History Creator / JohnCusack

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American actor and the brother of actresses Creator/JoanCusack and Creator/AnnCusack. He started off as a teen idol in TheEighties before he progressed into playing quirky offbeat characters in various films, including broader comedy roles.

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American actor and the brother of actress Creator/JoanCusack. He started off as a teen idol in TheEighties before he progressed into playing quirky offbeat characters in various films, including broader comedy roles.

* ''Film/{{Max}}'' (2002) -- Max Rothman

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor and the brother of actress Creator/JoanCusack. He started off as a teen idol in TheEighties before he progressed into playing quirky offbeat characters in various films, including broader comedy roles.

* ''Hot Pursuit(1987)'' (1987) -- Danny Bartlett

* ''Film/Hot Pursuit(1987)'' (1987) -- Danny Bartlett

* ''Film/HotPursuit'' (1987) -- Danny Bartlett

* MoneyDearBoy: He's openly admitted that a lot of his higher-profile roles were taken specifically so he could then help finance some small arthouse picture being made by a non-famous friend or acquaintance that would never have been made without his financial assistance.
* ProductionPosse: Cusack has appeared in eleven films each with his sister Creator/{{Joan|Cusack}} and Jeremy Piven (not all the same films), plus nine with Tim Robbins and four with Creator/JackBlack. (To date, no one film has featured all five of them.)

* MoneyDearBoy: He's openly admitted that a lot of his higher-profile roles were taken specifically so her could then help finance some small art-house picture being made by a non-famous friend or acquaintance that would never have been made without his financial assistance.
* ProductionPosse: Cusack has appeared in 11 films each with his sister [[Creator/JoanCusack Joan]] and Jeremy Piven (not all the same films), plus 9 with Tim Robbins and 4 with Creator/JackBlack. (To date, no one film has featured all five of them.)

He has appeared in such films as ''Film/GrossePointeBlank'', ''Film/BeingJohnMalkovich'', and ''Film/FourteenOhEight''. He was also in ''Film/ConAir'', although given his [[OldShame refusal to discuss it in interviews]], he apparently wishes he wasn't.

* ''Film/{{Class}}'' (1983) -- Roscoe

* ''Film/LoveAndMercy'' (2015) -- the older Creator/BrianWilson

* ''Film/TheRaven'' (2012) -- Edgar Allen Poe

* BourgeoisBohemian: Cusack is well-known for his left-leaning political views; he was a vocal critic of the Iraq War and bank bailouts following the 2008 financial crisis, and he recently confirmed on [[https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/928473229823500290 Twitter]] that he is a member of the DSA [[note]] The Democratic Socialists Of America [[/note]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was approached by AMC to take the role of Walter White, the protagonist of ''Series/BreakingBad'', but declined, leaving the role to Creator/BryanCranston.

* BourgeoisBohemian: Cusack is well-known for his left-leaning political views; he was a vocal critic of the Iraq War and bank bailouts following the 2008 financial crisis, and he recently confirmed on [[https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/928473229823500290 Twitter]] that he is a member of the DSA [[note]] The Democratic Socialists Of America [[/note]].

* {{Socialism}}: He recently confirmed on [[https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/928473229823500290 Twitter]] that he is a member of the DSA [[note]] The Democratic Socialists Of America [[/note]].

* ProductionPosse: Cusack has appeared in 11 films each with his sister [[Creator/JoanCusack Joan]] and Jeremy Piven (not all the same films), plus 9 with Tim Robbins and 4 with Creator/JackBlack. (To date, no one film has featured all five of them.)

* {{Socialism}}: He recently confirmed on {{[[Twitter https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/928473229823500290]]}} that he is a member of the DSA [[note]] The Democratic Socialists Of America [[/note]].