Tom Cruise

TOM CRUISE. American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globes. His career began at the age of 19 in Endless Love (1981) with his first leading role in Risky Business (1983). He became a full-fledged movie star after starring in Top Gun (1986). Other major Hollywood films include ; The Color of Money (1986) / Cocktail (1988) / Rain Man (1988) / Born on The 4th July (1989) / A Few Good Men (1992) / The Firm (1993) / Jerry Maguire (1996) / Eyes Wide Shut (1999) / Magnolia (1999) / Vanilla Sky (2001) / Minority Report (2002) / The Last Samurai (2003) / Collateral (2004) / The War of The Worlds (2005) / Valkyrie (2008) / Jack Reacher (2012) / Oblivion (2013) along with his roles as Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible series (1996-2011). As of 2012, he was Hollywoods highest-paid actor. Fourteen of his films have grossed over $100 million domestically and twenty have grossed in excess of $200 million worldwide. Tom Cruise is also well known for his support for the Church of Scientology and its affiliated social programs.