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A Star is Born
Young Tom spent his boyhood always on the move, and by the time he was 14 he had attended 15 different schools in the U.S. and Canada. -
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Early life
He finally settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his mother and her new husband. While in high school, Tom wanted to become a Priest but pretty soon 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 a possible acting career. -
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Adulthood
The next 15 years of his life are the stuff of legends. He made his film debut with a small part in Endless Love (1981) and from the outset exhibited an undeniable box office appeal to both male and female audiences. -
His first movie experience
Tom participated for the first time in a movie doing a small part in the romance movie called Endless Love (1981) -
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Awards and nominations
Up until now Tom has been awarded with 29 awards and 82 nominations. -
Becoming a Film actor
With handsome movie star looks and a charismatic smile, within 5 years Tom Cruise was starring in some of the top grossing films of the 1980s including Top Gun (1986); The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). -
The path to fame
He was one of the highest paid actors in the world earning an average 15 million dollars a picture in such blockbuster hits as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jerry Maguire (1996) for which he received an Academy Award Nomination for best actor. -
Religion and Relantionships
He renounced his devout Catholic beliefs and embraced The Church Of Scientology claiming that Scientology teachings had cured him of the dyslexia that had plagued him all of his life. A kind and thoughtful man well known for his compassion and generosity, Tom Cruise is one of the best liked members of the movie community. He was married to actress Nicole Kidman until 2001. -
His biggest franchise
Tom Cruise's biggest franchise , Mission Impossible has also earned a total of 3 billion dollars worldwide. Tom cruise has also shown lots of interest in producing with his biggest producer credits being the Mission impossible franchise. Until this day his newest addition to the franchise was Mission Impposible Fallout in 2018. -
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Present
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV has indeed come a long way from the lonely wanderings of his youth to become one of the biggest movie stars ever. -
Types of characters he plays in movies
- Often plays romantic leading men with an edge
- Often plays characters caught up in extraordinary circumstances
- Frequently plays intelligent yet laidback and likeable characters
- Beaming smile and intense eye contact
- Boundless off-stage energy
- Many of his films feature scenes of him running
- Known for doing many of his own stunts, even exceptionally dangerous ones
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References
IMDb.com Tom Cruise Biography
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000129/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
