Tom Cruise

Non-Public Biography Node
Birthday: July 3, 1962
Age: 49
Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York
Hometown: Santa Monica, CA
Big Break: Risky Business
Biography

American actor and film produced Tom Cruise was born on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York. He had a very difficult upbringing, attending eight elementary schools and three high schools. After graduating in 1980, Cruise started acting, making his first film appearance in Endless Love in 1981.

Cruise had a substantial role in The Outsiders, alongside Patrick Swayze and Matt Dillon. His breakthrough lead role was his performance in Risky Business in 1983. It launched his film career, which during the eighties, included Top Gun, The Color of Money and Rain Man.

Throughout the nineties, Cruise made several successful pictures like A Few Good Men, The Firm, Jerry Maguire and Eyes Wide Shut. Cruise also played the lead role in the Mission Impossible films. Most recently, Cruise had a supporting role in the comedy Tropic Thunder.

His popularity has taken a hit because of his outspoken advocacy of Scientology. He was introduced to the church by his first wife Mimi Rogers. Cruise was married to actress Nicole Kidman from 1990-2001. Tom has since married Katie Holmes and the couple welcomed daughter Suri in April 2006.

Did you know…
  • He has been nominated for seven Golden Globes
  • He won Best Actor for Born on the Fourth of July and Jerry Maguire
  • He has three sisters
  • He suffered from dyslexia
  • He was a high school wrestler
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After Tom Cruise catches his breath from scaling giant buildings in Dubai, looks like he’s planning to start Top Gun 2.

“We’re working on it,” Cruise told MTV News.

For about a year now, there have been rumors that Cruise, along with director Tony Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, are reuniting for a sequel to Top Gun.
It’s exciting to meet your favorite celebrities, but maybe not when you’re simultaneously fighting for your life. Imagine the adreneline going through your body. And is it okay to ask for an autograph later? I mean, they’ve already done so much…

Plenty of celebs have used their power and influence for good—to help someone in need. Sometimes, celebrity has nothing to do with it and it’s just a regular act of humanity, helping your fellow human being because it’s the right thing to do. Today, we’re celebrating some heroic acts from some of our favorite celebrities.

Sofia Vergara: The Modern Family star rushed to help a young woman who collapsed outside the Bellagio at 3 am on New Year’s Eve. Sofia has some medical training, so she checked the woman’s pulse and stayed with her on the scene until paramedics arrived.
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Earlier this week Jennifer Hudson admitted that she was the first choice to play Precious in the gritty Oscar winning film "Precious," but turned down the role because she was afraid to gain all that weight. "I had gained weight with Effie [her role in "Dreamgirls"] and as much as I was moved by this film, I wanted to try a role that had nothing whatsoever to do with my weight."

So she then went and appeared in the "Sex and The City" movie instead, because that was a great movie! Same caliber as "Precious" and everything!

So anyways, what other actors were "almost" in a movie. Or turned down a role at the last minute?

Will Smith: Will Smith was THIS close to playing Keanu Reeve's part in "The Matrix." You know, I could see "The Matrix" starring Will Smith instead, too bad Will choose the blue pill. Or the red pill? Whichever one is the wrong one, he chose that-ok, this Matrix reference is not working out.
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I needed to wake up this morning, and it was either going to be coffee, or a story about a celeb peeing in a Snapple bottle in Tom Cruise’s driveway.

Peeing it is.

Seth Rogen says he peed in Cruise’s driveway. Either he's such a big fan, meeting Tom Cruise literally excited the piss out of him, or it was some weird Scientology ritual. I'm going with the latter.

“I once peed in a Snapple bottle in my car while parked in Tom Cruise’s driveway,” Rogen Tweeted last week.
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And it ended with someone getting stabbed in the neck. This is why I don't travel.

Jeremy Renner was attacked in a bar fight in Thailand during an evening out bar-hopping on the island of Phuket. Here's how it went down.

Jeremy's friend, Vorasit Issara, the General Manager of the Siri Panwa Resort, dropped a glass on the floor of the establishment.
Planning to get your loved one something really cool this year? Getting your dad that iPhone 4 he’s been wanting? Or maybe you’re getting your brother that really fancy laptop he asked for?

Garbage. It’s all garbage, at least compared to this over-the-top celebrity Christmas presents. Celebs love to do things big, and for the biggest time of the year, it only gets more outrageous. Here are 10 extravagant celebrity Christmas presents.

Paris Hilton: Pink Bentley: Paris bought her own Christmas present—a $285,000 pink Bentley Continental GT. The dashboard is diamond-encrusted. At this point, I’m surprised the woman doesn’t get Tinkerbell encrusted with diamonds.

Mariah Carey: Rolls Royce Phantom: No surprise here, these two live like royalty. Nick Cannon gifted his wife with a $400,000 Rolls Royce Phantom. It included a personalized license plate that reads “mommyMC”
After singer Pink heard about a puppy that was thrown off an LA overpass into a river, Pink became that dogs hero and paid $5,000 for the pup to have a procedure that saved it’s life.

Pink, who is a very involved animal rights activist, contacted the Ace of Hearts animal rescue organization after she heard what happened to the dog, and offered to pay for all it’s medical expenses.

The dog is now doing much better and has been adopted by a family.
We see a ton of photographs of the ever-fashionable Suri Cruise, but we don’t hear much from the little A-lister. Before we know it, I’m sure she’ll be starring in movies and giving interviews, but her father, Tom Cruise, gave us a preview of her personality.

At the premiere for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Hollyscoop asked Cruise if he and Katie planned to have more kids because Suri is just so cute. He cleverly skirted our question, saying:

“She’s a sweetheart.” He added that “Everything with her is amazing she’s so much fun to be with, and so funny, and sweet.”
Well, this isn’t going to do much to dispel any rumors…

Tom Cruise has announced that he wants to work with soccer superstar David Beckham. Get in line, couch jumper.

Cruise told the U.K’s Mirror that he would “love to action movies with Beckham.”

But Beckham, if you think Tom Cruise is going to turn you into a big time movie star without there being a price to pay, you better think again.
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes reportedly spent $130,000 on Suri's Christmas gifts this year! Does Bugatti make a Barbie car or something?

In Touch Weekly got a hold of Suri's Christmas list and all the things she's asking for equal $130,000 worth of stuff and Tom and Katie want to buy her all of it.

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