Tom Cruise is a popular American actor and was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York. He is the son of Mary Lee a special education teacher and Thomas Cruise Mapother both from Louisville, Kentucky and has three sisters. His parents divorced when he was 11 and the children moved with their mother to Louisville, Kentucky and then to Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
It is here that Cruise who was at the age of 14 enrolled in a Franciscan seminary with thoughts of becoming a priest, but he left after a year. While in high school, he developed an interest in acting and abandoned his plans of becoming a priest, dropped out of school, and at age 18 headed for New York and possible acting career. After trying several auditions he landed an appearance in 1981’s ‘Endless Love’, starring as Brooke Shields and also around the same time he got a small role in the military school drama ‘Taps’.
His performance in these films caught the attention of a number of filmmakers. He later got a role in ‘Risky Business’ a film that made Tom Cruise a highly recognizable actor.
Cruise later starred in ‘Top Gun’, a film that was termed as the highest-grossing film of 1986. He went on to star in other numerous films but in was not until 1996 that Cruise hit the big screen with two huge hits blockbuster Mission: ‘Impossible’ in which the star also produced and the highly acclaimed ‘Jerry McGuire’.These two hits led to Cruise earning a second Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe for Best Actor.
In the year 2000 Tom Cruise starred in the long-awaited smash hit Mission: ‘Impossible 2’ and it was in 2003, that he traveled to Australia to shoot the $100 million action film ‘The Last Samurai’which earned him another Golden Globe nomination.
In 2006, he returned to his role as Ethan Hunt in the third installment of the Mission Impossible film series, Mission: Impossible III which was more positively received by critics than the previous films in the series, it grossed nearly $400 million. After several years of success, Tom Cruise got his fans by surprise in 2011 with the release of Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol and thereafter 2015 delivered his usual high-energy performance for the fifth installment of his blockbuster series, Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation.
Cruise has numerous award under him including AFI Movie of the Year, Empire Awards Best Actor, Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Britannia Awards Excellence in films, MTV Movie Awards Best male performance, Walk of Fame Star on the walk of fame and many other awards.
Tom Cruise Wife
Cruise married actress Mimi Rogers on May 9, 1987, and divorced on February 4, 1990. he then met his second wife, actress Nicole Kidman, on the set of their film Days of Thunder in 1990. The couple married on December 24, 1990, they adopted two children, Isabella, and Connor Antony. In February 2001, he filed for divorce from Kidman while she was unknowingly pregnant. The pregnancy ended with a miscarriage for it was an ectopic pregnancy. He was next romantically linked with Penélope Cruz, his co-star in Vanilla Sky (2001). The relationship ended in 2004.
Tom Cruise Career
Tom began his career as an actor in New York shortly after high school. Following his debut in the 1981 film Endless Love, he landed several acting roles and eventually rose to stardom after starring in Paul Brickman’s 1983 hit, Risky Business and Tony Scott’s 1986 success, Top Gun. He made significant appearances in subsequent movies including The Color of Money(1986), Cocktail(1988) and Rainman(1988). He is equally the co-founder of Cruise/Wagner productions and made his production debut in the 1996 thriller, Mission: Impossible.
Tom Cruise New wife
Tom Cruise has been married three times. His first marriage took place on May 9, 1987. His then-wife, Mimi Rogers, is an American actress and producer and has starred in movies such as The Rapture (1991), Desperate Hours (1990), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Gung Ho (1986), etc. Mimi, who was born into Scientology, initiated Tom into the cult. After barely 3 years of marriage, the couple divorced on February 4, 1990.
In December 1990, Cruise got married to Hollywood co-star Nicole Kidman. Apparently, they both starred in Tony Scott’s hit movie, Days of Thunder (1990). Their children Isabella Jane Cruise, 27, and Connor Cruise, 25, are both adopted.
News of their separation hit the wind through their then spokesperson. In February 2001, Tom filed to divorce Kidman. He explained that they both had several disparities and were better off apart. However, Nicole has been married to country music star, Keith Urban, since June 2006. They are proud parents of 2 children: Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, 12, and Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, 9.
In April 2005, Tom confirmed his love affair with co-actress and producer, Katie Holmes.
Six months on, the couple announced their pregnancy and on April 18, 2006, they welcomed their daughter, Suri Cruise. In November 2006, Tom and Katie sealed their marriage in a Scientologist ceremony in Bracciano, Italy. Few months into their 6th marriage anniversary, Katie filed for divorce from Cruise on June 29, 2012. On July 9, 2012, the attorneys for both parties declared that they had both agreed to sign for a divorce settlement. Tom held on to his Scieontological beliefs while Katie made a significant return to Roman Catholicism with their daughter, Suri. There have been speculations that Suri has barely spent time with her father since then.
Tom Cruise Net Worth
His net worth as of 2020 is a whopping $570 million, which makes him the third richest actor in the world after Jami Gertz(net worth of $3 billion) and Shah Rukh Khan (net worth of $600 million).
Tom Cruise Height
He has a height of 5’7″ (1.7m)
Tom Cruise Day
Because of his love, time and devotion to the country, October 10 named after him in Japan October 10, 2006, was declared “Tom Cruise Day” in Japan; the Japan Memorial Day Association said that he was awarded a special day because he has made more trips to Japan than any other Hollywood star.