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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 2026, his films have grossed more than $13.3 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of…
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Born 3 July 1962 · Q37079
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2026· 5 entries
Polygon: Tom Cruise's 113-minute sci-fi action masterpiece is officially dominating Netflix
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AOL: Tom Cruise Gets Rosie O’Donnell’s Surprising Take on Her Famous '90s Obsession: 'I Will Always Love' Him
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Public attention spiked: 97,112 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.6× the usual 12,747, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: +last name pronunciation
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It was reported that Suri had legally changed her surname from Cruise to Noelle, having used the latter for her 2024 high school graduation and voter registration
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2025· 6 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Actor Tom Cruise walked off "The View" television talk show after being questioned by host Joy Behar about Scientology.” False.
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Awarded Academy Honorary Award (2025).
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Tom Cruise mocked Nicholas Riccio, husband of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles in 2025” Didn't Happen.
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Snopes rated the claim “A number of celebrities, including Young Thug, Kendall Jenner and Tom Cruise, will be aboard Blue Origin's next flight in May 2025.” Labeled Satire.
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That his break up with Ana de Armas was due to religious differences, primarily his desire to recruit her into the church
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Cruise declined an offer from President Donald Trump to be honored by the Kennedy Center
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2024· 3 entries
Awarded Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2024).
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Won Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2024).
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Appeared in the Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony to promote Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, by jumping from the roof of the Stade de France stadium in Paris
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2023· 5 entries
Lead Stories rated the claim “photo image photograph shows tom cruise with body doubles stunt devils” AI Image.
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Telugu Post rated the claim “Viral image shows Tom Cruise's stunt doubles” False.
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Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated the claim “Pictures Of Tom Cruise With His Stunt Doubles !!” False.
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fact checker rated the claim “A set of images show American actor Tom Cruise's stunt doubles celebrating after the release of Mission Impossible 7.” fake.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Photograph shows Hollywood actor Tom Cruise with his stunt doubles.” False.
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2022· 2 entries
Awarded Honorary Palme d'Or (2022).
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Cruise reprised his role as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick, a film which he also produced
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2021· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “A photograph shows actor Tom Cruise sitting on top of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper without a harness.” Mostly True.
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fact checker rated the claim “A video depicts Tom Cruise doing a magic trick on TikTok.” fake.
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2019· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “U.S. actor Tom Cruise was seen at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 driving around in a Ferrari.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “During a cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump recalled a previous meeting with U.S. military leaders, remarking that they were "better looking than Tom Cruise, and stronger."” True.
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2018· 1 entry
Cruise again reprised Ethan Hunt, in the sixth film in his franchise, Mission: Impossible – Fallout
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2016· 1 entry
Cited Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio as the "two stars, it doesn't matter how bad the film is, they can pull [the box office] up
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2015· 2 entries
Reported net worth: $470M (as of 2015).
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Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in the fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible series, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, which he also produced
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2014· 1 entry
Cruise starred in the science fiction-action film Edge of Tomorrow, which received positive reviews and grossed more than $370 million
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2013· 1 entry
Starred in the science fiction film Oblivion based on director Joseph Kosinski's graphic novel of the same name
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2012· 1 entry
Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise
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2011· 1 entry
Cruise was awarded a humanitarian award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance for his work as a dedicated philanthropist
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2010· 2 entries
Cruise confirmed that he would star in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, the fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible series
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Receiving the Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award from the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy
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2009· 1 entry
Magazine editor Michael Davis Sapir filed a suit charging that his phone had been wiretapped at Cruise's behest
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2008· 1 entry
A video produced by Church of Scientology featuring an interview with Cruise was posted on YouTube by the Anonymous-linked group Project Chanology, showing Cruise discussing what being a Scientologist means to him
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2007· 3 entries
Cruise signed to play Claus von Stauffenberg, the protagonist
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Cruise took a rare supporting role for the second time in Lions for Lambs, which was a commercial disappointment
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Of Valkyrie, a thriller based on the July 20, 1944, assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler
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2006· 5 entries
Holmes and Cruise were married at the 15th-century castle Castello Orsini-Odescalchi in Bracciano, in a Scientologist ceremony attended by many Hollywood stars
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Paramount Pictures announced it was ending its 14-year relationship with Cruise
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Cruise sued cybersquatter Jeff Burgar to obtain control of the TomCruise
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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
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Returned to his role as Ethan Hunt in the third installment of the Mission Impossible film series, Mission: Impossible III
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2005· 8 entries
Cruise and Holmes announced they were expecting a child
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Awarded Critics' Choice Awards (2005).
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The Council of Paris revealed that Cruise had lobbied French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and Senate President Jean-Claude Gaudin; they described Cruise as a militant spokesman for Scientology and barred any further
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Was a nominee for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Movie Star and the winner of the MTV Generation Award
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Cruise worked again with Steven Spielberg in War of the Worlds, a loose adaptation of the H
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By Hollywood economist Edward Jay Epstein as "one of the most powerful—and richest—forces in Hollywood
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Criticized actress Brooke Shields for using the antidepressant Paxil to treat postpartum depression following the birth of her first daughter
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“s yellow couch and stood there to make the announcement. On October 6, 2005, Cruise and Holmes announced they were expecting a child. In April 2006, their daughter Suri Noelle was born. On November 18, 2006, Holmes and Cruise were married at the 15th-century castle Castello Orsini-Odescalchi in Bracciano, in a Scientologist ceremony attended by many Hollywood stars. Their publicists said the couple had”
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2004· 2 entries
Cruise received critical acclaim for his performance as Vincent in Collateral
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“I think psychiatry should be outlawed.”
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2003· 1 entry
Starred in Edward Zwick's period action drama The Last Samurai, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
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2002· 6 entries
Awarded Saturn Awards (2002).
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Awarded Saturn Award for Best Actor (2002).
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Cruise starred in the dystopian science fiction action film Minority Report, which was directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the short story by Philip K
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“Adoro qualquer maneira de contar uma história de um jeito cativante, envolvente e interessante.”
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“The important thing with a child is that you love them, you protect them and you help them to grow and find out who they are. And as a parent, it's my responsibility to help them to become independent and get all the knowledge and a broad view of the world and life. I know that Nic [former wife Nicole Kidman] absolutely agrees with that. And that's what's important: being there.”
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“Sex is about the connection. Great sex is a by-product, for me, of a great relationship, where you have communication and it's an extension of that. Where it's just free. And that's how it should be. It's spectacular.”
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2001· 2 entries
The couple's spokesperson announced their separation
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“s August 2001 divorce from actress Nicole Kidman. The actor said he would donate any proceeds of the lawsuit to charity. Cruise”
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2000· 2 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Magnolia (2000).
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Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of the Mission: Impossible films, Mission: Impossible 2
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1999· 2 entries
Marty Rathbun was sent by David Miscavige to convince Cruise to return to the Church and continue his studies
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Cruise co-starred with Kidman in Stanley Kubrick's erotic and psychological drama film Eyes Wide Shut
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1998· 1 entry
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
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy (1997).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Jerry Maguire (1997).
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1996· 1 entry
Cruise starred as superspy Ethan Hunt in the reboot of Mission: Impossible, which he also produced
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1994· 1 entry
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
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1993· 1 entry
And the company has since co-produced several of Cruise's films, the first being Mission: Impossible in 1996 which was also Cruise's first project as a producer
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1990· 4 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Born on the Fourth of July (1990).
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Won Golden Globe Awards (1990).
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And received the top honor of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997
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And he publicly announced he followed Scientology in a 1992 interview with Barbara Walters
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1989· 1 entry
Cruise portrayed real-life paralyzed Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's war epic Born on the Fourth of July
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1988· 1 entry
Cruise starred in Cocktail, a film that was a box office success but failed with critics
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1986· 2 entries
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1986).
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And became an outspoken advocate for Church of Scientology in the 2000s
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1980· 1 entry
Graduated from Glen Ridge High School in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
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1962· 2 entries
In Syracuse, New York, to electrical engineer Thomas Cruise Mapother III (1934–1984) and special education teacher Mary Lee (née Pfeiffer; 1936–2017)
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Born 1962-07-03.
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