Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise


Updated: 2009-11-04 17:18

Tom Cruise

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), better known by his screen name of Tom Cruise, is an American actor and film producer. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006.[1] He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards. His first leading role was the 1983 film Risky Business, which has been described as "A Generation X classic, and a career-maker" for the actor. After playing the role of a heroic naval pilot in the popular and financially successful 1986 film Top Gun, Cruise continued in this vein, playing a secret agent in a series of Mission: Impossible action films in the 1990s and 2000s. In addition to these heroic roles, he played other parts such as the misogynistic male guru in Magnolia (1999) and a cool and calculating sociopathic hitman in the Michael Mann crime-thriller film Collateral (2004).

In 2005, the Hollywood journalist, Edward Jay Epstein argued that Cruise is one of the few producers (the others being George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer) who are able to guarantee the success of a billion-dollar movie franchise. Since 2005, Cruise and Paula Wagner have been in charge of the United Artists film studio, with Cruise as producer and star and Wagner as the chief executive. Cruise is also known for his controversial support of and adherence to the Church of Scientology.

Name: Tom Cruise
Birth Name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Height: 5' 7''
Sex: M
Nationality: American
Birth Date: July 3, 1962
Birth Place: Syracuse, New York, USA
Profession: Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Education: Franciscan seminary (dropped out in a year)

 

Filmography:

  • Mission: Impossible III (2006) ... Ethan Hunt
  • War of the Worlds (2005) ... Ray Ferrier
  • Collateral (2004) ... Vincent
  • The Last Samurai (2003) ... Nathan Algren
  • Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) ... Tom Cruise
  • Minority Report (2002) ... Chief John Anderton
  • Vanilla Sky (2001) ... David Aames
  • Mission: Impossible II (2000) ... Ethan Hunt
  • Magnolia (1999) ... Frank T.J. Mackey
  • Eyes Wide Shut (1999) ... Dr. William 'Bill' Harford
  • Jerry Maguire (1996) ... Jerry Maguire
  • Mission: Impossible (1996) ... Ethan Hunt
  • Interview with the Vampire: (1994) ... Lestat de Lioncourt
  • The Firm (1993) ... Mitch McDeere
  • A Few Good Men (1992) ... Lt. Daniel Kaffee
  • Far and Away (1992) ... Joseph Donnelly
  • Days of Thunder (1990) ... Cole Trickle
  • Born on the Fourth of July (1989) ... Ron Kovic
  • Rain Man (1988) ... Charlie Babbitt
  • Young Guns (1988) ... Cowboy
  • Cocktail (1988) ... Brian Flanagan
  • The Color of Money (1986) ... Vincent
  • Top Gun (1986) ... Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
  • Legend (1985) ... Jack
  • All the Right Moves (1983) ... Stef
  • Risky Business (1983) ... Joel Goodsen
  • Losin' It (1983) ... Woody
  • The Outsiders (1983) ... Steve Randle
  • Taps (1981) ... David Shawn
  • Endless Love (1981) ... Billy