Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York. He is an Film actor and producer who has starred in a number of top-money making movies. His first leading role in a blockbuster movie was in 1986's Top Gun.
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Birth
name Thomas Cruise Mapother IV |
Birth
Date July 3, 1962 |
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Before going into acting, Cruise attended a Franciscan seminary and
aspired to become a Catholic priest
He has been married twice, to Mimi Rogers (May 9, 1987 - February 4, 1990)
and later Nicole Kidman (December 24, 1990 - August 8, 2001). He and Nicole
Kidman adopted two children, Isabella (born 1993) and Connor (born 1995)
Cruise is arguably Hollywood's most outspoken member of the controversial
Church of Scientology. He joined in 1986. Cruise himself says that Scientology
has helped him overcome his problems, especially his dyslexia.
In May 2005 Cruise publicly criticized actress Brooke Shields for using the drug Paxil, an anti-depressant, which Shields claims helped her recover from depression after the birth of her daughter in 2003. Cruise also said, "Here is a woman, and I care about Brooke Shields because I think she is an incredibly talented woman, you look at and think, where has her career gone?" Shields responded that Cruise's statements about anti-depressants were "irresponsible" and "dangerous." |
On June 19, 2005 at the London premiere of War of the Worlds Cruise was squirted in the face with water (via a joke microphone) by a man posing as a reporter. The intended comedy sketch was to be included in an upcoming reality show on London's Channel 4. Cruise was not humoured by the prank as he claimed that it was "disgusting" that someone should act in such a way. His pranksters are in jail for assault
In 1990, 1991 and 1997, People magazine rated him among the 50 most
beautiful people in the world. In 1995, Empire magazine ranked him among the
100 sexiest stars in film history. Two years later, it ranked him among the
top 5 movie stars of all time. In 2002 and 2003, he was rated by Premiere
among the top 20 in its annual Power 100 list.
Some of Tom Cruise's movies include: Top Gun, Rain Man, A Few Good Men, Jerry
Maguire, Cocktail, Vanilla Sky, The Last Samurai, War of the Worlds, Mission:
Impossible, Born on the Fourth of July, Days of Thunder, Interview with the
Vampire, and Risky Business
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