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John Cusack

1966-06-28 (57 years old) in Evanston, Illinois, USA

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966 - Height: 6' 2½") 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 (1925–2003), 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.

Movies

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Blood Money
52 %|Oct 14, 2017
Thriller, Drama
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Cell
47 %|Jul 6, 2016
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Drive Hard
43 %|Oct 3, 2014
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Reclaim
52 %|Sep 19, 2014
Thriller
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The Bag Man
53 %|Feb 28, 2014
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Grand Piano
60 %|Oct 11, 2013
Thriller, Mystery
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We're No Animals
47 %|Oct 3, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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The Numbers Station
55 %|Apr 18, 2013
Action, Thriller
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The Factory
56 %|Oct 20, 2012
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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The Raven
63 %|Mar 9, 2012
Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
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Shanghai
61 %|Jun 10, 2010
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
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Hot Tub Time Machine
60 %|Mar 26, 2010
Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure
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2012
58.36 %|Oct 10, 2009
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Igor
59 %|Sep 19, 2008
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
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War, Inc.
55 %|Apr 28, 2008
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
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Summerhood
53 %|Jan 29, 2008
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Grace Is Gone
64 %|Dec 7, 2007
Drama
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Martian Child
67 %|Nov 2, 2007
Comedy, Drama
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1408
66.83 %|Jun 22, 2007
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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The Contract
57 %|Apr 5, 2006
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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The Ice Harvest
59.32000000000001 %|Nov 23, 2005
Crime, Comedy
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Must Love Dogs
59 %|Jul 21, 2005
Romance, Comedy
actor
The Road to The Sure Thing
0 %|Aug 5, 2003
Documentary
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Identity
71.82000000000001 %|Apr 25, 2003
Mystery, Thriller
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Runaway Jury
69 %|Jan 16, 2003
Drama, Thriller
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Max
60.88 %|Sep 10, 2002
War, Drama
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Serendipity
69 %|Oct 5, 2001
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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America's Sweethearts
57 %|Jul 17, 2001
Comedy, Romance
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High Fidelity
71 %|Mar 17, 2000
Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music
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Being John Malkovich
74.18 %|Oct 29, 1999
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Pushing Tin
59 %|Apr 23, 1999
Comedy, Drama
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The Jack Bull
63 %|Apr 17, 1999
Western, TV Movie
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
63 %|Nov 21, 1997
Mystery, Crime, Drama
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Anastasia
76.16 %|Nov 20, 1997
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure
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Grosse Pointe Blank
69 %|Apr 11, 1997
Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance
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City Hall
59 %|Feb 16, 1996
Drama, Thriller
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Bullets Over Broadway
71 %|Oct 14, 1994
Comedy, Crime
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Money for Nothing
55 %|Sep 10, 1993
Drama, Comedy, Crime
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True Colors
62 %|Mar 15, 1991
Drama
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The Grifters
65 %|Aug 8, 1990
Crime, Drama
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Say Anything...
71 %|Apr 14, 1989
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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Elvis Stories
40 %|Jan 1, 1989
Comedy
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Tapeheads
52 %|Oct 21, 1988
Comedy, Drama, Music
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Eight Men Out
69 %|Sep 2, 1988
Drama, History
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Hot Pursuit
58 %|May 8, 1987
Comedy
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One Crazy Summer
60 %|Aug 8, 1986
Comedy, Romance, Family
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The Journey of Natty Gann
69 %|Sep 27, 1985
Adventure, Family, Drama
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Better Off Dead...
66 %|Aug 23, 1985
Comedy, Romance
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The Sure Thing
65 %|Mar 1, 1985
Comedy, Romance
actor
Fog of War
0 %|Invalid Date
Thriller
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Pursuit
52 %|Feb 18, 2022
Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
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Never Grow Old
60 %|Mar 15, 2019
Western
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River Runs Red
53 %|Nov 9, 2018
Thriller, Crime
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Distorted
50 %|Jun 22, 2018
Action, Mystery, Thriller
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Singularity
36 %|Nov 24, 2017
Science Fiction
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Arsenal
44 %|Jan 6, 2017
Thriller, Crime
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The Fog Bowl
0 %|Dec 21, 2016
Documentary
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Boom Bust Boom
70 %|Mar 11, 2016
History, Documentary
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Chi-Raq
58 %|Dec 4, 2015
Drama, Crime, Comedy
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Love & Mercy
71 %|May 29, 2015
Drama, Music, History
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Hot Tub Time Machine 2
52 %|Feb 20, 2015
Comedy
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Dragon Blade
64 %|Feb 19, 2015
Adventure, History, Action, Fantasy
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The Prince
49 %|Aug 22, 2014
Thriller, Action
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Maps to the Stars
62 %|May 21, 2014
Drama
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Salinger
64 %|Sep 6, 2013
Documentary
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The Butler
73 %|Aug 16, 2013
Drama
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The Frozen Ground
63 %|Jul 11, 2013
Thriller, Crime
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Adult World
60 %|Apr 18, 2013
Comedy
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The Paperboy
56 %|Sep 14, 2012
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
0 %|May 15, 2012
Documentary
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
68 %|Nov 20, 2011
Documentary
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2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
70 %|Mar 2, 2010
Documentary, Action, Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
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Guyville Redux
0 %|Jan 28, 2008
Documentary, Music
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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
72 %|May 18, 2007
Music, Documentary
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Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
73 %|Dec 12, 2006
Documentary
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Breakfast with Hunter
67 %|Jun 21, 2003
Documentary
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Adaptation.
73.71000000000001 %|Dec 6, 2002
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
63 %|Nov 26, 2002
Music, Documentary
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The Concert for New York City
45 %|Oct 20, 2001
Documentary, History, Music
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America: A Tribute to Heroes
60 %|Sep 21, 2001
Music, Documentary
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Cradle Will Rock
64 %|Dec 10, 1999
Drama
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This Is My Father
56 %|May 7, 1999
Drama, Romance
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The Thin Red Line
74.46 %|Dec 23, 1998
Drama, History, War
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Chicago Cab
53 %|Sep 18, 1998
Comedy, Drama
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Eastwood on Eastwood
70 %|Nov 1, 1997
Documentary, Drama
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Con Air
67.4 %|Jun 5, 1997
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Floundering
49 %|Nov 4, 1994
Comedy, Romance
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The Road to Wellville
56 %|Oct 28, 1994
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Map of the Human Heart
63 %|Apr 22, 1993
Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
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Bob Roberts
65 %|Sep 4, 1992
Comedy, Drama
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Roadside Prophets
57 %|Mar 27, 1992
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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Shadows and Fog
68 %|Dec 5, 1991
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
actor
My Only Sunshine
0 %|Invalid Date
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The Player
72 %|Apr 3, 1992
Mystery, Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Fat Man and Little Boy
62 %|Oct 20, 1989
Drama, History, War
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Broadcast News
67 %|Dec 16, 1987
Comedy, Romance
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Stand by Me
78.5 %|Aug 8, 1986
Crime, Drama
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Grandview, U.S.A.
59 %|Aug 3, 1984
Drama
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Sixteen Candles
68 %|May 4, 1984
Drama, Romance, Comedy
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Class
59 %|Jul 22, 1983
Comedy, Drama

Series

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Utopia
73 %|Sep 25, 2020
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery
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Doll & Em
62 %|Feb 18, 2014
Comedy
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Evening Urgant
76 %|Apr 16, 2012
Talk, Comedy, News
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The Jay Leno Show
39 %|Sep 14, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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The Graham Norton Show
71 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
57 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Real Time with Bill Maher
60 %|Feb 21, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The Daily Show
63 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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Baseball
73 %|Sep 18, 1994
Documentary
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Baseball
73 %|Sep 18, 1994
Documentary
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Inside the Actors Studio
72 %|Aug 14, 1994
Talk
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Frasier
77 %|Sep 16, 1993
Comedy, Family
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
71 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
54 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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Wetten, dass..?
55 %|Feb 14, 1981
Drama, Reality, Comedy, Talk
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953