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FULL NAME:
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV

DATE OF BIRTH :
3 July 1962

PLACE OF BIRTH :
Syracuse, New York, USA

HEIGHT: 5' 7"

SPOUSES :
Mimi Rogers (1987 - 1990)Nicole Kidman (1990 - 2001)
(2 adopted children: Isabella & Connor)

* Tom has 3 sisters: Marian, Lee Anne & Cass.

* During his youth Tom's parents moved house alot. By the time he was 14 he had attended 15 different schools in the US and Canada.

* When Tom's parents seperated he lived with his mother & her new husband in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, where he attended Packanack School from first through to third grade.

* During his high school years, Tom had plans of becoming a priest but eventually developed an interest in acting. In 1980 at age 18, he graduated from Glen Ridge High School & headed for New York to seek an acting career.

* In 1981 Tom made his film debut with a small part in "Endless Love". Bigger roles followed with "Taps" (1981), "Losin' It" (1983), "The Outsiders" (1983) & starring roles in "Risky Business" (1983) & "All the Right Moves" (1983).

* It wasn't until 1986 that Tom became a full fledged Hollywood superstar after starring in the hugely popular action/romance "Top Gun". In the same year he received critical acclaim for his performance opposite Paul Newman in the pool drama "The Color Of Money".

* More top grossing films followed, "Rain Man" (1988) opposite Dustin Hoffman & "Cocktail" (1988), where he got to play a bottle spinning bartender, opposite Elisabeth Shue & Australian actor Bryan Brown.

* In 1989 Tom received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of paralyzed Vietnam vet Ron Kovic in "Born on the Fourth of July".

* In 1990 Tom was chosen as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive .
* Also in 1990 Tom became involved with The Church Of Scientology.

* By the mid-90's 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" (1994), "Mission Impossible" (1996) & "Jerry Maguire" (1996) for which he received an Academy Award Nomination for best actor.

* In 1995 he ranked 41st in Empire magazine's "100 Sexiest Stars in film history".
* In 1996 Tom stopped to help a hit and run victim & paid her hospital bills.
* In 1997 Tom Ranked 3rd in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time".
* Also in 1997 he was voted Best Dressed Male Movie Star.
* Tom enjoys skydiving, scuba diving, & piloting his stunt plane.

* In 1990, 1991 & 1997 he was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.

* In February 2001 Tom filed for divorce from Nicole Kidman & later began dating his 'Vanilla Sky' co-star Penelope Cruz. Tom continues to work hard with two new blockbusters on the way "The Last Samurai" (2003) & "Mission Impossible 3" (2004).

Salary
* 1981 - Taps $850
* 1983 - Risky Business $75,000
* 1986 - Top Gun $2,000,000
* 1992 - Far and Away $13,000,000
* 1994 - Interview with the Vampire $15,000,000
* 1996 - Jerry Maguire $20,000,000
* 1999 - Eyes Wide Shut $20,000,000
* 2000 - Mission: Impossible II $20,000,000 + 30% of Gross
* 2001 - Vanilla Sky $20,000,000 + 30% of Profits
* 2002 - Minority Report $25,000,000 + 30% of Profits

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY :

* 2004 - Mission: Impossible 3
* 2003 - The Last Samurai
* 2002 - Austin Powers in Goldmember
* 2002 - Minority Report
* 2001 - Vanilla Sky
* 2000 - Mission: Impossible II
* 1999 - Magnolia
* 1999 - Eyes Wide Shut
* 1999 - A Salute to Dustin Hoffman (TV)
* 1996 - Jerry Maguire
* 1996 - Mission: Impossible
* 1994 - Interview with the Vampire
* 1993 - The Firm
* 1992 - A Few Good Men

* 1992 - Far and Away
* 1990 - Days of Thunder
* 1989 - Born on the Fourth of July
* 1988 - Rain Man
* 1988 - Young Guns (uncredited)
* 1988 - Cocktail
* 1986 - The Color of Money
* 1986 - Top Gun
* 1985 - Legend
* 1983 - All the Right Moves
* 1983 - Risky Business
* 1983 - The Outsiders
* 1983 - Losin' It
* 1981 - Taps
* 1981 - Endless Love

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