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AKA: Thomas Cruise Mapother, IV
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 07/03/1962
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, USA
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In 2006, actor Tom Cruise was named Forbes magazine’s most powerful celebrity, with three Golden Globe Awards, three Academy Award nominations, and an average paycheck of over $60 million dollars a film. The actor’s flair for dramatic intensity – paired with his on-screen charisma and boyishly handsome smile – were the stuff of bona fide movie stars, harkening back to the matinee idols of Hollywood's Golden Age. He had come a long way since 1983’s “Risky Business,” when his exuberant fit of dancing in his boxer shorts made film history. That underwear-clad breakout ignited a career which
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1974
Briefly lived in Canada, before moving back to the US with his mother and three younger sisters
Took up acting in high school after losing his place on wrestling team due to a knee injury
1981
Met Paula Wagner, then an agent at Creative Artists Agency
1981
Feature acting debut, a small role in "Endless Love" starring Brooke Shields
1981
Had a more substantial role in "Taps" opposite George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn
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