Manager
Joan Cusack is signed with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
150 pounds or 68 kg
Boyfriend / Spouse
Joan Cusack dated –
- Richard Dick Burke (1992-Present) – Joan started dating Richard Dick Burke (Attorney, the head of corporate services) in 1992. After a year’s courtship, the couple got married in 1993. They have two sons, Dylan John Burke (born in June 1997) and Miles Burke (born in July 2000).
Joan Cusack and Richard Burke at Sony Pictures Classics Premiere of ‘Friends with Money.’
Race / Ethnicity
White
She bears Irish and American ancestry
Hair Color
Red
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Her short dark red hair
Measurements
36-27-34 in or 91.5-69-87 cm
Dress Size
8 (US) or 38 (EU)
Bra Size
34B
Joan Cusack (sixth from left) with cast and crew attends ‘The End Of The Tour’ Premiere during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015.
Shoe Size
9.5 (US)
Brand Endorsements
She appeared in TV commercials for “US Cellular” in 2002 and for “DirecTV” in 2004.
Religion
Roman Catholic
Best Known For
Her roles in movies like Working Girl (romantic comedy drama, 1988) and In & Out (romantic comedy, 1997). For both these movies she received Academy Award nominations and for In & Out, she got a Golden Globe Award nomination as well.
First Film
Though she appeared in Cutting Loose (1980), yet her official debut can be counted for her role as Shelley in comedy-drama film My Bodyguard (1980).
First TV Show
Her television debut marks her playing various characters in NBC’s television live sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986.
Personal Trainer
Joan Cusack is considerably fit ever since her appearance on screen. She does running for 30 minutes every day, drink lots of water and her diet includes green vegetables and proteins.
Joan Cusack Favorite Things
- Junk Food – Hostess Ho-Hos
- Family Getaway – Skiing
Joan Cusack supports brother John Cusack while he was seen at the unveiling of his star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Blvd.
Joan Cusack Facts
- Joan Cusack was the first regular cast member on NBC’s show Saturday Night Live, for which she was nominated for an Academy award.
- She has appeared in 10 movies with her younger brother John Cusack.
- She belongs to an actor family, including all of her four siblings and her father.
- For the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, staged at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, she was nominated in the “Best Supporting Actress” category at Joseph Jefferson Award in 1991.
- She loves being in Chicago so much that while starring in What About Joan?, she put a condition that the production should take place in Chicago so that she would not have to leave the place.
- In an interview, she stated that she loves to work in intense working conditions.
- She owns a home in “Three Oaks Township, Michigan.”
- She has worked as a commercial spokesperson for U.S. Cellular for many years.
- In 2003, she signed “Not in My Name” resolution along with her brother John Cusack while opposing the invasion of Iraq. She signed this along with people such as Noam Chomsky (American linguist, philosopher and cognitive scientist) and Susan Sarandon (an acclaimed American actress, academy winner).
- She won four consecutive Emmy Awards nominations (from 2011 to 2014) for her role as Sheila Jackson in Showtime’s hit drama comedy series Shameless.
- Joan and her brother John turned down the movie’s offer The Stepford Wives due to their father’s illness in 2004.
- She co-founded the three women improv comedy troupe along with Bonnie Hunt and Holly Wortell in the mid 1980s.
- She voiced the role of Jessie in computer-animated comedy adventure film Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010).