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Tom Cruise

Also known as Thomas Cruise Mapother IV

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV 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 2025, 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.

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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, born July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, is an American film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He began his work period in 1981 and resides in Los Angeles. Cruise is the spouse of Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes, and was an unmarried partner of Rebecca De Mornay and Penélope Cruz. He has three children and is ambidextrous.

His notable works include American Made, Elizabethtown, Mission, and Mission Impossible 2. Cruise has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. He has been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Picture, as well as a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor.

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Born: 1962
Works: 23

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American Made
Mission
Elizabethtown
Mission impossible 2
Mission

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Syracuse, New York, USA

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,…

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Days of Thunder 2 — Cole Trickle2028
Digger — Digger Rockwell2026
Once Upon a Time in Jersey2026
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later — Self (archive footage)2026
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning — Ethan Hunt2025
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2025
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special — Self2025
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott — Self2025
The Final: Attack on Wembley — Self (archive footage)2024
BRATS — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2024

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1962

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Instance of: human
Family name: Cruise
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Syracuse
Spouse: Katie Holmes
Occupation: director
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: American English
Religion: Scientology
Award: Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Student of: Sanford Meisner
Official website: www.tomcruise.com
Image: Tom Cruise-2428.jpg
Height: 170
Number of children: 3
Residence: Los Angeles

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Commons category: Tom Cruise
date of birth: 1962-07-03
topic's main category: Category:Tom Cruise
Commons gallery: Tom Cruise
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture
unmarried partner: Penélope Cruz
birth name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
filmography: Tom Cruise filmography
handedness: ambidexterity
net worth: 470000000
relative: William Mapother
start of work period: 1981-00-00
name in native language: Tom Cruise
social media followers: 29600
medical condition: dyslexia
writing language: English language
name in kana: トム・クルーズ
pseudonym: Tom Cruise
partner in business or sport: David Miscavige

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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (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.

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