American actor John Paul Cusack was born 57 years ago in Evanston, Illinois and is single. He is also a screenwriter, producer and political activist.
John followed in his father’s steps since he was also in the filming industry, plus two of his sisters are both actresses. After graduating from high school, he continued his education at university, however, he decided to leave after a year to pursue an acting career.
In 1983, John made his big screen debut in the movie ‘Class’, followed by 2 more films the year after. In 1985, he made a career breakthrough when he starred in the romantic comedy film ‘The Sure Thing’. That same year, he acted also in ‘Better off Dead’ and ‘The Journey of Natty Gann’. For the rest of the 80s, John starred in 8 more movies.
In the last 3 decades, John continued starring in numerous films of different genres as well some TV productions, particularly in series. Some movies he acted in are ‘Being John Malkovich’, ‘Serendipity’, ‘Runaway Jury’, ‘Identity’ and ‘The Raven’. He also starred in numerous video on demand films.
Apart from acting, John is also involved in politics and is an anti-war activist.
During his career, Cusack received a Chicago Film Critics Award as well as a Canadian Screen Award.