Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise Last Samurai Press Conference 2003
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AKA:
Thomas Cruise Mapother
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
07/03/1962
Birthplace:
Syracuse, New York
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biography
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 the 1940s and ‘50s. 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 rapidly Continued
Credits
Executive Producer
2008
Col. Claus von Stauffenberg
2008
Senator Jasper Irving
2007
Ethan Hunt
2006
Producer
2006
Producer
2006
Producer
2005
Ray Ferrier
2005
Vincent
2004
Producer
2003
Captain Nathan Algren
2003
Executive Producer
2003
Chief John Anderton
2002
Executive Producer
2002
David Aames
2001
Producer
2001
Executive Producer
2001
Ethan Hunt
2000
Producer
2000
Frank T J Mackey
1999
Doctor William Harford
1999
Producer
1998
Jerry Maguire
1996
Ethan Hunt
1996
Producer
1996
Mitch McDeere
1993
Lieutenant J G Daniel Kaffe
1992
From Story
1990
Cole Trickle
1990
Story By
1990
Charlie Babbitt
1988
Brian Flanagan
1988
Maverick
1986
Vincent Lauria
1986
Jack
1985
Steve Randle
David Shawn
Lestat de Lioncourt
Joel Goodson
Woody
Joseph Donelly
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Diagnosed as dyslexic as a child; has claimed in interviews he was "misdiagnosed"
 
Attended a dozen schools before he was 12 years old
1974 
Fled Canada (and his father) for the USA with his mother and three sisters at age 12
 
Took up acting in high school after losing his place on wrestling team due to a knee injury
 
Portrayed Nathan Detroit in a high school production of "Guys and Dolls" during his senior year
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