| TV and Movie Trivia Tribute Tom Cruise |
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| Born: | 3 July 1962 | Syracuse, New York, USA |
| Known As: | Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell | "Top Gun" (1986) |
| Trivia: | He took up acting after losing his place on the high school wrestling team due to a knee injury. | |
| He and Nicole Kidman had two adopted children, Isabella and Connor. | ||
| Is right-handed when writing, but does most things left-handed. | ||
| Enjoys skydiving, scuba diving, and piloting his Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane. | ||
| Tom has three sisters: Marian, Lee Anne and Cass. | ||
| At age 14, he enrolled in a seminary to become a priest... he dropped out after one year. | ||
| (June 1980) Graduated from Glen Ridge High School. | ||
| (1990) Won a Golden Globe award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989). | ||
| (1990) Nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989). | ||
| (1990) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. | ||
| (1991) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. | ||
| (1996) Stopped to help a hit and run victim and paid her hospital bills. The victim was aspiring Brazilian actress Heloisa Vinhas. | ||
| (1997) Won a Golden Globe award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for "Jerry Maguire" (1996). | ||
| (1997) Nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for "Jerry Maguire" (1996). | ||
| (1997) Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. | ||
| (1997) Voted Best Dressed Male Movie Star. | ||
| (October 1997) Ranked #3 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. | ||
| (2000) Cruise and Nicole Kidman donated to Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for a seat in the U.S. Senate representing New York. | ||
| (2000) Won a Golden Globe award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for "Magnolia" (1999). | ||
| (2000) Nominated for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar for "Magnolia" (1999). | ||
| On TV: | TVGuide.com | Click here for TV listings. |
| Filmography: | The Internet Movie Database | Tom Cruise Filmography. |
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