Tom Cruise young
Birth Date
July 3, 1962
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Cancer
Natural hair color
Dark Brown
Eye color
Green
Height
5 ft 7 in | 170 cm
Weight
67 kg | 148 pounds
Chest
44 in | 111 cm
Shoe size
9 US | 40.5 EU
Waist
32 in | 81 cm
Early acting career First film Breakthrough
Tom Cruise was born in Syracuse, New York, United States, on July 3, 1962, is an American actor.
Young Tom Cruise first started acting during his years at the Robert Hopkins Public School in Ottawa, Ontario in school theater productions.
He began his professional acting career at age of eighteen, he signed with Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles.
He made his big screen debut in romantic drama film Endless Love (1981) in role as Billy, at age of nineteen, with Brooke Shields.
He got his first big break with role as Joel Goodson in coming-of-age comedy movie Risky Business (1983), opposite Rebecca De Mornay.
Tom's breakthrough performance came as LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in action drama film Top Gun (1986) opposite Kelly McGillis.
New Movies
Mission: Impossible 7 (2021) action spy in role as Ethan Hunt
Top Gun: Maverick (2020) action drama in role as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
Best Movies
He was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in movies:
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) biographical war drama in role as Ron Kovic, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor
Jerry Maguire (1996) romantic comedy drama sports in role as Gerald "Jerry" Maguire, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for his role as Frank T.J. Mackey in epic drama film Magnolia (1999).
He played IMF agent Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible action spy film series:
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
He won a Empire Award for Best Actor for his performance as Chief John Anderton in neo-noir science fiction movie Minority Report (2002).
Cocktail (1988) romantic comedy drama opposite Elisabeth Shue and Bryan Brown
Rain Man (1988) comedy drama opposite Dustin Hoffman
Days of Thunder (1990) drama sport with Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall
Interview with the Vampire (1994) gothic horror with Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst and Antonio Banderas
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) drama mystery directed by Stanley Kubrick
The Last Samurai (2003) drama action with Ken Watanabe
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) science fiction action with Emily Blunt
War of the Worlds (2005) science fiction action disaster directed by Steven Spielberg
Oblivion (2013) post apocalyptic science fiction opposite Morgan Freeman and Olga Kurylenko
Jack Reacher (2012) and sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) action thriller in role as Jack Reacher
The Mummy (2017) action adventure with Sofia Boutella and Russell Crowe
A Few Good Men (1992) mystery thriller with Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore
Rock of Ages (2012) opposite Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand
Vanilla Sky (2001) opposite Penélope Cruz and Cameron Diaz
Collateral (2004) neo-noir crime action thriller with Jamie Foxx, Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem
American Made (2017) opposite Sarah Wright and Domhnall Gleeson
Facts
Attended Robert Hopkins Public School in Ottawa, Ontario.
He attended 15 schools in 14 years in the U.S. and Canada.
Graduated from Glen Ridge High School in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (1980).
Studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, under acting teachers Sanford Meisner and Phil Gushee.
Has English, German and Irish ancestry.
Has three sisters: Lee Anne, Marian and Cass.
He is a vegetarian.
Huge fan of professional wrestling.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6912 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 16, 1986.
Tom's hobbies are skydiving, scuba diving and piloting his Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane.
He is longtime member of the Church of Scientology.
He founded film production company "Cruise/Wagner Productions", with his former talent agent Paula Wagner in 1993.
Good friends with Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton.
Received the John Huston Award for Artists Rights (1998).
Lives in Beverly Hills, California, and Telluride, Colorado.
Relationships
He was married to:
Mimi Rogers (1986-1990)
Nicole Kidman (1989-2001), they adopted two children, Isabella Jane and Connor Antony
Katie Holmes (2005-2012), they have one daughter Suri
He dated Yolanda Pecoraro (2012), Cynthia Jorge (2012), Sofía Vergara (2005), Nazanin Boniadi (2004-2005), Penélope Cruz (2001-2004), Patti Scialfa (1985), Cher (1985-1986), Rebecca De Mornay (1982-1985), Heather Locklear (1982), Melissa Gilbert (1982) and Diane Cox (1979-1981).
Quotes
As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really knew that for myself. But I still remember thinking, "This is what I love doing, and I hope I'm going to be able to do it forever".
I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.
I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people do well. I don't even think it's as much as what I want for myself. It's more what I want for the people around me. That's what I want.
I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.
I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.
I always look for a challenge and something that's different.
When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you're either going to sink or you're going to swim.
