Tom Cruise (American Actor) Biography

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York. He is the son of Mary Lee Pfeiffer and Thomas Cruise Mapother III. His mother is a special education teacher, and his father is an electrical engineer. Lee Anne, Marian, and Cass are three of Tom Cruise’s sisters. His parents were both from Louisville, Kentucky. His father was of German descent while his mother had Irish and English roots.

Young Tom was constantly on the move as a child. By the age of 14, he had attended 15 different schools in both Canada and the United States. Later, he moved to Glen Ridge, New Jersey, where he lives with his mother and her new husband. When he was a teenager, Cruise wanted to be a priest rather than an actor. However, fate had other plans for him, and as a 19-year-old, he found himself playing a minor role in the film “Endless Love.”

Tom Cruise Biography

Full Name	Thomas Cruise Mapother
Nickname	Tc
Date of Birth	July 3, 1962
Age	61 Years
Weight	68 Kg (150 lbs)
Birthplace	Syracuse, New York (USA)
Height	5 feet 7 inches OR cm OR 1.7m
Eye Colour	Green
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Home town	Syracuse, New York
Nationality	American
Religion	Scientology
Ethnicity	Irish, German & English
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Food Habit	Non- vegetarian
School	Robert Hopkins Public School, Henry Munro Middle School,  Glen Ridge High School (he attended 15 schools in 14 years)
Educational Qualification	Graduate (Glen Ridge High School, New Jersey)
Profession	Actor & Producer
Hobbies	Scubadiving, Skydiving And Fencing
Net Worth	570 million US Doller
Debut Movie	Endless Love (1981)

Tom Cruise Physical Appearance

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Height	In Centimeters – 170 Cm In Meters – 1.70 M In Feet Inches – 5’ 7”
Weight	In Kilograms – 68 Kg In Pounds – 150 Lbs
Eye Colour	Green
Hair Colour	Dark Brown

Tom Cruise Family

Father	Thomas Mapother III (Electrical engineer)
Mother	Mary Lee Pfeiffer (Educator)
Sister(s)	Lee Ann Mapother, Cass Mapother, Marian Mapother
Marital Status	Divorced
Wife	Mimi Rogers (m.1987-d.1990), Nicole Kidman(m. 1990; div. 2001) and Katie Holmes(m. 2006; div. 2012)
Son	Connor Cruise(Actor)
Daughter	Isabella Jane Cruise, Suri Cruise

Tom Cruise Favorite Things

Food	Junk Food, pasta, Lobster, Flounder, Strawberries
Colour	Green
Perfume	Clive Christian
Sport	Wrestling & Football
Singer	Joss Stone
Cars	Bugatti Veyron,  Mercedes CLK, Porsche 911, Chevy Chevelle SS
Bikes	BMW S 1000 RR, Ducati, Kawasaki Ninja, Vyrus 987 C3 4V

Tom Cruise Net Worth

Tom Cruise is a renowned American actor and producer who is very rich, with a huge net worth of around $620 million. He has earned a lot from his films, making almost $11 billion at the box office globally. Until June 2022, none of Tom’s films earned over $1 billion. But “Top Gun: Maverick” changed that, creating a large $1.5 billion globally.

Cruise has been in multiple action and sci-fi films. He does his own risky stunts. One of his most notable parts is Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible series. Some other films he’s been in include The Last Samurai, Vanilla Sky, Minority Report, Collateral, War of the Worlds, Knight and Day, Jack Reacher, Oblivion, and Top Gun: Maverick. Maverick earned a huge sum at the box office.

In 1990, Tom Cruise was selected as the hottest man alive and one of the most attractive individuals in 1997. Wedded to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes, he has 3 kids – 2 adopted with Kidman and 1 biological daughter with Holmes.

Name	Tom Cruise
Net Worth	$620 Million
Profession	Actor
Monthly Income	$4 Million +
Yearly Income	$50 Million +
Years active	1981–present

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Tom Cruise Career

Tom Cruise started his career with a small role in “Endless Love” in 1981. He was only 19 years old at the time. Later on, he played Joel Goodson in the romantic comedy “Risky Business” in 1983 after appearing in a few more movies in supporting roles. With his good looks and charm, Tom Cruise won the hearts of numerous American girls. His movie was a huge success as well.

In 1986, he starred as Lieutenant Pete Mitchell, a young naval aviator, in the action-drama movie “Top Gun”. He also had great success with this film, which solidified his status as a star. Throughout the late 1980s, his success continued with films such as “The Color of Money” (1986), “Cocktail” (1988), and “Rain Man” (1988).

In the early 1990s, Nicole Kidman and Cruise, the real-life couple starred together in films like Days of Thunder (1990) and Far and Away (1992). The 1996 film ‘Mission: Impossible’ skyrocketed Cruise to international stardom. The movie follows Agent Hunt, whose mission is to find the mole who has framed him for the murders of his entire team. The film was a major box office success and led to six sequels. He continued to be a popular star throughout the 1990s and 2000s, with multiple blockbuster Hollywood films.

Tom Cruise Awards & Achievements

• Tom Cruise has won three Golden Globe awards. It includes:
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture—Drama for Born on the Fourth of July (1990)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical for Jerry Maguire (1997)
• Best Performance by an actor in a Supporting Role on Motion Pictures – Magnolia (1999)
• In 2003, he was given the Excellence in Mentoring Award by the National Mentoring Partnership for his work with that organization.
• He was given the David di Donatello Awards ‘Special David’ award in 2005.
• The Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance honored Cruise with a humanitarian award in 2011 for his commitment to philanthropy.

Interesting Facts about Tom Cruise

• Tom Cruise was born into a normal family. His father was an engineer and his mother was a teacher. Tom’s father’s behavior was not good with him. He often used to kill them, due to which Tom’s childhood was very difficult. When Tom was 11 years old, his parents separated from each other.
• Tom started mowing the lawns of another’s house for his own expenses, which would earn him some money. Tom used to always shift to different cities with his family. He changed his 15 schools in 14 years.
• Tom had been diagnosed with dyslexia in childhood, due to which he had to face a lot of difficulty in studying. For this reason, he tried to make his career in different fields but he failed in all. Tom had also prepared to become the priest of the church for a year, but he did not like it and he left.
• Tom was very interested in sports, he loved to play football. He also used to play in the football team in his school but once he was thrown out of the team after being caught drinking beer from the game, after which he was completely broke.
• Today Tom Cruise is known to be one of Hollywood’s greatest actors and earns over $50 million annually. Tom Cruise’s net worth is over $480 million. Tom Cruise’s films have earned more than $13 billion worldwide, which is a record in itself.

Tom Cruise Wife

Mapother the fourth has had an interesting marriage life. He has had three divorces. Tom Cruise first wife was Mimi Rogers. On 9th May 1987, Mapother IV married an American actress Mimi Rogers and later divorced on 4th February 1990. The actor later married Nicole Kidman as his second wife on 24th December 1990 and divorced in February 2001. His third wife was Penelope Cruz who acted together with Tom in the 2001 film” Vanilla Sky.” They divorced in 2004.

was in a relationship with Katie Holmes. Cruise came out to the public through “Oprah Winfrey Show” to confirm the relationship. On 18th November 2006, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes got married. After about five years, Tom Cruise wife announced their divorce on 29th June 2012. We are yet to see the next Tom Cruise spouse.

Tom Cruise Kids

Tom Cruise has three children. Thomas Mapother and his second wife Nicole Kidman decided to adopt Isabella Jane (born 1992) and Connor Antony (born 1995). Kidman had an ectopic pregnancy during their divorce. Thomas and Katie Holmes had a baby girl known as Suri (born April 2006). As a result, Mapother the fourth is known for his two adopted kids and one biological child.

Tom Cruise Movies

• Endless Love Taps
• The Outsiders Losin’ It
• All the Right Moves
• Legend  
• 1986 – Top Gun 
• The Color of Money 
• Rain Man 
• Born on the Fourth of July
•  Days of Thunder
• Far and Away
• A Few Good Men
• The Firm
• Interview with the Vampire
• Mission: Impossible
• Jerry Maguire
• Eyes Wide Shut
• Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures 
• Minority Report 
• Shattered Glass
• Collateral
• Mission: Impossible III 
•  Lions for Lambs

Real Estate

Tom has held multiple amazing properties in the US over the years. Tom dealt a flat in 2013 on the 10th floor of a building in New York City’s East Village for $3 million.

In May 2016, Tom dealt his large house in Beverly Hills to Leon Black for $40 million. He purchased the home in 2006 for $30.5 million when he was wedded to Katie Holmes. Tom bought a large place in Telluride, Colorado, in the 1990s. He attempted selling the place for $59 million in 2016, and finally, in March 2021, he placed it for $39.5 million and sold it for that same cost in May.

In 2018, he paid $11.8 million to purchase many flats in a place named Clearwater, Florida. This location is close to the major office of the Church of Scientology.

Tom Cruise House

Mr. Tom Cruise once possessed a real estate mansion in Beverly Hills, California. The property covered an area of 10,286 square feet and was sold to Leon and Debra Black for a whopping amount of 40 million USD. Mr. Cruise also has a house in Colorado worth 30 million dollars.

Tom Cruise Cars 

• BUGATTI VEYRON ($1.9 Million)
• MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ($116,300)
• PORSCHE 911 ($112,000)
• MERCEDES-BENZ CLK ($72,380)
• CHEVROLET CHEVELLE SS ($54,900)
• FORD EXCURSION ($43,500)
• FORD MUSTANG ($36,120)
• BUICK ROADSTER ($33,070)
• CHEVROLET CORVETTE C1 ($14,531)

Tom Cruise Movies Earnings

Here are some of Cruise’s most popular films from his earlier years in Hollywood and their worldwide lifetime gross earnings, according to Box Office Mojo: 

• “Top Gun”: $356.8 million
• “Rain Man”: $354.8 million
• “Cocktail”: $171.5 million
• “Born on the Fourth of July”: $161 million
• “Risky Business”: $63.5 million (domestic)

Facts About Tom Cruise

• Does Tom Cruise Consume Smoke? Yes
• Does Tom Cruise Consume Alcohol? No
• Tom’s childhood passed in a lot of poverty.
• Tom did not like his father at all because his father used a lot of abuse language to him, even he has called his father “A Merchant of Chaos”.
• He used to play floor hockey during his school days in which he was quite proficient.
• At the age of 14, Tom studied in 15 schools due to frequent shifts.
• He does everything from eating to drinking with his left hand but always writes with his right hand.
• He has also won the Razzie Award for Worst Actor in 1988 for the film “Cocktail”.
• He then won the 1989 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in the movie “Born on the Fourth of July”, which was his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
• He has never allowed his photos to be used for video-games and action figures.
• He has been nominated for the Oscar Award 3 times but he could not win even once.
• In 1996, he also got his second Golden Globe Award and second nominated for Academy Award from the movie “Jerry Maguire”.
• His most successful movie was Mission Impossible which was released in 1996 which was featured in 3000 theaters in the first time itself.
• He won the Golden Globe Award for the third time in 1999 as well as the third nomination for the Academy Award due to the film “Magnolia”.
• He is also a promoter of Scientology and this company is known for recognizing the religion in Europe.
• Tom was also ranked as the World’s Most Powerful Celebrity in 2006 by Forbes Magazine

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Tom Cruise