Trivia of Timothy Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is an iconic Hollywood actor and a powerful film producer.
Tom Cruise's birth name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.
Tom Cruise was born on July 3rd, 1962 in Syracuse, New York.
Tom Cruise's mother Mary Lee nee Pfeiffer is a teacher; while his father Thomas Cruise Mapother III is an electrical engineer.
Tom Cruise is of German, Irish and Colonial English descent.
Tom Cruise is of 5' 7" [1.70 m] in height.
Tom Cruise attended more than 15 schools in US and Canada in his childhood.
Tom Cruise's parents got separated when he was 12 years old. He was raised by his mother.
Tom Cruise has three sisters Marian, Lee Anne De Vette, and Cass.
Tom Cruise appeared in dramas under the guidance of George Steinburg while studying at Robert Hopkins Public School at Ottawa in Canada.
Tom Cruise performed with the Gloucester Players theatrical troupe founded by his mother while in school.
Tom Cruise actively participated in athletics and sports playing hockey and football. He lost his front tooth while playing hockey one night.
Tom Cruise graduated from Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey in 1980.
Tom Cruise decided to become a Catholic priest and so attended Franciscan seminary in Cincinnati.
Tom Cruise began his film career in 1981 with a small role in "Endless Love" starring Brooke Shields.
Tom Cruise got breakthrough role in "Risky Business" [1983] that catapulted him overnight stardom.
Tom Cruise received three Oscar nominations for "Born on the Fourth of July" [1989], "Jerry Maguire" [1996] and "Magnolia" [1999].