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Tom Cruise

Tom CruiseTom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV; July 3, 1962), is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Endless Love. After portraying supporting roles in Taps (1981) and The Outsiders (1983), his first leading role was in Risky Business, released in August 1983. Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring in Top Gun (1986). He is well known for his role as secret agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series between 1996 and 2011.

Cruise has starred in many Hollywood blockbusters, including The Color of Money (1986), Cocktail (1988), Rain Man (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Far and Away (1992), A Few Good Men (1992), The Firm (1993), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Jerry Maguire (1996), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Magnolia (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Valkyrie (2008), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012) and Oblivion (2013). In 2012, Cruise was Hollywood’s highest-paid actor. Fourteen of his films grossed over $100 million domestically; twenty have grossed in excess of $200 million worldwide.

Cruise is known for his support for the Church of Scientology and its affiliated social programs.

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Endless Love Billy
1981 Taps Cadet Captain David Shawn
1983 Outsiders, TheThe Outsiders Steve Randle
1983 Losin’ It Woody
1983 All the Right Moves Stefen “Stef” Djordjevic
1983 Risky Business Joel Goodson
1985 Legend Jack O’ The Green
1986 Top Gun Lt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell
1986 Color of Money, TheThe Color of Money Vincent Lauria
1988 Cocktail Brian Flanagan
1988 Rain Man Charlie Babbitt
1989 Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic
1990 Days of Thunder Cole Trickle
1992 Far and Away Joseph Donnelly
1992 Few Good Men, AA Few Good Men Lt. Daniel Kaffee
1993 Firm, TheThe Firm Mitch McDeere
1994 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Lestat de Lioncourt
1996 Mission: Impossible Ethan Hunt
1996 Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire
1999 Eyes Wide Shut Bill Harford
1999 Magnolia Frank T.J. Mackey
2000 Mission: Impossible II Ethan Hunt
2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Narrator
2001 Vanilla Sky David Aames
2002 Space Station 3D Narrator
2002 Minority Report John Anderton
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Himself
2003 Last Samurai, TheThe Last Samurai Nathan Algren
2004 Collateral Vincent
2005 War of the Worlds Ray Ferrier
2006 Mission: Impossible III Ethan Hunt
2007 Lions for Lambs Senator Jasper Irving
2008 Valkyrie Claus von Stauffenberg
2008 Tropic Thunder Les Grossman
2010 Knight and Day Roy Miller
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Ethan Hunt
2012 Rock of Ages Stacee Jaxx
2012 Jack Reacher Jack Reacher
2013 Oblivion Jack Harper
2014 Edge of Tomorrow Lt. Col. William “Bill” Cage

They Said…

Kelly Gough (actress, RAW): I wouldn’t want to rate them as I respect them all.

Rachel Sarah Murphy: Excellent.

Daniel Wymbs: Most are excellent.

Ferdia McAnna (writer): Tom Cruise rocked Collaterall.

Michael Doherty (RTE Guide): Never a top actor but definitely under-rated. A great agent and a keen filter has kept Cruise in leading roles for decades.

David Heap (actor): Tom Cruise could have been very good.

Elfrieda Carroll: Underneath it all he’s a great actor but too much hype.

Alvean Jones (tv presenter): his scientology overshadows his acting.

Film fan: former matinee idol has struggled to broaden or deepen his range. Difficult to take seriously, unless you are a producer – in which case he can still deliver box office kerching. Like it or not, he is probably the global face of Hollywood stardom.

Film fan: Tom Cruise – Gorgeous. Favourite role is “A Few good men”.

 

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Movie Stars

  • Kim Basinger
  • Nicolas Cage
  • George Clooney
  • Russell Crowe
  • Tom Cruise
  • Willem Dafoe
  • Cameron Diaz
  • Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Harrison Ford
  • Mel Gibson
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Andie McDowell
  • David Morse
  • Bridget Moynihan
  • Robert De Niro
  • Al Pacino
  • Sean Penn
  • Brad Pitt
  • Julia Roberts
  • Rene Russo
  • Tom Sizemore
  • Denzel Washington

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