Tom Cruise
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Biography
Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV; July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $4 billion in North America and over $11.1 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing box office stars of all time.
He began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedy film Risky Business (1983) and action film Top Gun (1986). Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in several commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and the romance Jerry Maguire (1996). For the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and received his second Academy Award nomination. His performance as a motivational speaker in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Since then, he has largely starred in science fiction and action films, establishing himself as an action star, often performing his own risky stunts. He has played Ethan Hunt in all six of the Mission: Impossible films from 1996 to 2018. His other notable roles in the genre include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with Maverick being his highest-grossing film to date.
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
The Daily Show
The Oscars
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Colbert Report
Top Gear
The Early Show
American Idol
The Jonathan Ross Show
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Celebrities Uncensored
The Jay Leno Show
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Young Guns
BRATS
Religulous
Endless Love
Val
Tropic Thunder
The Outsiders
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Rock of Ages
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Rain Man
Mission: Impossible
Legend
On Your Six: Thirty Years of Top Gun
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
Knight and Day
Interview with the Vampire
Mission: Impossible II
Eyes Wide Shut
Magnolia
The Firm
Risky Business
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Top Gun
A Few Good Men
Oblivion
Jack Reacher
American Made
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Top Gun: Maverick
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Minority Report
War of the Worlds
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Cocktail
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
The Mummy
The Last Samurai
Mission: Impossible III
Top Gun 3
Collateral
Vanilla Sky
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Jerry Maguire
Edge of Tomorrow
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Born on the Fourth of July
Far and Away
Production Credits
Suspect Zero
Mission: Impossible
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun 3
Jack Reacher
Elizabethtown
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
The Last Samurai
Mission: Impossible III
The Others
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Fallen Angels
Vanilla Sky
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Ask the Dust
Narc
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