To Chicago and beyond!
Joan Cusack pulled back the curtain on her decision to ditch Hollywood for a ânormalâ Chicago life with her family at Tuesdayâs âToy Story 5â premiere in Los Angeles.
âI feel so honored to have worked in this industry for a long time,â the actress, 63, explained to Variety. âBut itâs also great to live your life and raise your kids and be in Chicago and be a normal person.â
Cusack has been married to her husband, attorney Richard Burke, since 1996.
The couple share sons Dylan, 28, and Miles, 25.
The Emmy winner, who voices Jessie in the film franchise, called her life outside of the industry âkind of pricelessâ â but did dub the star-studded premiere âkind of cool.â
She noted, âThere are not that many movies who do huge red carpets unless youâre doing an action [film].â
The London premiere last month marked Cusackâs first red carpet in more than a decade.
On Tuesday, Cusack was all smiles on the red carpet, suited up in a cream ensemble with black pumps and matching accessories.
The Oscar nominee posed for pictures with co-star Tom Hanks, as well as Taylor Swift.
The pop star, who sparkled in an off-the-shoulder corset dress, has a new original song, âI Knew It, I Knew You,â featured in the movie â and surprised fans with a performance after the screening.
Swift, 36, specifically gushed over Cusackâs character while sharing the song with Swifties via social media last week.
Posting a throwback video of herself in the iconic cowgirl costume on Friday, the Grammy winner wrote, âCreating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once. And being a @toystory kid from the age of 5 til now⊠is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond.â
Cusackâs character made her debut in âToy Story 2â in 1999, going on to star in the Disney Pixar franchiseâs third and fourth installments in 2010 and 2019, respectively.
âToy Story 5â hits theaters June 19.
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