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Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (; born July 3, ) is an American actor and producer. He has starred in many movies, including War of the Worlds and Jerry Maguire. He is one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood.[1][2]
His first movie was Endless Love. His first leading role was in the movie Risky Business and later in Top Gun. 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 (), Jerry Maguire (), and Magnolia (). He is known for playing the lead role Ethan Hunt in six Mission Impossible films. Other key films are Vanilla Sky (), Minority Report (), The Last Samurai (), Collateral (), War of the Worlds (), Knight and Day (), Jack Reacher (), Oblivion (), Edge of Tomorrow (), American Made (), and Top Gun: Maverick ().
Early life
[change | change source]Tom Cruise was born in Syracuse, New York. He is the son of Mary Lee, a special education teacher, and Thomas Cruise Mapother III (died ),[3] an electrical engineer.[4] Cruise has three sisters, Lee Anne, Marian, and Cass. Cruise's surname originates from his great grandfather, born Thomas Cruise O'Mara, who was renamed "Thomas Cruise Mapo
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Tom Cruise
American actor (born )
This article is about the American actor. For other people named Tom Cruise, see Tom Cruise (disambiguation).
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, ) is an American actor and producer. Regarded as a Hollywoodicon,[1][2][3] he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $12 billion worldwide,[4] placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time.[5] One of Hollywood's most bankable stars, he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors.[6]
Cruise began acting in the early s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business () and Top Gun (). Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (), Rain Man (), and Born on the Fourth of July (). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the s, he starred in commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (), the thriller The Firm (), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (), and the roman