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John Cusack
John Cusack (John Cusack), born on June 28, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is an Irish-American actor, screenwriter, and producer.
In 1983, the 17-year-old Cusack starred in his first movie "High Talent"
[1]
. In 1985, he appeared in the comedy movie " The Sure Thing ". In 1997, Cusack starred in the comedy " Gross Pointe Blank " and also served as a screenwriter and producer
[1]
. In the same year, he co-starred in the action film " Con Air " with Nicolas Kim Coppola , which won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Most Favorite Supporting Actor. In 1999, he appeared in the drama " Being John Malkovich ". In 2000, he wrote and acted in the comedy movie " High Fidelity "
[1]
.
In 2003, he starred in the suspenseful movie " Identity ". In 2007, he starred in the horror film " 1408 phontom horror ", and was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor
[2] for this film
. In 2009, he starred in the disaster film " Farewell Atlantis ", which won the Teen Choice Award for Best Actor in a Sci-Fi Movie. In 2010, he co-starred in the action movie " Shanghai " with Gong Li , Chow Yun Fat and others
[3]
. Farewell Atlantis starred in the thriller " The Raven ". In 2013, starred in the crime movie " The Frozen Ground ". In 2015, the action movie " Dragon Blade " starring Cusack and Jackie Chan was released.
Early Experience
John Cusack was born in a traditional Irish Catholic family in Chicago, USA in 1966. Cusack began performing in the school theater when he was 9 years old. When he was in elementary school, he became a member of the Ifen Theater workshop and was one of the voice narrators in Chicago
.
Performing Experience
In 1983, the 17-year-old Cusack starred in his first movie "High Talent"
. In 1985, Cusack played a sexually anxious college freshman in the comedy film " The Sure Thing ", challenging a more in-depth role for the first time
.
In 1988, Cusack established The New Criminals production company and began to try his own work as a screenwriter and producer
. In 1989, Cusack starred in the comedy movie "The Deepest Love "
.
In 1990, Cusack played the boyfriend who was played around by Annette Bening in the drama film " The Grifters " directed by Stephen Frears .
In 1994, Cusack starred in the film " Bullets Over Broadway " directed by Woody Allen
. In 1996, he appeared in the thriller film " City Hall ".
In 1997, Cusack starred in the comedy " Gross Pointe Blank ". The film was the debut work released by the sister company of The New Criminals. Cusack served as an actor, screenwriter, and producer in the film at the same time
. In the same year, Cusack also collaborated with Nicolas Kim Coppola in the action film " Con Air ", in which he played the role of Detective Raj
. In the same year, he also starred in the literary film " Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil " directed by Clint Eastwood
.
In 1999, Cusack played a decadent puppet manipulator in the drama " Being John Malkovich " with long hair, beard and glasses
. In 2000, the comedy film " High Fidelity " in which Cusack acted as a screenwriter and starred was released. With this film, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards and Teen Choice Award in the United States . In 2003, he starred in the suspenseful movie " Identity "
.
In the early 21st century, Cusack produced an average of less than 2 films per year. Until 2007, John Cusack took over the shooting of 6 films. Among them, the horror film " 1408 phontom horror " made him nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor, and he played a horror novelist in the film
.
In 2009, Cusack starred in the disaster film " Farewell Atlantis ", in which he played a father who saved the family
. In 2010, Cusack co-starred in the action movie " Shanghai " with Gong Li , Chow Yun Fat , David Boeditch Morse and other stars
. In the same year, he also starred in the science fiction movie " Hot Tub Time Machine ". In Farewell Atlantis, Cusack starred in the thriller " The Raven " in which he played Edgar Allan Poe, the originator of detective literature
.
In 2013, John Cusack starred in the crime movie " The Frozen Ground " and played the notorious serial killer Robert Hansen . He has an opponent scene with Nicolas Kim Coppola in the film
. In 2015, Cusack co-starred in the action movie " Dragon Blade " with Kung Fu movie star Jackie Chan
.
Personal Life
Cusack's father was a documentary filmmaker and starred in " The Fugitive ". He has three older sisters and one older brother, and all family members except his mother are actors. Sister Joan Cusack has appeared in the films " Raising Helen " and " Rock Classroom "
.
Character Evaluation
Cusack also participated in a large number of art films while managing commercial films. He understands how to act as an actor, especially when he cannot change the life and death of his role. Cusack Mensao's performance style and low-key attitude to the world have made him recognized by the mainstream.
John Cusack was born in the family of movies. He insisted on his love for independent films and appeared in many excellent works. He has become a unique character actor in the eyes of movie fans
. And John Cusack is even more familiar with the disaster horror theme
.
It can be a lover, a marginal person, or a mental patient. Cusack does not deliberately want to be a certain type of actor. Looking through John Cusack's resume, it is not difficult to find the source of his persistence. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that as an adult, John Cusack will show a "literary image" of Shakespeare in his hand every time in his character design, even if he is a tough guy
.
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