Name: Tom Cruise
Birth Name: Thomas Mapother Cruise IV
Birthdate: July 3, 1962
Birthplace: Syracuse, N.Y.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR TOM CRUISE
After considering and deciding against entering the priesthood, a young
Cruise took off to New York to pursue acting, and within five years,
thanks to his boyish good looks and undeniable charisma, starred in
some of the highest-grossing films of the 1980s (
Top Gun,
Rain Man). The 1990s didn't slow him down — the
Mission: Impossible franchise and
Jerry Maguire
kept him squarely on top of the A list, until his outspokenness about
Scientology was blamed for the failure at the box office of
M:i:III.
Bounced publicly from Paramount, he formed his own studio and is
rebounding with parts rolesthe real-life attempted Hitler assassin in
Bryan Singer's
Valkyrie
5 Things:
1. Raised a devout Catholic, Cruise renounced his beliefs in 1990
and joined the Church of Scientology — he has reached the highest order
in the church.
2. He studied at a Franciscan seminary at age 14 (he'd attended 15 different schools by this time).
3. He's 5 feet, 7 inches tall.
4. Cruise is dyslexic.
5. He had a controversial Scientology massage tent set up on the War of the Worlds set.
Quote:
On his religious beliefs and Hollywood: "I've been a Scientologist for
20 years. If someone is so intolerant that he doesn't want to see a
Scientologist in a movie, then he shouldn't go to the movie theater."
—
Spiegel Online, April 27, 2005
Family:
Wives: Katie Holmes, actress; born Dec. 18, 1978; married Nov.
18, 2006; Nicole Kidman, actress; born June 20, 1967; met on the set of
Days of Thunder; married Dec. 24, 1990; separated Dec. 2000,
just shy of their 10-year anniversary; divorced; Mimi Rogers, actress;
born Jan. 27, 1956; married 1986; divorced January 1990
Daughters: Suri Holmes-Cruise, born Apr. 18, 2006 (mother: Holmes); Isabella Jane Kidman Cruise, born Dec. 22, 1992 (adopted January 1993)
Son: Connor Anthony Kidman Cruise, born Jan. 17, 1995 (adopted February 1995)
Awards:
2004: Golden Globe nomination: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), The Last Samurai
2000: Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Magnolia
1997: Academy Award nomination: Best Actor, Jerry Maguire; Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical), Jerry Maguire
1993: Golden Globe nomination: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), A Few Good Men
1990: Academy Award nomination: Best Actor, Born on the Fourth of July; Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), Born on the Fourth of July
1984: Golden Globe nomination: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical), Risky Business
FILMS
Valkyrie - (2008) - Actor
The Eye - (2008) - Producer
Lions for Lambs - (2007) - Actor
Mission: Impossible III - (2006) - Producer, Actor
Elizabethtown - (2005) - Actor
War of the Worlds - (2005) - Actor, Producer
Collateral - (2004) - Actor
Shattered Glass - (2003) - Executive Producer
The Last Samurai - (2003) - Actor, Producer
Minority Report - (2002) - Actor
Narc - (2002) - Actor
The Others - (2001) - Executive Producer
Vanilla Sky - (2001) - Actor, Producer
Mission: Impossible II - (2000) - Actor, Producer
Eyes Wide Shut - (1999) - Actor
Magnolia - (1999) - Actor
Without Limits - (1998) - Producer
Mission: Impossible - (1996) - Actor, Producer
Jerry Maguire - (1996) - Actor
Interview With the Vampire - (1994) - Actor
The Firm - (1993) - Actor
Fallen Angels - Vol. 1 - (1993) - Director
A Few Good Men - (1992) - Actor
Far and Away - (1992) - Actor
Days of Thunder - (1990) - Actor
Born on the Fourth of July - (1989) - Actor
Cocktail - (1988) - Actor
Rain Man - (1988) - Actor
The Color of Money - (1986) - Actor
Legend - (1986) - Actor
Top Gun - (1986) - Actor
All the Right Moves - (1983) - Actor
Losin' It - (1983) - Actor
The Outsiders - (1983) - Actor
Risky Business - (1983) - Actor
Endless Love - (1981) - Actor
Taps - (1981) - Actor
Space Station 3-D - ( ) - Narrator
