Real name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV 
Date of Birth (location): 3 July 1962, Syracuse, New York, USA
Height: 5' 7"
Spouse/Current Girlfriend: 
   Penelope Cruz currently dating 
   Nicole Kidman (December 24, 1990 [in Telluride, Colorado] - Aug 3, 
   2001) (divorced); first appeared together in Days of Thunder 
   Mimi Rogers (May 9, 1987 - January 1990) (divorced) 
   Ex's include - Heather Locklear, Cher, and more
Children:(both adopted): Isabella Jane Kidman Cruise and Connor    Anthony Kidman Cruise   
Member of the Church of Scientol                                                                               While he was working with Paul Newman in the Color of Money, (1986, he 
 engaged in much conversation with the politically active actor. The 
 resulting conscious raising changed him from an actor who ignored the 
 jingoistic tone of Top Gun (1986) to a performer who chose a film with a 
 strong anti-war tone, Born on the Fourth of July (1989) to counter his 
 contribution to the former film.
 He's the third of four children of an electrical engineer, whose family 
 moved often due to his father's job. Because of having dyslexia (can't 
 read correctly - letters on a page start to blurr after a few moments of 
 looking at them), he needed to switch schools constantly. Unfortunately 
 this lead to bad grades. He try to compensate for this handicap by being 
 active in sports, until a knee injury ended his career in wrestling 
 He attended a Franciscan seminar for a 
 year, but instead of putting on a habit, he ended up in the theater 
 costume of Nathan Detroit, in a student production of the musical Guys & 
  Dolls. After the completion of the musical, he decided to dedicate his 
 life to professional acting, and left for New York where he performed in 
 a biblical-type of play by the name of Godspell. This is where the 
 Italian director Franco Zeffirelli discovered him. He gave him his first 
 role of Billie Harris in the drama Endless Love. And after this role, 
 his agressive character of David Shaw in Taps made him noticeable, and 
 Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in "Top Gun" made him a Star. From then on, the 
 offers kept coming faster than lightning.

 Tom turned down the role in "Always" by Steven Spielberg and "Edward 
 Scissorhands" by Tim Burton. He was also considered for the musical 
 "Sunset Boulevard".                                                                                                           He was on the varsity wrestling team and played Nathan Detroit in the 
 Junior Class production of "Guys and Doll                                                                    Family: 
    Mother: Mary Lee Mapother 
    Father: Thomas Mapother III (electrical engineer, died of cancer in 
   1984) 
    Stepfather: Jack South 
    Sister: Lee Anne Mapother (publicist) 
    Sister: Marian Mapother (teacher) 
    Sister: Cass Mapother (restaurateur) 

   Claim to Fame: Risky Business
HighSchool: (1978-81) Attended Glen Ridge High among others. Also attended 
   St. Francis Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio for one year.
Salary: Interview with the Vampire (1994) -> $15,000,000