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.
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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
Religulous
Val
The Outsiders
Tropic Thunder
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Rock of Ages
Collateral
Rain Man
Magnolia
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Mission: Impossible III
American Made
Jerry Maguire
Cocktail
Minority Report
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Vanilla Sky
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Knight and Day
Mission: Impossible II
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Legend
On Your Six: Thirty Years of Top Gun
Born on the Fourth of July
The Last Samurai
Top Gun: Maverick
A Few Good Men
Jack Reacher
Interview with the Vampire
War of the Worlds
Oblivion
The Firm
Edge of Tomorrow
Top Gun 3
Far and Away
Mission: Impossible 8
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible
Risky Business
Eyes Wide Shut
The Mummy
Top Gun
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Production Credits
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Jack Reacher
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Top Gun 3
Top Gun: Maverick
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
The Last Samurai
Elizabethtown
Ask the Dust
Mission: Impossible 8
Fallen Angels
Suspect Zero
Narc
Mission: Impossible II
The Others
Vanilla Sky
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