person

John Cusack

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-06-28

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

John Cusack

Biography

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor. Cusack began acting in films during the 1980s, starring in coming-of-age dramedies such as Sixteen Candles (1984), Better Off Dead (1985), The Sure Thing (1985), Stand by Me (1986), and Say Anything... (1989). In the 1990s, he then started appearing in independent films and had leading men roles in Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Con Air (1997), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), High Fidelity (2000), America's Sweethearts (2001), Max (2002), and Runaway Jury (2003). Cusack has been nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe for his role starring in High Fidelity. He won the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Maps to the Stars. He is a son of filmmaker Dick Cusack and the younger brother of actors Bill, Joan and Ann Cusack. In 2012, Cusack was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Also Known For

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Stand by Me

Aug 08, 1986

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High Fidelity

Mar 17, 2000

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Pursuit

Feb 18, 2022

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Being John Malkovich

Oct 29, 1999

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Say Anything...

Apr 14, 1989

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The Contract

Apr 05, 2006

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1408

Jun 22, 2007

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Con Air

Jun 05, 1997

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The Player

May 08, 1992

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71

Identity

Apr 25, 2003

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The Road to Wellville

Oct 28, 1994

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Grace Is Gone

Dec 07, 2007

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59

City Hall

Feb 16, 1996

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Martian Child

Nov 02, 2007

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60

Class

Jul 22, 1983

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Bullets Over Broadway

Oct 14, 1994

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60

Hot Tub Time Machine

Mar 26, 2010

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Runaway Jury

Jan 16, 2003

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57

America's Sweethearts

Jul 17, 2001

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59

Must Love Dogs

Jul 21, 2005

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63

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Nov 21, 1997

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The Thin Red Line

Dec 23, 1998

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Tapeheads

Oct 21, 1988

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Cradle Will Rock

Dec 10, 1999

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The Sure Thing

Mar 01, 1985

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59

The Ice Harvest

Nov 23, 2005

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Grosse Pointe Blank

Apr 11, 1997

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Anastasia

Nov 20, 1997

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72

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Dec 12, 2006

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59

Pushing Tin

Apr 23, 1999

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69

Serendipity

Oct 05, 2001

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61

Fat Man and Little Boy

Oct 20, 1989

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55

War, Inc.

Apr 28, 2008

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69

Eight Men Out

Sep 02, 1988

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60

Max

Sep 10, 2002

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62

True Colors

Mar 15, 1991

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65

Better Off Dead...

Aug 23, 1985

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55

Roadside Prophets

Mar 27, 1992

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68

The Journey of Natty Gann

Sep 27, 1985

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58

2012

Oct 10, 2009

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57

Hot Pursuit

May 08, 1987

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59

Igor

Sep 19, 2008

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61

Map of the Human Heart

Apr 22, 1993

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Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

Nov 26, 2002

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68

Sixteen Candles

May 04, 1984

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Shanghai

Jun 10, 2010

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63

The Jack Bull

Apr 17, 1999

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Breakfast with Hunter

Jun 21, 2003

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65

The Grifters

Aug 08, 1990

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One Crazy Summer

Aug 08, 1986

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72

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

May 18, 2007

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The Raven

Mar 09, 2012

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68

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Nov 20, 2011

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My Only Sunshine

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55

The Paperboy

Sep 14, 2012

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55

Money for Nothing

Sep 10, 1993

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57

Grandview, U.S.A.

Aug 03, 1984

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55

The Numbers Station

Apr 18, 2013

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56

Fog of War

Apr 04, 2025

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60

Adult World

Feb 14, 2014

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55

Chicago Cab

Sep 18, 1998

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73

The Butler

Aug 16, 2013

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61

Maps to the Stars

May 21, 2014

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55

The Factory

Oct 20, 2012

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Cell

Jul 06, 2016

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63

The Frozen Ground

Jul 11, 2013

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59

Grand Piano

Oct 11, 2013

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49

The Prince

Aug 22, 2014

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53

The Bag Man

Feb 28, 2014

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43

Drive Hard

Oct 03, 2014

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71

Love & Mercy

May 29, 2015

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49

Floundering

Nov 04, 1994

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52

Reclaim

Sep 19, 2014

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46

We're No Animals

Oct 03, 2013

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67

Shadows and Fog

Dec 05, 1991

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64

Dragon Blade

Feb 19, 2015

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54

This Is My Father

May 07, 1999

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57

Chi-Raq

Dec 04, 2015

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NA

The Fog Bowl

Dec 21, 2016

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43

Arsenal

Jan 13, 2017

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59

BRATS

Jun 07, 2024

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73

Adaptation.

Dec 06, 2002

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60

Decoded

Jul 25, 2024

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65

Bob Roberts

Sep 04, 1992

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67

Broadcast News

Dec 16, 1987

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50

Blood Money

Oct 14, 2017

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52

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Feb 20, 2015

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48

Distorted

Jun 22, 2018

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NA

Guyville Redux

Jan 28, 2008

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NA

All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

May 15, 2012

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Elvis Stories

Jan 01, 1989

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Singularity

Nov 24, 2017

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50

Summerhood

Jan 29, 2008

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61

Never Grow Old

Mar 15, 2019

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72

Boom Bust Boom

Sep 12, 2015

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48

The Concert for New York City

Oct 20, 2001

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54

River Runs Red

Nov 09, 2018

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70

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

Mar 02, 2010

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78

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

Mar 02, 2010

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70

Eastwood on Eastwood

Nov 01, 1997

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62

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Sep 21, 2001

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63

Salinger

Sep 06, 2013

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60

The Road to The Sure Thing

Aug 05, 2003

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63

Detective Chinatown 1900

Jan 29, 2025

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NA

Why Is It Always Me?

Nov 12, 1980

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NA

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

Nov 05, 2025

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75

Inside the Actors Studio

Aug 14, 1994

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56

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Sep 08, 2003

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64

The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

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43

The View

Aug 11, 1997

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54

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

May 25, 1992

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76

Frasier

Sep 16, 1993

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35

The Jay Leno Show

Sep 14, 2009

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72

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Sep 13, 1993

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69

The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

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53

Wetten, dass..?

Feb 14, 1981

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64

Doll & Em

Feb 18, 2014

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71

Evening Urgant

Apr 16, 2012

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74

Baseball

Sep 18, 1994

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72

Utopia

Sep 25, 2020

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71

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

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60

Real Time with Bill Maher

Feb 21, 2003

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54

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jan 26, 2003

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74

Baseball

Sep 18, 1994

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41

Entertainment Tonight

Sep 15, 1981