Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer. 

Early Accomplishments

Tom's acting career was launched in 1981 with his first role as Billy in the film Endless Love. 

Best Known For

Tom has received the most recognition among others for his role in the Mission: Impossible movies. The sequel to this movie won him an MTV Movie award in 2001. 

Sexual Orientation

Tom is straight. In the early years of his career, Tom dated actresses like Melissa Gilbert, Heather Locklear, Rebecca De Mornay and various others. 

Family

Over the years, Tom has been married three times. His first marriage was to the actress Mimi Rogers and it ended with the space of 3 years from 1987. 

The same year he got divorced, he married the famous actress Nicole Kidman but that marriage fell apart after 11 years. 

5 years after his divorce, he gave marriage another try and got married to yet another actress Katie Holmes and this also fell apart and they got divorced in 2012. 

Tom has 3 children. His first two were adopted when he was married to Nicole while he had his last child Suri with Katie. 

Religious Belief

Tom became a Scientologist after being introduced to its belief by his first wife. For more than 30 years, he has been absolutely devoted to this religion and says it has played a very significant role in his career and life at large. (Source: theguardian.com, 27/10/16)  

Worth to Know

Tom's surname is not Cruise but it is his middle name. His actual surname is Mapother. 

Tom was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood in 2012.