John Cusack
Acting
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.
Born: June 28, 1966
Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Known For
Stand by Me
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the project.
Frasier
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
Anastasia
Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.
Inside the Actors Studio
James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.
The Thin Red Line
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
Being John Malkovich
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Baseball
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in each era. Writers, historians, players, baseball personnel, and fans review key events and the significance of the game in America's history.
Baseball
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in each era. Writers, historians, players, baseball personnel, and fans review key events and the significance of the game in America's history.
The Butler
Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with alcoholism and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.
Filmography
as Bob Duncolm
as Grant
as 希伊斯
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as John Calloway
as Dr. Kevin Christie
as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert
as Horace
as Vernon Sarsfield
as Elias Van Dorne
as Miller
as Sal
as Narrator (voice)
as Clayton 'Clay' Riddell
as Fr. Mike Corridan
as Self
as Brian Wilson 1980s
as Adam (uncredited)
as Lucius
as Simon Keller
as Benjamin
as Sam
as Dr. Stafford Weiss
as Jack
as John
as Rat Billings
as Clem
as Tony Lovecraft
as Self - Actor
as Richard Nixon
as Robert Hansen
as Emerson
as Mike Fletcher
as Hillary Van Wetter
as Self
as Edgar Allan Poe
as Self
as Paul Soames
as Adam
as Jackson Curtis
as Self
as Igor (voice)
as Brand Hauser
as Narrator (uncredited)
as Stanley Philipps
as David
as Mike Enslin
as Self
as Ray
as Charlie
as Jake
as Self
as Self
as Ed
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Nick Easter
as John Cusack (uncredited)
as Max Rothman
as Jonathan Trager
as Eddie Thomas
as Rob Gordon
as Nelson Rockefeller
as Craig Schwartz
as Eddie Sharp
as Nick Falzone
as Myrl Redding
as Capt. John Gaff
as Scary Man
as John Kelso
as Dimitri (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Agent Vince Larkin
as Martin Q. Blank
as Self
as Kevin Calhoun
as JC
as Charles Ossining
as David Shayne
as Voice
as (voice)
as Self
as Greg (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Joey Coyle
as The Mapmaker
as Cutting Edge Host
as John Cusack
as Caspar
as Student Jack
as Peter Burton
as Roy Dillon
as Michael Merriman
as Lloyd Dobler
as Corky
as Ivan Alexeev
as Buck Weaver
as Angry Messenger
as Dan Bartlett
as Denny Lachance
as Hoops McCann
as Harry
as Lane Meyer
as Walter "Gib" Gibson
as Johnny Maine
as Bryce
as Roscoe
as Self
as Mike
as Self