Tom Cruise

1932

The film earned high critical acclaim and was a commercial success. Cruise starred in the 2017 reboot of Boris Karloff's 1932 horror movie The Mummy.

1936

In the 2000s, he sparked controversy with his Church-affiliated criticisms of psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs, his efforts to promote Scientology as a religion in Europe, and a leaked video interview of him promoting Scientology. ==Early life== Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York, to electrical engineer Thomas Cruise Mapother III (1934–1984) and special education teacher Mary Lee (née Pfeiffer; 1936–2017).

1944

Cruise acts as a producer and star in films for United Artists, while Wagner serves as UA's chief executive. Production began in 2007 of Valkyrie, a thriller based on the July 20, 1944 assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler.

1962

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer.

In the 2000s, he sparked controversy with his Church-affiliated criticisms of psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs, his efforts to promote Scientology as a religion in Europe, and a leaked video interview of him promoting Scientology. ==Early life== Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York, to electrical engineer Thomas Cruise Mapother III (1934–1984) and special education teacher Mary Lee (née Pfeiffer; 1936–2017).

1971

When his father took a job as a defense consultant with the Canadian Armed Forces, his family moved in late 1971 to Beacon Hill, Ottawa.

1978

In 1978, she married Jack South.

1980

His films have grossed over in North America and over worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing box office stars of all time. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedy film Risky Business (1983) and action drama film Top Gun (1986).

In 1980, he graduated from Glen Ridge High School in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. ==Career== ===Acting=== At age 18, with the blessing of his mother and stepfather, Cruise moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.

1981

He first appeared in a bit part in the 1981 film Endless Love, followed by a major supporting role as a crazed military academy student in Taps later that year.

1983

In 1983, Cruise was part of the ensemble cast of The Outsiders.

1984

Cruise's father died of cancer in 1984.

1985

He also played the male lead in the Ridley Scott film Legend, released in 1985.

1986

By 1986's Top Gun, his status as a superstar had been cemented. Cruise followed up Top Gun with The Color of Money, which came out the same year, and which paired him with Paul Newman.

1987

He had several relationships with women in the early-to-mid-1980s, including Rebecca De Mornay, Patti Scialfa, and Cher. Cruise married actress Mimi Rogers on May 9, 1987.

1990

As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in several 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 romance Jerry Maguire (1996).

They divorced on February 4, 1990.

The couple married on December 24, 1990.

He became involved with Scientology in 1990 through his first wife, Mimi Rogers.

1992

They adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born 1992) and Connor Antony (born 1995).

1994

In 1994, Cruise starred along with Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater in Neil Jordan's Interview with the Vampire, a gothic drama/horror film that was based on Anne Rice's best-selling novel.

1995

They adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born 1992) and Connor Antony (born 1995).

1996

As an action star, he has played Ethan Hunt in all six of the Mission: Impossible films from 1996 to 2018.

Upon seeing the film, however, she paid $7,740 for a two-page ad in Daily Variety praising his performance and apologizing for her previous doubts about him. In 1996, Cruise appeared as superspy Ethan Hunt in the reboot of Mission: Impossible, which he produced.

It was a box office success, although it received criticism regarding the Jim Phelps character being a villain despite being a protagonist of the original television series. In 1996, he took on the title role in Jerry Maguire, for which he earned a Golden Globe and his second nomination for an Academy Award.

1998

Where Maverick Mitchell needs to rein in the discipline, Daniel Kaffee needs to let it go, finally see what he can do. ==Litigation== In 1998, Tom Cruise successfully sued the Daily Express, a British tabloid which alleged that his marriage to Kidman was a sham designed to cover up his homosexuality.

1999

In 1999, Cruise costarred with Kidman in the erotic Stanley Kubrick film Eyes Wide Shut, and took a rare supporting role, as a motivational speaker, Frank T.J.

2000

In the 2000s, he sparked controversy with his Church-affiliated criticisms of psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs, his efforts to promote Scientology as a religion in Europe, and a leaked video interview of him promoting Scientology. ==Early life== Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York, to electrical engineer Thomas Cruise Mapother III (1934–1984) and special education teacher Mary Lee (née Pfeiffer; 1936–2017).

Mackey, in Magnolia, for which he received another Golden Globe and nomination for an Academy Award. In 2000, Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of the Mission Impossible films, Impossible 2.

2001

In February 2001, Cruise filed for divorce from Kidman while she was unknowingly pregnant.

Cruise won the libel case. In May 2001, Cruise filed a lawsuit against gay porn actor Chad Slater.

2002

In 2002, Cruise starred in the dystopian science fiction action film Minority Report which was directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the science fiction short story by Philip K.

Cruise was nominated for seven Saturn Awards between 2002 and 2009, winning once.

2003

Dick. In 2003, he starred in Edward Zwick's period action drama The Last Samurai, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for best actor.

Cruise requested a default judgment and, in January 2003, a Los Angeles judge decided against Slater after the porn actor said that his story was false. Cruise also sued Bold Magazine publisher Michael Davis for $100 million, because Davis had alleged (though never confirmed) that he had video that would prove Cruise was gay.

2004

In 2004, Cruise received critical acclaim for his performance as Vincent in Collateral, directed by Michael Mann.

Their three-year relationship ended in 2004.

He also said that Suri is no longer a practicing member of the church. In March 2004, his publicist of 14 years, Pat Kingsley, resigned.

2005

In 2005, Cruise worked again with Steven Spielberg in War of the Worlds, a loose adaptation of the H.

Also in 2005, he won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Movie Star and the MTV Generation Award.

The film was released in June 2012. Cruise starred as Jack Reacher in the film adaptation of British author Lee Child's 2005 novel One Shot.

Journalist Roger Friedman later reported that he received an email from director and ex-Scientologist Paul Haggis confirming the story. In April 2005, Cruise began dating actress Katie Holmes.

On October 6, 2005, Cruise and Holmes announced they were expecting a child.

In 2005, the Paris city council revealed that Cruise had lobbied officials Nicolas Sarkozy and Jean-Claude Gaudin.

This led to a heated argument between Matt Lauer and Cruise on NBC's Today on June 24, 2005. Medical authorities view Cruise's comments as furthering the social stigma of mental illness.

She served in that role until November 2005.

2006

Nine of the ten films he starred in during the decade made over $100 million at the box office. In 2006, he returned to his role as Ethan Hunt in the third installment of the Mission Impossible film series, Impossible III.

He produced Mission: Impossible, Without Limits, Impossible 2, The Others, Vanilla Sky and many others. ====Break with Paramount==== On August 22, 2006, Paramount Pictures announced it was ending its 14-year relationship with Cruise.

In April 2006, their daughter Suri was born.

Shields herself called Cruise's comments "a disservice to mothers everywhere." In late August 2006, Cruise apologized in person to Shields for his comments. Scientology is well known for its opposition to mainstream psychiatry and the psychoactive drugs which are routinely prescribed for treatment.

In the film, Cruise's former auditor Marty Rathbun claims that wife Nicole Kidman was wiretapped on Tom Cruise's suggestion, which Cruise's lawyer denies. ==Legacy== In 2006, Premiere ranked Cruise as Hollywood's most powerful actor, as Cruise came in at number 13 on the magazine's 2006 Power List, being the highest ranked actor.

The suit was dropped in exchange for a public statement by Davis that the video was not of Cruise, and that Cruise was heterosexual. In 2006, Cruise sued cybersquatter Jeff Burgar to obtain control of the TomCruise.com domain name.

The decision to turn TomCruise.com over to Cruise was handed down by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on July 5, 2006. In 2009, Michael Davis Sapir filed a suit charging that his phone had been wiretapped at Cruise's behest.

2007

In 2007, Cruise took a rare supporting role for the second time in Lions for Lambs, which was a commercial disappointment.

Cruise acts as a producer and star in films for United Artists, while Wagner serves as UA's chief executive. Production began in 2007 of Valkyrie, a thriller based on the July 20, 1944 assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler.

The film was acquired in March 2007 by United Artists.

On March 21, 2007, Cruise signed to play Claus von Stauffenberg, the protagonist.

Lambs was released on November 9, 2007, opening to unimpressive box office revenue and critical reception. In August 2008, Wagner stepped down from her position at United Artists; she retains her stake in UA, which combined with Cruise's share amounts to 30 percent of the studio. ==Personal life== ===Relationships and wealth=== Cruise splits his time between homes in Beverly Hills, California; Telluride, Colorado; Clearwater, Florida; Dulwich, London; and East Grinstead, West Sussex.

In 2007, Kidman clarified rumors of a miscarriage early in her marriage to Cruise, explaining that she had actually had an ectopic pregnancy. Cruise was next romantically linked with Penélope Cruz, his co-star in Vanilla Sky (2001).

2008

This was followed by an unrecognizable appearance as "Les Grossman" in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr.

Cruise played the central role in the historical thriller Valkyrie released on December 25, 2008 to box office success. In March 2010, Cruise completed filming the action-comedy Knight and Day, in which he re-teamed with former costar Cameron Diaz; the film was released on June 23, 2010.

Lambs was released on November 9, 2007, opening to unimpressive box office revenue and critical reception. In August 2008, Wagner stepped down from her position at United Artists; she retains her stake in UA, which combined with Cruise's share amounts to 30 percent of the studio. ==Personal life== ===Relationships and wealth=== Cruise splits his time between homes in Beverly Hills, California; Telluride, Colorado; Clearwater, Florida; Dulwich, London; and East Grinstead, West Sussex.

Shortly thereafter, the doctor's office was picketed by Scientologists, reportedly angering Spielberg. ====YouTube video removal==== On January 15, 2008, a video produced by the Church of Scientology featuring an interview with Cruise was posted on YouTube, showing Cruise discussing what being a Scientologist means to him.

2009

Cruise was nominated for seven Saturn Awards between 2002 and 2009, winning once.

The decision to turn TomCruise.com over to Cruise was handed down by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on July 5, 2006. In 2009, Michael Davis Sapir filed a suit charging that his phone had been wiretapped at Cruise's behest.

2010

Cruise played the central role in the historical thriller Valkyrie released on December 25, 2008 to box office success. In March 2010, Cruise completed filming the action-comedy Knight and Day, in which he re-teamed with former costar Cameron Diaz; the film was released on June 23, 2010.

On February 9, 2010, Cruise confirmed that he would star in Impossible – Ghost Protocol, the fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible series.

2011

The film was released in December 2011 to high critical acclaim and box office success.

Unadjusted for ticket price inflation, it was Cruise's biggest commercial success to that date. On May 6, 2011, Cruise was awarded a humanitarian award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance for his work as a dedicated philanthropist.

2012

The film was released in June 2012. Cruise starred as Jack Reacher in the film adaptation of British author Lee Child's 2005 novel One Shot.

The film was released on December 21, 2012.

An article in the October 2012 issue of Vanity Fair stated that several sources have said that after the breakup with Cruz, Scientologist leaders launched a secret project to find Cruise a new girlfriend.

On June 29, 2012, Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise.

That suit was dismissed by a Central Civil West court judge in Los Angeles on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired on Sapir's claim. In October 2012, Cruise filed a lawsuit against In Touch and Life & Style magazines for defamation after they claimed Cruise had "abandoned" his six-year-old daughter.

2013

In 2013, he starred in the science fiction film Oblivion based on director Joseph Kosinski's graphic novel of the same name.

YouTube has declined to remove it again, due to the popularity of the video, and subsequent changes to copyright policy of the website. ====Scientology's purported influence on Cruise==== In 2013, Cruise stated that ex-wife Katie Holmes divorced him in part to protect the couple's daughter Suri from Scientology.

2014

In 2014, Cruise starred in the science fiction-action film Edge of Tomorrow, which received positive reviews and grossed over $370 million. In 2015, Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in the fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible series, Impossible – Rogue Nation, which he also produced.

2015

In 2014, Cruise starred in the science fiction-action film Edge of Tomorrow, which received positive reviews and grossed over $370 million. In 2015, Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in the fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible series, Impossible – Rogue Nation, which he also produced.

Such restructuring was seen as a move to curtail publicity of his views on Scientology, as well as the controversy surrounding his relationship with Katie Holmes. The 2015 documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief cast a spotlight on Cruise's role in Scientology.

2017

The film earned high critical acclaim and was a commercial success. Cruise starred in the 2017 reboot of Boris Karloff's 1932 horror movie The Mummy.

2018

As an action star, he has played Ethan Hunt in all six of the Mission: Impossible films from 1996 to 2018.

In 2018, Cruise again reprised Ethan Hunt, in the sixth film in his franchise, Impossible – Fallout.

2020

Unadjusted for ticket price inflation, it is Cruise's biggest commercial success to date. In May 2020, it was reported that Cruise would be starring and producing the first ever movie shot in outer space.

It was subsequently reinstated on the site, and as of June 2020, the video has achieved over 15 million views.




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