Tom Cruise is one of the world’s biggest stars. He is known for his energy and unmatched intensity on screen. This has lead to him becoming one of the most successful, surefire hits-makers in the history of Hollywood.
After a turbulent childhood, he got his start in the world of film at age 19 with small roles in Endless Love, Taps, and the future-star-laden film The Outsiders. His breakout role came in the film Risky Business, in which Cruise famously danced in his hallway, singing “Old Time Rock and Roll”, while only wearing a shirt and a pair of ‘tighty whities’.
Since then, he has starred in such hits as
Top Gun, The Color of Money,
Rain Man, Far and Away,
A Few Good Men, Interview with a Vampire, Born on the Fourth of July, Mission: Impossible,
Jerry Maguire, Magnolia,
Minority Report,
The Last Samurai,
Collateral,
War of the Worlds, and Valkyrie.
He has been in numerous high profile relationships, including Mimi Rogers,
Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, and
Katie Holmes (marrying three of those four). With
Katie Holmes, he had his first child, Suri Cruise, in 2006.
Recently he has been involved in a great deal of controversy for his support and defense of the Church of Scientology, which he has been a member of since 1990.
