Born name

Joan Mary Cusack

nickname

John, I

Sun sign

Scale

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Residence

Chicago, Illinois, USA

nationality

training

As a child she joined the Piven Theater Workshop and also attended the Story Theater and The Ark.

She graduated from Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois.

Joan Cusack received her BA in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1984.

occupation

actress, writer

family

• Father – Late. Dick Cusack (advertiser, author and actor)
• Mother – Ann Paula Nancy (née Carolan) (math teacher and political activist)
• Siblings – Ann Cusack (older sister) (actress), Bill Cusack (younger brother) (producer and actor), John Cusack (younger brother) (actor, producer and screenwriter), Susie Cusack (younger brother) (actress)
• Friend – Drake Bell (Actor, Singer and Musician)

Manager

Joan Cusack is signed to William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm

weight

150 pounds or 68 kg

friend/spouse

Joan Cusack dated –

• Richard Dick Burke (1992-Present) – Joan began dating Richard Dick Burke (Attorney, Head of Corporate Services) in 1992. After a year of courtship, the couple married in 1993. They have two sons, Dylan John Burke (born June 1997 ) and Miles Burke (born July 2000).

race/ethnicity

White

She has Irish and American ancestry

hair colour

rot

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Her short dark red hair

measurements

91,5-69-87 cm (36-27-34 in)

dress size

8 (USA) or 38 (EU)

bra size

34B

shoe size

9,5 (US)

brand promotion

She appeared in television commercials for US Cellular in 2002 and DirecTV in 2004.

Religion

Roman Catholic

Known for

Her roles in films like Working Girl (romantic comedy drama, 1988) and In & Out (romantic comedy, 1997). She received Oscar nominations for both films and was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for In & Out .

first movie

Though she appeared in Cut Loose (1980), yet her official debut can be counted for her role as Shelley in the comedy-drama film My Bodyguard (1980).

First TV show

In her television debut, she played various characters on NBC’s live sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1985-1986.

Personal trainer

Joan Cusack has been quite fit since she appeared on screen. She walks 30 minutes every day, drinks plenty of water, and eats a diet of green vegetables and protein.

Joan Cusack favorite things

• Junk Food – Hostess Ho-Hos
• Family Escape – Skiing

Joan Cusack Facts

1. Joan Cusack was the first regular cast member on the NBC show Saturday Night Live , for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
2. She has appeared in 10 films with her younger brother, John Cusack.
3. She is part of an acting family that also includes all four siblings and her father.
4. For the play A Midsummer Night ‘s Dream, the actress was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 1991 Joseph Jefferson Awards.
5. She loves being in Chicago so much while starring in What About Joan? She made it a condition that the production take place in Chicago so she wouldn’t have to leave the location.
6. In an interview, she explained that she loves working in intense working conditions.
7. She owns a home in Three Oaks Township, Michigan.
8. She worked as a commercial announcer for US Cellular for many years.
9. In 2003, she signed the Not in My Name resolution with her brother John Cusack when he opposed the invasion of Iraq. She signed this along with the likes of Noam Chomsky (American linguist, philosopher and cognitive scientist) and Susan Sarandon (an acclaimed American actress, Academy Award winner).
10. She won four straight Emmy Awards nominations (from 2011 to 2014) for her role as Sheila Jackson on Showtime’s hit drama-comedy series Shameless .
11. Joan and her brother John turned down the offer to film The Stepford Wives because of their father’s illness in 2004.
12. Along with Bonnie Hunt and Holly Wortell, she co-founded the three women’s improv troupes in the mid-1980s.
13. She voiced the role of Jessie in the computer-animated comedy adventure film Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010).
14. She is not on social media.