Tom Cruise Biography

Tom Cruise is an American film actor, writer, director as well as producer. He born July 3, 1962. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV his original name. He was born to Mary Lee and Thomas Cruise of New York. He shares his father’s name. He has three sisters. Tom Cruise is of German, Irish and English ancestory. Spent his early teenage years living in Ottawa, Canada where his father was a diplomat. Was interested in hockey, but his fearful parents instead enrolled him in figure skating lessons. Originally, Tom Cruise wanted to be a priest, not an actor! Tom cruise grew up in poverty. He was raised as a catholic. His father used to beat him up.

Tom Cruise has been a bankable star since the 90’s. He has acted in all kind of movies. His most famous movies are the Mission Impossible series. He has also starred in blockbuster The Last Samurai, Interview With the Vampire, Jerry McGuire, Knight and Day, Vanilla Sky, Jack Reacher and his fist one Top Gun. He has nominated for 3 Academy Awards & won three Golden Globe Awards. Tom Cruise first debuted in a major movie in Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Outsiders, released in March 1983.

Tom Cruise lead his first role in the film Risky Business, which was released in August 1983. A basic formula has been constructed based on the movies that Tom Cruise has appeared on over the course of his career.

In 1971 his family moved to Canada. He used to play floor hockey in school. His mother divorced his father and took him and his sisters back to the United States. His father later died of cancer. Tom Cruise went to 15 schools in 14 years. He played varsity football. But he was cut from the team after getting caught drinking beer before a game. Tom Cruise appeared in a bit part in Endless Love. His first big role came in Taps. He played a major supporting role in the film starring Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton. Tom Cruise then starred in Risky Business in 1983. It was his first hit. In 1986 Tom Cruise starred in Top Gun. The film turned him into a superstar. He played Maverick who was a fighter pilot. He starred opposite to Dustin Hoffman in Academy Award winning film Rain Man. He received an Oscar nomination for Born on the 4th of July.

In 1990 he starred with Nicole Kidman in Days of Thunder. They again starred together in Far and Away. In 1994 he starred in the ensemble The Interview with the Vampire. The film also had upcoming superstars like Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Kristen Dunst. Tom Cruise starred as the spy Ethan Hunt in 1996 blockbuster Mission Impossible. That series has been his most successful series till date. The same year he also starred in Jerry McGuire.

Tom Cruise has been married three times. He first married Mimi Rogers in 1987. In 1990 Tom Cruise Married Nicole Kidman. They divorced in 2001. He then married his third wife Katie Holmes. The couple has a nine year old daughter. Tom Cruise also has two adoptive children. He believes in the Church of Scientology.

Profile

Name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Other name: Tom Cruise
Born: 3 July 1962
Star Sign: Cancer
Birth Place: Syracuse, New York, USA
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Education:
Profession: Actor>, Producer, Writer, Director
Citizenship: USA
Language: English

Family

Wife(s): Mimi Rogers (9 May 1987 – 4 February 1990); Nicole Kidman (24 December 1990 – 8 August 2001); Katie Holmes (18 November 2006 – 20 August 2012);
Children: Isabella Jane Cruise, Connor Antony Cruise & Suri Cruise