Tom Cruise

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ˈmeɪˌpɒθər MAYpothər born July 3 1962 is an American actor and film producer Regarded as a Hollywood icon he has received various accolades including an Honorary Palme dOr 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 133 billion worldwide placing him among the highestgrossing actors of all time One of Hollywoods most bankable stars he is consistently one of the worlds highestpaid actors Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business 1983 and Top Gun 1986 the latter earning him a reputation as a sex symbol Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money 1986 Rain Man 1988 and Born on the Fourth of July 1989 For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s he starred in commercially successful films including the drama A Few Good Men 1992 the thriller The Firm 1993 the horror film Interview with the Vampire 1994 and the sports comedydrama Jerry Maguire 1996 for the latter he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor Cruises performance in the drama Magnolia 1999 earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films often performing his own risky stunts He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible film series 19962025 His other films in the genre include Vanilla Sky 2001 Minority Report 2002 The Last Samurai 2003 Collateral 2004 War of the Worlds 2005 Knight and Day 2010 Jack Reacher 2012 Oblivion 2013 Edge of Tomorrow 2014 and Top Gun Maverick 2022 Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive 100 milliongrossing movies a feat achieved with eleven films released between 2012 and 2025 In December 2024 he was awarded the US Navys highest civilian honor the Distinguished Public Service Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the military with his screen roles In March 2025 he was named the recipient of the British Film Institute Fellowship the BFIs highest honor for his contributions to cinema Forbes ranked him as the worlds most powerful celebrity in 2006 He was named Peoples Sexiest Man Alive in 1990 and received the top honor of Most Beautiful People in 1997 Outside his film career Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology which has resulted in controversy and scrutiny of his involvement in the organization An aviation enthusiast he has held a pilot certificate since 1994 Description above from the Wikipedia Tom Cruise article licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia