Tom Cruise
| Tom Cruise | |
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 Tom Cruise in December 2008 |
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| Born | Thomas Cruise Mapother IV July 3, 1962 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Years active | 1981 - present |
| Notable works | Joel Goodsen in Risky Business Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun Charlie Babbitt in Rain Man Lestat de Lioncourt in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Lt. Daniel Kaffee in A Few Good Men Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible II and Mission: Impossible III Ron Kovic in Born on the Fourth of July Jerry Maguire in Jerry Maguire Bill Harford in Eyes Wide Shut Chief John Anderton in Minority Report Captain Nathan Algren in The Last Samurai |
| Religion | Scientology |
| Spouse | Mimi Rogers (m. 1987-1990, divorced) Nicole Kidman (m. 1990-2001, divorced) Katie Holmes (m. 2006-2012, separated) |
| Partner | Rebecca De Mornay (1983-1985) |
| Children | 2 daughters, 1 son |
| Parents | Thomas Mapother (deceased) Mary (née Pfeiffer) |
Tom Cruise (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor. He has starred in many movies, including War of the Worlds and Jerry Maguire. As of 2012 Cruise is Hollywood's highest-paid actor.[1][2]
His first movie was Endless Love. His first leading role was in the movie Risky Business. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. These were for the same movies: Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Jerry Maguire (1996), Magnolia (1999).
He is a Scientologist.[3] He is also famous for jumping up on the couch on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Cruise has an adopted daughter and adopted son with his second wife Nicole Kidman. He has a daughter Suri (born April 2006), by Katie Holmes. He and Holmes married in November 2006 and separated in 2012.[4]
References[change]
- ↑ Dorothy Pomerantz (2012-04-18). "Tom Cruise Tops Our List Of Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actors". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/07/03/tom-cruise-tops-our-list-of-hollywoods-highest-paid-actors/. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ "Newsbeat - Tom Cruise highest paid actor in Hollywood, says Forbes". BBC. 2012-07-04. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18701341. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Scientology News: Tom Cruise Tops List of Scientology Celebrities at Celebrity Centre International 34th Anniversary
- ↑ "Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes Quickie Divorce What Does It Mean". E! Online. 2012-07-09. http://www.eonline.com/news/328665/tom-cruise-and-katie-holmes-quickie-divorce-what-does-it-mean. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
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