Actor who wants to keep his private life private by devoting himself only to his career: Who is John Cusack?
Let's examine the details of the life of actor John Cusack, who for more than 20 years has made a name for himself with outstanding performances in many films that have received critical acclaim, box office success, and cult movies.
His full name is John Paul Cusack, he was born on June 28, 1966 in Evanston, Illinois to an Irish Catholic family. He is the child of his New York father, writer-actor-producer and documentary filmmaker Richard J."Dick" Cusack, and his Massachusetts mother, Ann Paula "Nancy" Cusack, a former math teacher and political activist. Joh has four siblings, two acting older sisters named Ann and Joan, and two more siblings named Bill and Susie. Continuing his education at Evanston Township High School, John enrolled at New York University, but dropped out a year later.
Starting acting in the 1980s, John made his debut as one of the leading roles in the adventure romantic comedy film "The Sure Thing" (1985), directed by Rob Reiner. The film, which received mostly positive reviews, was also successful at the box office. He then co-starred with Ione Skye in the teen romantic comedy drama "Say Anything..." written and directed by Cameron Crowe. The movie was both a box office and critical success.
In 1990, he was one of the lead roles in the neo-noir crime thriller "The Grifters" directed by Stephen Frears. The film was recognized as one of the Top 10 films of 1990. In the following years, he took part in both the co-screening role and the lead role in the black comedy film "Grosse Pointe Blank" (1997) directed by George Armitage. The film received positive results at the box office and critically.
Two years later, he appeared as the lead character Craig Schwartz in the surrealist fantasy comedy drama "Being John Malkovich" (1999), directed by Spike Jonze. The movie was successful at the box office and received many awards. In 2000, he appeared in the lead role in the romantic comedy-drama film "High Fidelity" directed by Stephen Frears. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film for his performance in the film, which was a success at the box office.
In 2001, he co-starred with Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the romantic comedy film "America's Sweethearts" directed by Joe Roth. The film, which was a huge success at the box office, resulted in mixed critical reviews. In the same year, he starred with Kate Beckinsale in the romantic comedy "Serendipity" directed by Peter Chelsom. Aside from mixed reviews, the film grossed healthy at the box office.
He later appeared as Edward "Ed" Dakota in the mystery thriller "Identity" directed by James Mangold. The film, which was a healthy success at the box office, was also well received with similar reviews. That same year, he starred as Nick Easter in the legal thriller "Runaway Jury", based on a novel directed by Gary Fleder. The film was critically positive, while grossing average at the box office.
In 2005, he co-starred with Diane Lane in the romantic comedy "Must Love Dogs", based on the novel of the same name written and directed by Gary David Goldberg. The film, which was released on July 29, 2005, was a moderate grosser at the box office and garnered mixed reviews. In the same year, he appeared with Billy Bob Thornton and Connie Nielsen in the neo-noir black comedy film "The Ice Harvest", based on the novel of the same name directed by Harold Ramis. The film was successful both at the box office and at the critical level.
The following year, he co-starred with Morgan Freeman in the action thriller "The Contract" directed by Bruce Beresford. Later, he starred in the drama film "Grace Is Gone" (2007), directed by James C.Strouse. The acclaimed and award-winning film failed at the box office. He then co-starred with Samuel L.Jackson in the psychological horror film "1408", based on the short story of the same name, directed by Mikael Håfström. The film grossed five times its production budget at the box office.
In 2009, he got a lead role in the science fiction disaster movie "2012" directed by Roland Emmerich. Released on November 13, 2009, the film received mixed reviews, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2009. He then starred in the crime thriller "The Raven" (2012), directed by James McTeigue, alongside Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, and Luke Evans. The film received mixed reviews, grossing a par in the production budget. That same year, he appeared as Mike Fletcher in the crime thriller "The Factory" directed by Morgan O'Neill.
The following year, he co-starred with Malin Åkerman in the action thriller "The Numbers Station". That same year, he appeared as one of the lead roles in the thriller "The Frozen Ground" directed and written by Scott Walker. The film was both mixed reviews and a box office failure. He then appeared with Elijah Wood in the thriller "Grand Piano" directed by Eugenio Mira. The film received general acclaim as well as awards and nominations.
The following year, he starred in the satirical drama "Maps to the Stars" (2014), directed by David Cronenberg, alongside Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, and Robert Pattinson. The movie, which was a huge bombshell at the box office, was critically acclaimed and praised. He then co-starred with Thomas Jane in the direct-to-video action movie "Drive Hard" directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. He then took a lead role in the action thriller "The Prince" directed by Brian A. Miller. The film was not successful at the box office or critically.
In 2016, he co-starred with Samuel L.Jackson and Isabelle Fuhrman in the science fiction horror movie "Cell", based on the novel of the same name. The film, which was received negatively, did not find success at the box office. The following year, he co-starred as Sal in the action thriller "Arsenal" directed by Steven C. Miller and as Miller in the crime thriller "Blood Money" directed by Lucky McKee.
He later appeared as one of the leading roles in the science fiction movie "Singularity" written and directed by Robert Kouba. The film both failed to meet the production budget and was not liked. In 2018, he appeared with Christina Ricci in the thriller "Distorted". Also that year, he starred as Horace in the thriller "River Runs Red" written and directed by Wes Miller.
The next year, he appeared as Dutch Albert in the western film "Never Grow Old" written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh. The film, which was generally received positively, made a small box office. In 2020, he appeared for one season in the science fiction drama television series "Utopia" based on the series of the same name. In 2022, he co-starred with Emile Hirsch in the action movie "Pursuit" directed by Brian Skiba.
Private life
Wanting to keep his relationship life secret, John is currently unmarried. Trained in kickboxing under former world kickboxing champion Benny Urquidez, John holds a sixth level black belt rank. He also owns the production company "New "Crime Productions." Since May 2005, John has been writing on the blog "The Huffington Post".