Todd Louiso (born January 27, 1970) is an American

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and

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best known for his role as timid record store clerk Dick in '' High Fidelity'', opposite

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and

John Cusack John Paul Cusack (; born June 28, 1966)(28 June 1996)Today's birthdays ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', ("Actors John Cusack is 30") is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and political activist. He is a son of filmmaker Dick Cusack, and his ol ...

Career

Louiso directed his first film in 2002, the acclaimed ''

Love Liza ''Love Liza'' is a 2002 American tragicomedic drama directed by Todd Louiso and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Jack Kehler, Wayne Duvall, Sarah Koskoff and Stephen Tobolowsky. The film is written by Gordy Hoffman, a playwright and t ...

'' with

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. He has had supporting roles in films like '' The Rock'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Scent of a Woman'' and ''

Thank You for Smoking ''Thank You for Smoking'' is a 2005 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by Jason Reitman and starring Aaron Eckhart, based on the 1994 satirical novel of the same name by Christopher Buckley. It follows the efforts of Bi ...

''. In 2012, his film '' Hello I Must Be Going'' was selected as the opening night film of the

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. His adaptation of ''

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'', written along with his brother-in-law Jacob Koskoff, was released in 2015 as a

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starring

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and

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Personal life

Louiso is married to screenwriter Sarah Koskoff, who wrote the script for ''Hello I Must Be Going''.

Filmography

References

External links

* 1970 births Male actors from Cincinnati American male film actors American film directors Living people {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub