John Cusack appears at bergenPAC, in Englewood, New Jersey, on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. The event celebrates his body of work and includes a special screening of his 2000 rom-com “High Fidelity.”
With an impressive body of work spanning three decades, John Cusack has become one of Hollywood’s most accomplished and respected actors of his generation, earning both critical acclaim and prestigious accolades for his dramatic and comedic roles.
Most recently, Cusack appeared in the WWII spy film “Fog of War,” playing Robert, a conflicted intelligence officer navigating moral ambiguity during the war; “Detective Chinatown 1900,” a historical Chinese blockbuster directed by Chen Sicheng and Dai Mo; and the Chinese espionage thriller “Decoded,” which focused on wartime code-breaking and intelligence.
In 2020, Cusack appeared in Prime Video’s sci-fi series “Utopia,” where he stars as Dr. Kevin Christie, a charismatic, media-savvy, and brilliant biotech mind who wants to change the world through science. “Utopia” is based on Dennis Kelly’s British series of the same name, and highly acclaimed author Gillian Flynn served as executive producer and showrunner.
Cusack first gained the attention of audiences by starring in a number of 1980’s film classics such as “The Sure Thing,” “Say Anything” and “Sixteen Candles.” Following these roles, Cusack successfully shed his teen-heartthrob image by demonstrating his ability to expand his film repertoire by starring in a wide range of dramas, thrillers and comedies, including “The Grifters,” “Eight Men Out,” “Being John Malkovich,” “High Fidelity” and “Grosse Pointe Blank.”
About bergenPAC
The Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is a historic, 1,367-seat nonprofit theater and performing arts school located at 30 North Van Brunt St., Englewood, New Jersey.
Opened in 1926 as a vaudeville and silent film house, the venue operated as the John Harms Center until 2003. A nonprofit group reopened the facility as bergenPAC in the fall of 2004. It has since hosted major headliners and recording sessions, including Grammy-winning work tied to the facility’s fiber-optic connection to the former Bennett Studios.
The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC offers year-round dance, theater, voice, and music instruction to over 1,000 on-site students and thousands more through community outreach.