Tom Cruise

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• Tom Cruise's son joins cast of rising stars in 'Red Dawn' remake

Did You Know?

• Tom once stopped to help a hit-and-run victim. He paid for her hospital bills as well.
• Tom is a member of the Church of Scientology.
• He was married to Nicole Kidman and they have two adopted children, Isabella and Connor. The couple divorced in 2001.
• Before he became a big screen heart-throb, Tom bussed tables and was a maintenance man.
• He has had two Academy Award nominations for Jerry Maguire and Born On The Fourth Of July.
• When he was 14 Tom spent a year in a monastery, thinking he wanted to be a priest.
• Although he was left-handed, his kindergarten teachers forced him to write with his right hand. Now, he still writes with his right hand, but does everything else with his left.
• His full name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.
• In Mission Impossible 2, Tom does most of the stuntwork. Which isn't too far from par for him. His favorite pasttimes are skydiving, scuba diving, and piloting his own Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane.
• Tom's first wife was actress Mimi Rogers.
• Tom previously dated actress Penelope Cruz. The couple met while filming Vanilla Sky.
• Tom has dyslexia.

Actor Credits

1. Mission: Impossible 4 (2011)
2. Sleeper (2010)
3. The Hardy Men (2010)
4. Knight and Day (2010)
5. The Matarese Circle (2010)
6. The Tourist (2009)
7. The Color of Money / Cocktail (2009)
8. Top Gun / Days of Thunder (2009)
9. Valkyrie (2008)
10. Tropic Thunder (2008)
11. Lions for Lambs (2007)
12. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
13. War of the Worlds (2005)
14. Collateral (2004)
15. Tom Cruise Action Pack (2004)
16. The Last Samurai (2003)
17. Minority Report / AI (2003)
18. The Basic Mix (2003)
19. Austin Powers In Goldmember (2002)
20. Minority Report (2002)
21. Space Station (IMAX) (2002)
22. Vanilla Sky (2001)
23. America: A Tribute To Heroes (2001)
24. Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
25. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
26. Magnolia (1999)
27. Mission: Impossible (1996)
28. Jerry Maguire (1996)
29. Interview With The Vampire (1994)
30. The Firm (1993)
31. A Few Good Men (1992)
32. Far And Away (1992)
33. Days Of Thunder (1990)
34. Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
35. Cocktail (1988)
36. Rain Man (1988)
37. Top Gun (1986)
38. The Color Of Money (1986)
39. Legend (1985)
40. All The Right Moves (1983)
41. Risky Business (1983)
42. The Outsiders (1983)
43. Losin' It (1982)
44. Taps (1981)
45. Endless Love (1981)

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