Tom Cruise Biography (1962-)

Original name, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV; born July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, NY;son of Thomas Cruise III (an electrical engineer) and Mary Lee (a special education teacher) Mapother; married Mimi Rogers (an actress), May 9, 1987 (divorced, 1990); married Nicole Kidman (an actress), December 24, 1990 (divorced, 2001); adopted children: (second marriage) Isabella Jane, Connor Antony. Addresses: Agent: -Rick Nicita, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Pat Kingsley, PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer
Birth Details: July 3, 1962; Syracuse, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Billy, Endless Love, Universal, 1981
David Shawn, Taps, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Woody, Losin' It, Embassy, 1983
Steve Randle, The Outsiders, Warner Bros., 1983
Joel Goodson, Risky Business, Warner Bros., 1983
Stefen "Stef" Djordjevic, All the Right Moves (also known as All Right), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Jack, Legend, Twentieth Century-Fox/Universal, 1985
Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, Top Gun, Paramount, 1986
Vincent Lauria, The Color of Money, Buena Vista, 1986
Brian Flanagan, Cocktail, Buena Vista, 1988
Charlie Babbitt, Rain Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
(Uncredited) Cowboy shot in gun battle at McSween's, Young Guns, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Ron Kovic, Born on the Fourth of July, Universal, 1989
Cole Trickle, Days of Thunder, Paramount, 1990
Joseph Donelly, Far and Away, Universal, 1992
Lieutenant J. G. Daniel Kaffee, A Few Good Men, Columbia, 1992
Mitch McDeere, The Firm, Paramount, 1993
Lestat de Lioncourt, Interview with the Vampire (also known as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles), Warner Bros., 1994
Ethan Hunt, Mission: Impossible, Paramount, 1996
Jerry Maguire, Jerry Maguire (also known as The Agent), TriStar, 1996
Junket Whore, 1998
Dr. Bill Harford, Eyes Wide Shut (also known as EWS), Warner Bros., 1999
Frank T. J. Mackey, Magnolia (also known as mag-no'li-a), New Line Cinema, 1999
Ethan Hunt, Mission: Impossible II (also known as M: I-2),Paramount, 2000
Behind the Mission: The Making of "M: I-2" (also known as Behind the Mission: The Making of "Mission: Impossible II"), 2000
Narrator, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, 2001
Code of Conduct, 2001
David Aames, Vanilla Sky, Paramount, 2001
Detective John Anderton, Minority Report, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Narrator, Space Station 3-D, IMAX, 2002
Prelude to a Dream, 2002
Hitting It Hard, 2002
Cameo, Austin Powers in Goldmember (also known as Austin Powers: Goldmember), New Line Cinema, 2002
Nathan Algren, The Last Samurai, Warner Bros., 2003
Vincent, Collateral, Paramount, 2004
Film Producer
(With Paula Wagner) Mission: Impossible, Paramount, 1996
Without Limits, Warner Bros., 1998
Mission: Impossible II (also known as M: I-2), 2000
Vanilla Sky, 2001
The Last Samurai, 2003
Suspect Zero, 2004
Film Executive Producer
The Others (also known as Les autres and Los otros),2001
Narc, 2002
Shattered Glass, 2003
Television Appearances

Specials
The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas (also known as The American Film Institute Salute to Kirk Douglas), CBS, 1991
Host, MTV's 10th Anniversary Special, MTV, 1991
Rock the Vote, Fox, 1992
Hollywood Hotshots, Fox, 1992
Fox/MTV Guide to Summer '92, Fox, 1992
Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1992
And the Winner Is, syndicated, 1993
Barbara Walters Presents the Ten Most Fascinating People of 1996,ABC, 1996
Fire and Ice Ball '97, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
A Salute to Dustin Hoffman (also known as The 27th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Dustin Hoffman), ABC, 1999
Ron Howard: Hollywood's Favorite Son, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Melissa Etheridge, Lifetime, 1999
Interviewee, Entertainers 2000, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Mission: Improbable (also known as Being Tom Cruise), 2000
America: A Tribute to Heroes, 2001
Interviewee, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Cinemax, 2001
A Look Inside: The Others, 2001
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Who Is Alan Smithee?, AMC, 2002
(In archive footage) Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men, AMC, 2002
Road to the Red Carpet, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Interviewee, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 2002
Back in the U. S., ABC, 2002
Interviewee, E! Entertainer of the Year 2003, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Episodic
Late Night with David Letterman, 1988
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1990
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996
Host, "Goes Cell-ular," The Magic School Bus, PBS, 1997
Guy on couch, "Dick and the Other Guy," 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC, 1998
"25 Toughest Stars," E! Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
The Ray Martin Show, 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2001, 2002, 2003
Late Show with David Letterman, 2002
The View, 2002, 2003
The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 2002, 2003
(In archive footage) Love Chain, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Tinseltown.TV, 2003
Dateline NBC, NBC, 2003
The Today Show, 2003
Larry King Live, CNN, 2003
The Early Show, CBS, 2003
Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2004
Film '72, 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest, 2004
Also appeared in an episode of Amazing Stories, NBC; Movie House.
Awards Presentations
The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
Presenter, The 66th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1994
The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1996
Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997
The 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001
Presenter, The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2001
The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
Young Hollywood Awards, 2001
The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
(Uncredited), 2003 ABC World Stunt Awards, USA Network, 2003
Television Director
Episodic
"The Frightening Framis," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1993
Stage Appearances
Appeared in a dinner theater production of Godspell.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Time Out: The Truth about HIV, AIDS, and You, 1992
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(Story; with Robert Towne) Days of Thunder, 1990

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Sanello, Frank, Cruise: The Unauthorized Biography, 1995

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, January, 1984
Entertainment Weekly, December 20, 1996, p. 20; December 27, 1996,p. 30; June 14, 2002, p. 30; December 14, 2001, p. 34
Interview, November, 1994
Maclean's, August 15, 1983; November 7, 1983
Mademoiselle, April, 1985
Moviegoer, December, 1985
National Review, October 14, 1983
New Republic, September 19, 1983
Newsweek, August 15, 1983; November 7, 1983
New Yorker, September 5, 1983
Parade, January 8, 1989
People Weekly, September 5, 1983; March 5, 1984; August 13, 1990;May 3, 1993; November 16, 1998, p. 11; March 15, 1999, p. 130, July 30, 2001,p. 68; February 19, 2001, p. 48; May 22, 2000, p. 136; December 15, 2003, p.73; July 21, 2003, pp. 60, 62
Premiere, July, 1988
Rolling Stone, January 11, 1990; May 28, 1992
Seventeen, February, 1984; April, 1985
Sports Illustrated, November 14, 1983
Teen, November, 1982; December, 1983
Time, December 14, 1981; April 4, 1983; November 7, 1983; June 24,2002, p. 56

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