Fascinating stories and incidents from the biography of the famous Hollywood actor Tom Cruise

Famous film star Tom Cruise is not only a wonderful as an actor, but also a talented directoras well as film producer. The star has managed to win awards such as "The Golden Globes." и "Oscar.". For these achievements, he was nominated more than once. Tom Cruise is primarily known to viewers thanks to his participation in such films as "Interview with a Vampire," "Magnolia," "Eyes Wide Shut," "Oblivion," and others.

It's probably common knowledge that the lives of celebrities are very much rich and overflowing with all sorts of events. Some stars have certain qualities that distinguish them From others. In this article, I propose to consider not only character traits, but also fascinating stories and cases from the biography of Tom Cruise.

General facts about the celebrity Tom Cruise

• Was born future actor in early July 1962 in New York, United States.
• He grew up in a family a little distant from art. The boy's father was a design engineer, and his mother worked as a defectologist. However, according to some reports, Tom Cruise's mother in her youth was a little involved in the filming of films and motion pictures. Perhaps, the mother's inclination to creativity and had some influence on the choice of the future profession of the boy.
• In addition to Tom, there were three other girls in the family.
• The childhood of the future Hollywood film star is difficult to call calm and moderate. Because of frequent family moves in search of income, Tom had to change about fifteen school institutions. Naturally, this played a role in the performance of the boy.
• Another interesting fact is that as a twelve-year-old teenager, Tom began to suffer from dyslexia. It is worth noting that this disease makes it difficult to understand written and spoken language. It also affected Tom's performance during his school years.

• Tom Cruise also suffered from crooked teeth and malocclusion. In the future, the young man managed to correct this defect.
• Perhaps one of the fun facts is that the future star, as a thirteen-year-old teenager, began to suffer because of his short stature. It was this complex that gave Tom the impetus to start doing sports. Speaking of which, Cruz managed to achieve success in wrestling. Moreover, he even wanted to build a career as a professional athlete, but he did not manage to fulfil his desire because of a knee injury.
• When Tom was fourteen, his parents divorced and the children moved with their mother to Kentucky to a small house. There the boy entered one of the theological schools, dreaming of becoming a Catholic priest. However, he soon became bored with this path and Tom moved to an ordinary school.
• When the boy was sixteen years old, his mother married a second time. This marriage became a happy one not only for the woman, but also for her children. The new man became a wonderful stepfather to all four children of his beloved wife.
• After a shattered dream, Tom found a new occupation: in high school Cruz began to be interested in acting. The young man in high school began to attend the theatre club. It was this that became the impetus for further building the career of a famous actor.

Facts about Tom's first roles, fascinating stories from the set, Cruise's best roles, achievements and awards received

• Despite professional acting skills, the aspiring actor managed in 1981 to get a small role in a film called "Endless Love". In the same year, Tom managed to take part in the film "Rebound".
• His first major role as a future film star performed in 1983 in a film called "All the Right Moves". The genre of this film is a sports drama.
• Tom Cruise got his next major role in the same year. He played a character in a film called "Risky Business". Brilliantly performed role brought Tom fame and positive feedback not only from film critics, but also from ordinary viewers. After the screening of this film Tom Cruise was noticed by many famous film directors.
• In 1985, the Hollywood film star starred in the film "Legend", directed by Ridley Scott. And in 1986, the premiere of a film called "The Best Shooter" directed by Tony Scott.

• In 1988, film star Tom Cruise took part in the film directed by Donaldson "Cocktail". The genre of the film is melodrama. However, Cruise's dreams associated with this film could not be realised. For the performance of the main role, the Hollywood film star received an anti-premium "Golden Raspberry" in the nomination for the worst role. Yes, and in general, you should pay attention to film critics, whose reviews were negative.
• In the same year, a new film called "Rain Man" was released, which was quite a successful start for a promising beginning of more serious work of the actor. The film received a lot of pleasant reviews and became a really clinging work of Tom Cruise.
• A year after a series of releases of the above-mentioned films, the film star finally managed to get such awards as "Golden Globe", as well as a nomination for "Oscar". Tom managed to do this largely thanks to the release of the war film "Born on the Fourth of July".
• The next biggest project of Tom Cruise was the performed role in the film "Interview with the Vampire". The genre of the film - mystical drama. In this film, the actor played side by side on the set with the already famous film star Brad Pitt, with whom, incidentally, Tom had not very good relations. The fact that, according to Cruz, Brad completely refused to take a shower and follow personal hygiene.

• Working on his next big project, the actor managed to fulfil one of his childhood dreams. Being a child, Tom always dreamed of becoming a superhero and agent. The actor's wish was fulfilled on the set of the film "Mission Impossible".
• Another nomination for the Golden Globe Award Tom Cruise received a nomination for playing in the film "Magnolia", in which he performed a rather unusual role for himself. However, it was this film that opened new facets of Cruise's talent.
• The next nomination for the above-mentioned award Hollywood actor received thanks to the production of the film "The Last Samurai" in 2003. The film was an incredible success and received many awards and achievements.
• In 2013, a new action film called "Oblivion" appeared on the screens, in which Tom Cruise played with Morgen Freeman, as well as Olga Kurylenko. The film received many awards, as well as quite positive reviews from film critics and the public.

Interesting facts about Tom Cruise you may not have known

• The actor has always been strongly opposed to the use of his image in the creation of cartoon characters and comic book heroes. Tom did not abandon his principle even when he was offered large sums of money for it.
• The man always built relationships with girls and women older than him. He also paid attention to the height of the companion. Ideally, she should be taller than him.
• The actor has an amazing ability. He can hold his breath for a long time without causing damage to his health. He was able to demonstrate these abilities on the set of one of the films.

• Currently, Tom Cruise has a dazzling and snow-white smile. However, earlier the actor could not boast of such dignity. He had very crooked teeth and a wrong bite, which Tom was able to correct by starting to earn money on his own.
• In his 55 years, the actor looks about 30. All this is the result of a healthy lifestyle, sporting activities and good nutrition.
• Behind the cute and charming appearance of the actor hides a real cold-blooded personality. For example, after his divorce from one of his wives, who gave birth to his daughter, Tom Cruise completely stopped communicating with the latter. However, according to some reports, after the death of the actor's mother, he is still trying to resume communication with the blood daughter.
• Tom Cruise also has no real friends and close pals. According to the actor, since he often changes his place of residence, he is not happy to get close to anyone.
• It is also known that Hollywood film star Tom Cruise is a man with an iron will and strong character. The presence of these qualities is confirmed by the actor's colleagues on the film set.