Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (/?t?m?s ?kru?z ?me?p???r/; born July 3, 1962), widely known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Taps. His first leading role was in Risky Business, released in August 1983. Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring in Top Gun (1986). He is well known for his role as secret agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series between 1996 and 2011. Cruise has starred in many Hollywood blockbusters, including Rain Man (1988), A Few Good Men (1992), Jerry Maguire (1996), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Tropic Thunder (2008) and Jack Reacher (2012). As of 2012, Cruise is Hollywood's highest-paid actor. Cruise is known for his Scientologist faith and for his support of the Church of Scientology. This book is your ultimate resource for Tom Cruise. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Tom Cruise's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Tom Cruise, 10th Empire Awards, 200 (South Park), 21st Saturn Awards, 8th Empire Awards, A Few Good Men, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, All the Right Moves (film), Anne Rice, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Beacon Hill, Ottawa, Ben Stiller, Born on the Fourth of July (film), Brad Pitt, Brat Pack (actors), Brooke Shields, Cameron Diaz, Cher, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Church of Scientology, Claus von Stauffenberg, Cocktail (1988 film), Cruise/Wagner Productions, Dustin Hoffman, Empire Award for Best Actor, Ethan Hunt, Eyes Wide Shut, Far and Away, Forest Whitaker, Henry Munro Middle School, Inside the Actors Studio, Interview with the Vampire, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chroniclesand more pages!Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.