Who is actress Joan Cusack from “Shameless”? Her Wiki: Husband Richard Burke, Net Worth, Family, House, Siblings

• Joan Cusack is an American actress with a net worth of over $8 million.
• She is of Irish American descent and was raised in Evanston, Illinois.
• She is best known for her roles in "Working Girl" and "In & Out", for which she received an Academy Award nomination.
• She is also a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and has been in the "Toy Story" franchise.
• She is married to attorney Richard Burke and has two children.

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Short Info

Date Of BirthOctober 11, 1962SpouseRichard BurkeFactShe was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "A Midsummer's Night Dream" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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Who is Joan Cusack?

Joan Mary Cusack was born on 11 October 1962, in New York City, USA, and is an actress, best known for her work in films such as “Working Girl” as well as “In & Out” for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

The Riches of Joan Cusack

How rich is Joan Cusack? As of late-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is over $8 million, earned through a successful career in acting. She also did voice work in the “Toy Story” franchise, and has been a cast member of “Saturday Night Live”. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.

Early Life, Education, and Career Beginnings

While Joan was born in New York City, she was raised in Evanston, Illinois; she is of Irish American descent and was raised Catholic At a young age, she had a lot of exposure to the entertainment industry thanks to her father Dick Cusack, who was a filmmaker and actor. She along with her siblings would later pursue careers as actors thanks to their father’s influence. After matriculating from high school, she enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed her college education in 1984, soon after which she would appear in numerous films throughout the 1980,s mainly alongside her brother John Cusack. Some of her projects during this period included “Class”, “Sixteen Candies”, and “Grandview, USA”. In 1985, she became a cast member of the sketch show “Saturday Night Live”, in which she played several recurring characters including the socially inept Salena, and also did several celebrity impressions, including impressions of Jane Fonda, Brooke Shields and Queen Elizabeth II.

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Academy Award Nominations and Prominence

In 1988, Cusack was cast in the romantic comedy film entitled “Working Girl”, starring alongside Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver, and Harrison Ford, which proved highly successful, winning the Academy Award for Best Song while Joan and Sigourney were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won an American Comedy Award for her role, and after a few more projects, she was nominated for her role in the film “In & Out” released in 1997; this was one of very few comedic gay movies at that time, starring Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck, and her performance in the film earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Happy graduation to the handsome young man in the center of the pic;)

— John Cusack (@johncusack)

Two years after that role, she lent her voice in the animated film “Toy Story 2” as the character Jessie, and became a part of the “Toy Story” franchise, later reprising her role in “Toy Story 3”. Other projects she had in the next few years included the short-lived sitcom entitled “What About Joan?” which ran from 2001 to 2002, and a role in the film “School of Rock” in which she played head teacher Rosalie “Roz” Mullins.

Later Career and Shameless

Joan then narrated the animated series “Peep the Big Wide World”, before making a guest appearance in the show “Law & Order: SVU” in 2010. Her next big project was the series “”, in which she was cast in the role of Sheila Gallagher, the mother of Karen Jackson played by Laura Slade Wiggins. Joan would receive a lot of critical acclaim for her performance, and was nominated three times for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

She was also nominated two times for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, and won the award for her second nomination. She continues to take on acting projects including films such as “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, and is set to reprise her role in the 2019 release of the animated film “Toy Story 4”. She has also voiced Jessie in numerous video games and television specials featuring her character.

Personal Life

For her personal life, it is known that Cusack married attorney Richard Burke in 1996, and they have two children together, discovering that she was pregnant with her first child during the shooting of the 1996 film “Mr. Wrong”. Richard is known for being the CEO and President of the company called Envoy Global, Inc. She mainly resides in Chicago, Illinois though also owns a home in Three Oaks Township, Michigan. Joan’s siblings John, Susie, Ann and Bill have all tried their hand at acting at some point in their lives; she has appeared alongside her brother John Cusack , and the two are the most active among the siblings.

General Info

Full NameJoan CusackDate Of BirthOctober 11, 1962Height1.75 mProfessionVoice ActorEducationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Piven Theatre WorkshopNationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseRichard BurkeChildrenMiles Burke, Dylan John BurkeParentsAnn Paula Cusack, Dick CusackSiblingsJohn Cusack, Ann Cusack, Susie Cusack, Bill Cusack

Accomplishments

AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical, Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy, Funniest Supporting Actress In A M...NominationsAcademy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit: Film, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Prog...MoviesToy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Grosse Pointe Blank, School of Rock, High Fidelity, In & Out, Working Girl, Sixteen Candles, Addams Family Values, Ice Princess, Mars Needs Moms, Raising Helen, Arlington Road, Runaway Bride, War, Inc., Martian Child, Broadcast News, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Chicken Lit...TV ShowsShameless, What About Joan?, Peep and the Big Wide World, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Max & Ruby, Wayside, Local Flavor with Joan Cusack, Peep and the Big Wide World: Peep Floats

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Quotes

#Quote1I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.

Facts

#Fact1In the movie In & Out (1997) , where Joan stars alongside Kevin Kline, there is a group dance scene on the song "Macho Man" by The Village People. Years earlier, in Addams Family Values (1993), Joan sings the same song.2She is of Irish ancestry.3She was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "A Midsummer's Night Dream" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.4Has appeared in 10 movies with her brother John Cusack. (2008).5In the mid-1980s, was a co-founder of the three woman improv comedy troupe, "An Impulsive Thing," with Bonnie Hunt and Holly Wortell.6One of her conditions for starring in the show What About Joan (2000) was that it had to be produced in Chicago so she would not have to leave her family.7Cusack was the first regular cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975) (1985-1986 season) to be nominated for an Academy Award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Working Girl (1988).8Shares her birthday (October 11) with Michelle Trachtenberg, her on-screen daughter in Disney's Ice Princess (2005).9Was supposed to play "Bobbie Markowitz" in The Stepford Wives (2004). When her father became ill, both she and her brother, John Cusack, had to drop out of the film. Bette Midler then got the role.10Attended the Piven Theater workshop.11She and Julianne Moore played pregnant women in Nine Months (1995). In 1997, their own sons were born.12Husband, Dick Burke, is a Chicago attorney.13Second son, Miles Burke, born. [July 2000]14First son, Dylan John Burke, born. [June 1997]15Sister of Susie Cusack, John Cusack, Ann Cusack and Bill Cusack.16Daughter of Dick Cusack

Pictures

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacterToy Story 42019filmingJessie (voice)Unicorn Store2017post-productionGladysSnatched2017BarbA Series of Unfortunate Events2017TV SeriesJustice StraussThe Stinky & Dirty Show2016TV SeriesRedPopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping2016TillyFreaks of Nature2015Peg ParkerShameless2011-2015TV SeriesSheila JacksonThe End of the Tour2015PattyToy Story That Time Forgot2014TV ShortJessie (voice)Welcome to Me2014Dawn HurleyToy Story of Terror2013TV ShortJessie (voice)The Office2013TV SeriesErin's Biological MotherKinect Fun Labs: Kinect Rush - A Disney Pixar Adventures: Snapshot2012Video GameJessie (English version, voice)Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex2012ShortJessie (voice)The Perks of Being a Wallflower2012Dr. BurtonToy Story Toons: Small Fry2011ShortJessie (voice)Kinect Disneyland Adventures2011Video GameJessie (voice)Arthur Christmas2011Lead Elf (voice)Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil2011Verushka the Witch (voice)Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation2011ShortJessie (voice)Mars Needs Moms2011MomPhineas and Ferb2011TV SeriesGlenda WilkinsLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit2010TV SeriesPamela BurtonToy Story 3: The Video Game2010Video GameJessie (voice)Toy Story 32010Jessie (voice)Acceptance2009TV MovieNinaMy Sister's Keeper2009Judge De SalvoToys in the Attic2009Madam Curie (English version, voice)Confessions of a Shopaholic2009Jane BloomwoodKit Kittredge: An American Girl2008Miss BondToy Story Midway Mania!2008ShortJessie (voice)War, Inc.2008Marsha DillonMartian Child2007LizChicken Little: Ace in Action2006Video GameAbby (voice)Friends with Money2006FrannyChicken Little2005Abby Mallard (voice)Ice Princess2005Joan CarlyleThe Last Shot2004Fanny Nash (uncredited)Peep and the Big Wide World2004TV SeriesNarratorRaising Helen2004Jenny PortmanLooney Tunes: Back in Action2003MotherSchool of Rock2003Rosalie MullinsIt's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie2002TV MovieRachel BittermanWhat About Joan2000-2001TV SeriesJoan GallagherWhere the Heart Is2000Ruth MeyersHigh Fidelity2000LizToy Story 21999/IVideo GameJessie (voice)Toy Story 21999Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice)Runaway Bride1999Peggy FlemmingCradle Will Rock1999Hazel HuffmanArlington Road1999Cheryl LangIn & Out1997Emily MontgomeryA Smile Like Yours1997Nancy TellenGrosse Pointe Blank1997MarcellaMr. Wrong1996Inga GuntherTwo Much1996GloriaNine Months1995Gail DwyerGreat Performances1994TV SeriesAnnieCorrina, Corrina1994JonesyMrs. Piggle-Wiggle1994TV SeriesMrs. BeanAddams Family Values1993Debbie JellinskyToys1992Alsatia ZevoHero1992/IEvelynThe Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez1991CathyMy Blue Heaven1990/IHannah StubbsMen Don't Leave1990JodyArrive Alive1990JoySay Anything...1989Constance Dobler (uncredited)Working Girl1988CynMarried to the Mob1988RoseStars and Bars1988Irene SteinBroadcast News1987Blair Litton (as Joan Cusak)The Allnighter1987GinaSaturday Night Live1985-1986TV SeriesVarious / Brooke Shields / Salena / ...Grandview, U.S.A.1984Mary MaineAll Together Now1984TV MovieLinda ParkerSixteen Candles1984Geek Girl #1Class1983JuliaCutting Loose1980My Bodyguard1980Shelley

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacterChicken Little2005performer: "Wannabe"Toys1992performer: "THE MIRROR SONG"

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacterThe Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez1991

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacterStarz Inside: The Face Is Familiar2009TV Movie documentary special thanksInside Pepe's Studio: Hosted by Pepe the King Prawn2003Video short special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacterThe 67th Primetime Emmy Awards2015TV SpecialHerself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series2015 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards2015TV MovieHerself - Winner: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (credit only)Today2015TV SeriesHerself - GuestThe 66th Primetime Emmy Awards2014TV SpecialHerself - NomineeShameless Season 3: The Many Sides of Sheila2013Video documentary shortHerselfFull Body Whisper2013DocumentaryHerselfThe 65th Primetime Emmy Awards2013TV SpecialHerself - Nominee2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards2013TV SpecialHerself - Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Agoraphobe and the Beautiful Mess: A Shameless Actor Discussion2012Video shortHerselfBringing Shameless to America2011Video shortHerselfMade in Hollywood2010-2011TV SeriesHerselfThe Wendy Williams Show2010TV SeriesHerself - GuestToy Story 3: The Gang's All Here2010Video documentary shortHerself / JessieFood Network Challenge2010TV SeriesHerself - JudgeThe Bonnie Hunt Show2010TV SeriesHerself - GuestLate Night with Jimmy Fallon2009TV SeriesHerself - GuestLocal Flavor with Joan Cusack2006TV SeriesHerself - HostRachael Ray2006TV SeriesHerself - GuestThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2006TV SeriesHerself - GuestHatching 'Chicken Little'2006Video documentary shortHerselfThe 78th Annual Academy Awards2006TV SpecialAbby Mallard - Co-Presenter: Best Animated Short Film (voice)Corazón de...2006TV SeriesHerselfThe Making of 'Friends with Money'2006Video documentaryHerselfThe View2005TV SeriesHerself - GuestOn the Set: Raising Helen2004TV Short documentaryHerselfHBO First Look2003TV Series documentary shortHerselfJimmy Kimmel Live!2003TV SeriesHerself - GuestInside Pepe's Studio: Hosted by Pepe the King Prawn2003Video shortHerself / Rachel Bitterman (uncredited)Late Night with Conan O'Brien1997-2001TV SeriesHerself - GuestLate Show with David Letterman1993-2001TV SeriesHerself - GuestThe Rosie O'Donnell Show1998-2001TV SeriesHerself - GuestThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992-2001TV SeriesHerself - GuestThe 14th Annual American Comedy Awards2000HerselfHidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'1999Video documentary shortHerselfThe 70th Annual Academy Awards1998TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards1998TV SpecialHerselfThe 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards1998TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary1989TV SpecialHerselfThe 61st Annual Academy Awards1989TV SpecialHerself - NomineeLate Night with David Letterman1988TV SeriesHerself - GuestSaturday Night Live1986TV SeriesHerself / VariousThe Making of 'Class'1983TV Movie documentaryHerself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacterDisney Magic Kingdom2016Video GameJessieThat Fellow in the Coat2010TV SeriesJessieNit vint-i-cinc2008TV SpecialBlair Litton (uncredited)Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found2005TV Special documentaryVariousFan-Made Music Videos2005TV Series shortRosalieRetrosexual: The 80's2004TV Mini-Series documentarySaturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks2004TV SpecialHerself / VariousTwentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years2000TV Movie documentaryCyn Blair LittonSaturday Night Live Goes Commercial1991TV SpecialYuppie (uncredited)The 60th Annual Academy Awards1988TV SpecialBlair Litton (uncredited)

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie2015Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesShameless (2011)2014OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesShameless (2011)2012SDFCS AwardSan Diego Film Critics Society AwardsBest Ensemble PerformanceThe Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)2011OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesShameless (2011)2000American Comedy AwardAmerican Comedy Awards, USAFunniest Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureRunaway Bride (1999)2000AnnieAnnie AwardsOutstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature ProductionToy Story 2 (1999)2000Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Supporting Actress - Comedy/RomanceRunaway Bride (1999)2000Commitment to Chicago AwardChicago Film Critics Association Awards2000OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Voice-Over PerformanceToy Story 2 (1999)1998American Comedy AwardAmerican Comedy Awards, USAFunniest Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureIn & Out (1997)1998Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressIn & Out (1997)1998Chlotrudis AwardChlotrudis AwardsBest Supporting ActressGrosse Pointe Blank (1997)1998Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or MusicalIn & Out (1997)1997NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActressIn & Out (1997)1997STFC AwardSociety of Texas Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting ActressIn & Out (1997)1989American Comedy AwardAmerican Comedy Awards, USAFunniest Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureWorking Girl (1988)1989BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting ActressMarried to the Mob (1988)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie2015Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsComedy Guest ActressShameless (2011)2015OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesShameless (2011)2014Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesShameless (2011)2014BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Female Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical ShortToy Story of Terror (2013)2014BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical ShortToy Story of Terror (2013)2013Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesShameless (2011)2012Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesShameless (2011)2012Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsDrama Guest ActressShameless (2011)2012OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesShameless (2011)2011Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesShameless (2011)2011EDA Female Focus AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Animated FemaleToy Story 3 (2010)2005Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramPeep and the Big Wide World (2004)2003VVFP AwardVillage Voice Film PollBest Supporting PerformanceThe School of Rock (2003)2000Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest Supporting ActressArlington Road (1999)2000Chlotrudis AwardChlotrudis AwardsBest Supporting ActressArlington Road (1999)2000Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsFilm - Choice Hissy FitToy Story 2 (1999)1998Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actress - ComedyIn & Out (1997)1998CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressIn & Out (1997)1998OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting ActressIn & Out (1997)1998OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Comedy/Musical ActressIn & Out (1997)1998OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressGrosse Pointe Blank (1997)1998OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleIn & Out (1997)1998Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureIn & Out (1997)1997ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleIn & Out (1997)1996American Comedy AwardAmerican Comedy Awards, USAFunniest Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureNine Months (1995)1994Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest Supporting ActressAddams Family Values (1993)1991CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsMost Promising ActressMen Don't Leave (1990)1991CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressMen Don't Leave (1990)1989OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleWorking Girl (1988)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie1997BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting ActressIn & Out (1997)

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