Birthday: Jun 28, 1966

Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois

Biography: John Cusack is a film actor and writer. His father Dick Cusack, as well as his siblings Ann, Bill, Joan, and Susie have also been actors. Cusack began acting in childhood. He attended the Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago and he did many voice-overs for commercials and appeared in some stage productions by the age of 12. His first film was the comedy Class in 1983. In 1988, he founded a theatre group ("The New Criminals"), for which he has directed several productions. He frequently appears i... ... (read more...) n films with members of his family (particularly his older sister, Joan) and with long-time best friend Jeremy Piven.