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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Despite some trivial missteps and an approaching 50th birthday, Tom Cruise will always be a box office Top Gun.

In a candid and lengthy interview with Playboy magazine, the actor and all-around superstar reveals just why he is so cool and what it is that makes him tick.

First and foremost, the article brings up a good point, in recent years the media has crucified Cruise for a few flare-ups that just weren’t that big of a deal. So he put his shoes on the couch, made a few controversial statements about ADHD and his chosen religion is based on a dime store self-help book… but its not like he’s gotten a string of DUI’s, screamed racial expletives into the faces of authority figures, screwed a prostitute that was actually a man while high on Meth dressed as a clown (that’s had to have happened, right?).
The opening scene in “Rock of Ages” is just Tom Cruise’s ass. Back frontal baby! Ew? Awesome?

This would be great news if it were 1983 and “Risky Business” was still a thing, but now…ehhhh, not so much.

  Anyways, “Rock of Ages” director Adam Shankman confirms to the LA Times that Cruise flashes his backside in the film.
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Celebrities are talented people, obviously. However, there are some stars out there with some weird hidden talents. Who is a pro ping-pong player? And who can put a rubiks cube together in one minute? Find out here!

Kristen Stewart: Did you know Kristen Stewart is also an excellent juggler? Weird, I know! She showed off her ball juggling skills on the George Lopez show last year and apparently Rob Pattinson wanted her to juggle and hulu hoop onstage when they presented an award at the MTV Movie Awards, but she shot him down because she thought it would be “embarrassing” which is almost as embarrassing as being good at juggling.
Six years ago Katie Homes and Tom Cruise welcomed to this world a baby girl, Suri. Today, that little girl made headlines by doing what other seven-year-olds across the globe have already managed to do a year ago. Turn six.

With the celebrity toddler already at kindergartener age, it seems that time has flown by since
Cuba Gooding, Jr.’s dad was curious about Tom Cruise’s sexuality and took it upon himself to investigate.

On the set of Jerry Maguire in 1996, Gooding’s father—well, I’ll let Cuba explain:

“He gave Tom Cruise a hug and said, 'I love you man. Now seriously, are you gay or not?'" Gooding, 44, recalled on England's ‘The Graham Norton Show.’ I almost fainted.
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.
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.

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