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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (/ˈmeɪˌpɒθər/ MAY-poth-ər; born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or, an Academy Honorary Award, and three Golden Globes, in addition to nominations for four competitive Academy Awards. As of 2026, his films have grossed more than $13.3 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars, he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), the latter earning him a reputation as a sex symbol. 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 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 sports comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (1996); for the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films, often performing his own risky stunts. He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series (1996–2025). His other films 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). Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100 million-grossing movies, a feat achieved with eleven films released between 2012 and 2025. In December 2024, he was awarded the U.S. Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contributions" to the military, with his screen roles. In March 2025, he was named the recipient of the British Film Institute Fellowship, the BFI's highest honor, for his contributions to cinema. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990, and received the top honor of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which has resulted in controversy and scrutiny of his involvement in the organization. An aviation enthusiast, he has held a pilot certificate since 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia Tom Cruise, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (/ˈmeɪˌpɒθər/ MAY-poth-ər; born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or, an Academy Honorary Award, and three Golden Globes, in addition to nominations for four competitive Academy Awards. As of 2026, his films have grossed more than $13.3 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars, he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), the latter earning him a reputation as a sex symbol. 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 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 sports comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (1996); for the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films, often performing his own risky stunts. He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series (1996–2025). His other films 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). Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100 million-grossing movies, a feat achieved with eleven films released between 2012 and 2025. In December 2024, he was awarded the U.S. Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contributions" to the military, with his screen roles. In March 2025, he was named the recipient of the British Film Institute Fellowship, the BFI's highest honor, for his contributions to cinema. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990, and received the top honor of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which has resulted in controversy and scrutiny of his involvement in the organization. An aviation enthusiast, he has held a pilot certificate since 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia Tom Cruise, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
Golden Globe Awards
Bambi
The Daily Show
The Oscars
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
GMTV
Running Man
The Colbert Report
The One Show
Top Gear
The Early Show
American Idol
The Jonathan Ross Show
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Celebrities Uncensored
The Jay Leno Show
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Lego Batman Movie
Young Guns
BRATS
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Simone Biles Rising
Religulous
Endless Love
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Val
The Outsiders
Tropic Thunder
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Rock of Ages
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
The Color of Money
Rain Man
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Lions for Lambs
Edge of Tomorrow
Jack Reacher
Interview with the Vampire
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Cocktail
Far and Away
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Days of Thunder 2
Valkyrie
Untitled Tropic Thunder Les Grossman Spin-off
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Eyes Wide Shut
Untitled Mission: Impossible 9
A Few Good Men
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
Mission: Impossible II
Legend
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible
American Made
Days of Thunder
Top Gun: Maverick
Digger
The Last Samurai
Minority Report
Risky Business
Magnolia
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
On Your Six: Thirty Years of Top Gun
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Collateral
Vanilla Sky
Oblivion
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Top Gun
Jerry Maguire
The Firm
War of the Worlds
Born on the Fourth of July
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Knight and Day
The Mummy
Mission: Impossible III
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
Top Gun 3
Production Credits
Ask the Dust
Mission: Impossible
The Last Samurai
Days of Thunder 2
Vanilla Sky
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Untitled Tropic Thunder Les Grossman Spin-off
Jack Reacher
The Others
Days of Thunder
Thelma
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Fallen Angels
Top Gun: Maverick
Narc
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Elizabethtown
Suspect Zero
Digger
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible II
Star Wars: Starfighter
Top Gun 3
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
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