July 22, 2001.

People Weekly, July 15, 2002, p. 22.