Tom Cruise
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It seems a Mission: Impossible for a young seminary student to become the world's biggest movie star, but Thomas Cruise Mapother IV made All The Right Moves.
Tom Cruise
born: 03-07-1962
birth place: Syracuse, New York, USA
- His birth surname, Mapother, is pronounced “may bother” but with a ‘p’.
- After stopping to help a hit and run victim, Cruise also paid her hospital bills. The woman turned out to be Heliosa Vinhas, an aspiring Brazilian actress.
- Named as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine in 1990, 1991 and 1997.
- Chosen, by Empire magazine in 1995, as number 41 in the 100 Sexiest Film Stars in Film History and in 1997, ranked him in the Top 5 Movie Stars of All Time.
- Voted Best Dressed Male Movie Star in 1997.
- Voted number 13 in Premier magazine’s 2006 Power List, making Cruise the highest ranked actor on the list.
- Named number 1 on Forbes magazine’s The Celebrity 100, a list of the most powerful celebrities.
- Has two dogs, Murray and Basil, and a cat called Harvey.
- Writes with his right hand but does most other things with his left.
- Owns a WWII P-51 Mustang called ‘Montana Miss’.
- First actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed $100 million in the US: ‘A Few Good Men’ (1992), ‘The Firm’ (1993), ‘Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles’ (1994), ‘Mission: Impossible’ (1996) and ‘Jerry Maguire’ (1996).
- Rated number three in Premiere magazine’s Greatest Movie Star of All Time in their 2005 feature ‘Stars in Our Constellation’.
- Has banned his likeness from being used for action figures or in video games.
- Was once described as “a baby-faced Christopher Reeve” by Time magazine.
- Had dental braces fitted in 2002 but removed them whilst filming.
- Was squirted in the face with water during a prank interview at the London premier of ‘War of the Worlds’ (2005).
- Visited actress Brooke Shields at her home in September 2006 to personally apologise for criticising her in 2005 for her use of prescription medicine, when she was suffering from post-natal depression. She was touched by this gesture and accepted his apology.
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born: 03-07-1962
birth place: Syracuse, New York, USA
- His birth surname, Mapother, is pronounced “may bother” but with a ‘p’.
- After stopping to help a hit and run victim, Cruise also paid her hospital bills. The woman turned out to be Heliosa Vinhas, an aspiring Brazilian actress.
- Named as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine in 1990, 1991 and 1997.
- Chosen, by Empire magazine in 1995, as number 41 in the 100 Sexiest Film Stars in Film History and in 1997, ranked him in the Top 5 Movie Stars of All Time.
- Voted Best Dressed Male Movie Star in 1997.
- Voted number 13 in Premier magazine’s 2006 Power List, making Cruise the highest ranked actor on the list.
- Named number 1 on Forbes magazine’s The Celebrity 100, a list of the most powerful celebrities.
- Has two dogs, Murray and Basil, and a cat called Harvey.
- Writes with his right hand but does most other things with his left.
- Owns a WWII P-51 Mustang called ‘Montana Miss’.
- First actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed $100 million in the US: ‘A Few Good Men’ (1992), ‘The Firm’ (1993), ‘Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles’ (1994), ‘Mission: Impossible’ (1996) and ‘Jerry Maguire’ (1996).
- Rated number three in Premiere magazine’s Greatest Movie Star of All Time in their 2005 feature ‘Stars in Our Constellation’.
- Has banned his likeness from being used for action figures or in video games.
- Was once described as “a baby-faced Christopher Reeve” by Time magazine.
- Had dental braces fitted in 2002 but removed them whilst filming.
- Was squirted in the face with water during a prank interview at the London premier of ‘War of the Worlds’ (2005).
- Visited actress Brooke Shields at her home in September 2006 to personally apologise for criticising her in 2005 for her use of prescription medicine, when she was suffering from post-natal depression. She was touched by this gesture and accepted his apology.
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