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Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack, 2006
Born	Joan Mary Cusack October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11) (age 47) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress/Comedian
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Richard Burke (1993–present)

Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an American actress and comedian.

[edit] Personal life

Joan Cusack was born in New York City to an Irish American Catholic family. She was raised in Evanston, Illinois.^[1] Her mother, Nancy, is a former mathematics teacher and political activist. Her father, Dick Cusack, as well as her siblings Ann, Bill, John and Susie, have also been actors.

Cusack is an alumna of the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She is married to Chicago attorney Dick Burke, with whom she has two sons, Dylan John and Miles. She also owns a home in Three Oaks Township, MI.

[edit] Career

Cusack has twice been nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her work in Working Girl and In & Out. She appeared with her brother John in the movies Sixteen Candles, Grandview, U.S.A., Class, High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank, Say Anything..., Cradle Will Rock, Martian Child, and most recently, War, Inc. She also starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom What About Joan? in 2001-02.

For many years, Cusack was also the commercial spokeswoman for U.S. Cellular.

Cusack was a cast member on the NBC sketch show, Saturday Night Live, from 1985 to 1986. Her recurring characters on Saturday Night Live included, "Salena," a socially inept girl who tries to ask out her boyfriend, "Biff" (played by Jon Lovitz), who is also socially inept. In addition, she did celebrity impersonations of Brooke Shields, Jane Fonda and Queen Elizabeth II.

She currently narrates the public TV animated series Peep and the Big Wide World.

She is possibly best known for her roles in School Of Rock, In & Out, Arlington Road and Toy Story 2.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, both Joan and her brother John signed the "Not in My Name" resolution (along with people such as Noam Chomsky and Susan Sarandon) opposing the invasion of Iraq.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

• Saturday Night Live (1985-1986; various)
• Peep and the Big Wide World (Narrator)
• What About Joan? (21 episodes, 2001-2002)^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Joan Cusack at the Internet Movie Database
• Joan Cusack at the Internet Broadway Database
• Joan Cusack at the Internet off-Broadway Database
• Sac Ticket: Joan Cusack