Tom Cruise — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. Born in 1962 in Syracuse, New York, USA. Grew up in a family with 3 sisters. His father worked as an engineer, and his mother was a teacher. Studied at Glen Ridge College in New Jersey. Works as an actor and producer. Married three times: to actress Mimi Rogers, to actress Nicole Kidman (they adopted daughter Isabella and son Connor), and to actress Katie Holmes (daughter Suri was born). He prefers to keep his current personal life private.

🏆Main awards🏆: Golden Globe (1990) [Born on the Fourth of July], Golden Globe (1997) [Jerry Maguire], Golden Globe (2000) [Magnolia], Oscar nomination (1990) [Born on the Fourth of July], Oscar nomination (1997) [Jerry Maguire], Oscar nomination (2000) [Magnolia]

🎬Main projects🎬: "Mission: Impossible" (1996), "Top Gun" (1986), "The Last Samurai" (2003), "Rain Man" (1988), "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Tom performs most of his own stunts in films himself, including flying planes and dangerous high falls. Tom took his middle name "Cruise" as his surname instead of "Mapother"; his children also bear the surname "Cruise"

Filmography

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Interesting facts

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Has Australian roots.
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Tom is an active member of the Church of Scientology.
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Tom's parents were of English, German and Irish descent.
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Cruise's parents constantly moved from place to place. By the time the boy was 12 years old, the family had changed a dozen places of residence. Thomas attended eight elementary and three middle schools.
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The Japanese Memorial Day Association declared October 10 Tom Cruise Day.
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After 9 years and 11 months of marriage, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's marriage ended in 2001; from this marriage Tom had two adopted children: daughter Isabella Jane and son Connor Anthony.
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As a child, Tom had a complex about his short stature: he tried to socialize with smaller kids to look taller and older.
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Tom Cruise, like his mother, suffered from dyslexia (a rare condition involving difficulty perceiving letters and texts).
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At his wedding to Mimi Rogers, his best man was Emilio Estevez.
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Full name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.
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He obtained a pilot's license in Toronto in 1994.
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His mother was an amateur actress, and his father was an electrical engineer.