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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.
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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.
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Entertainment Tonight
The Daily Show
The Oscars
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Graham Norton Show
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Jay Leno Show
Frasier
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Doll & Em
Bob Roberts
BRATS
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Stand by Me
Sixteen Candles
Grandview, U.S.A.
Chi-Raq
The Thin Red Line
Utopia
Fat Man and Little Boy
The Butler
Fog of War
Maps to the Stars
Adult World
Singularity
The Prince
The Journey of Natty Gann
Dragon Blade
River Runs Red
Arsenal
Love & Mercy
Anastasia
Must Love Dogs
Con Air
The Contract
Pursuit
True Colors
Shanghai
1408
Pushing Tin
The Jack Bull
Hot Tub Time Machine
Eight Men Out
Max
Better Off Dead...
Runaway Jury
The Ice Harvest
Identity
Cell
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
2012
Drive Hard
Hot Pursuit
Reclaim
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Production Credits
Max
Hot Tub Time Machine
Cell
The Jack Bull
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