I just realized it’s tom cruise’s birthday tomorrow!
What should I do to celebrate?
I am definitely going to watch the mission impossible movies again and maybe eat some popcorn and maybe I’ll make something to celebrate!
To kick off the celebration here are 64 facts that I know about tom cruise! And a few I found online
1.his real name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.
2. Tom Cruise was the first actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed over $100 million at the U.S. box office!
3.he has never acted or guest stared on any tv shows he has one single director credit for a show that ran on showtime called fallen angels
4. He stopped to help a hit and run victim and paid her hospital bills. The victim was aspiring Brazilian actress Heloisa Vinhas in 1996
5. At age 14, he enrolled in a seminary to become a priest. He dropped out after one year they say it was because he liked to go out and party
6. He will not allow his likeness to be used in video games or for action figures.
7. Has worked with an impressive list of master filmmakers: Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Francis Ford Coppola, Oliver Stone, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Paul Thomas Anderson, Cameron Crowe, Michael Mann, Robert Redford, Rob Reiner and Steven Spielberg.
8. During the Days of Thunder shoot in Florida on Mother's Day, Tom took his mom on a skydiving expedition where he was training in DeLand where they both jumped in tandem and had the entire descent recorded on video. Nobody in his family were ever told about the planned dive until they each received a Fedexed copy of the VHS tape.
9. He owns and operates "Montana Miss" a World War II P-51 Mustang
10. He took up acting after losing his place on a high school wrestling team due to a knee injury.
11. While attending the London premiere of War of the Worlds (2005), he was squirted in the face with water during a prank interview. His reaction on camera was stern but not livid. The culprit was charged with assault.
12. In 1994, Tom received his pilot licence north of Toronto in Markham, Ontario, Canada
13. Enjoys skydiving, scuba diving, and piloting his Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane
14. His character Lt. Daniel Kaffee in A Few Good Men was based on real life United States Navy JAG Corp Donald Marcari, who now works as an attorney with Marcari, Russotto, and Spencer P.C. in Chesapeake, Virginia.
15. He has two adopted children with Nicole Kidman: Isabella Jane Cruise (born December 22, 1992) Connor Antony Cruise (Connor Cruise) (born January 17, 1995).
16. The Japan Memorial Day Association declared October 6, 2006 "Tom Cruise Day".
17.Attended Princess Diana's funeral with, his then-wife, Nicole Kidman.
18. Is reportedly a huge fan of The Simpsons. However, he has twice turned down guest roles; once for the part of "Tom", which was written specifically for him, in Brother from the Same Planet (eventually voiced by regular Phil Hartman) and the other alongside his then-wife Nicole Kidman in When You Dish Upon a Star (eventually voiced by then-couple Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger).
19. Tom and Katie Holmes became the parents of Suri Cruise, who was born on April 18, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Suri weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. and was 20 inches.
20. Wore braces on his flashy, million-dollar smile in 2002 to correct a misaligned bite.
21.He dated Cher and Sofía Vergara
22.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6912 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 16, 1986.
23.Has played a soldier in nine movies: Taps. Top Gun. Born on the Fourth of July. A Few Good Men. The Last Samurai. Valkyrie. Jack Reacher. and Edge of Tomorrow and top gun:maverick
24.In 2022, The New York Times called Cruise, "Hollywood's Last Real Movie Star", a reference to him being one of the only major film actors whose projects have debuted exclusively in theaters, and he has never acted for television or streaming media
25. In both Rain Man and The Firm, he portrays a man with an older brother named Raymond, who he helps free from a confined environment
26.His huge fans call themselves "Cruisers".
27. Briefly attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky and was a paperboy for the Louisville Courier-Journal
28.The name Mapother is pronounced like "MAY bother", only with a P.
29. Studied drama at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse, in conjunction with the Actors Studio, New School University, New York.
30. He did not stay for the remainder of the 2002 Academy Awards after opening them because it was his turn to look after his and ex-wife Nicole Kidman's children. He reportedly left the Kodak Theatre by a back door after opening proceedings and dashed home to watch the rest of the event on television with his kids Connor and Isabella
31. Insists on performing many of his own stunts in his films, including climbing the exterior of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, during the filming of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011), and driving during the car chases in Jack Reacher (2012).
32. For the film Eyes Wide Shut he was required to do 95 takes of just walking through a door.
33. He starred in two movies featuring the song "Iko Iko" on its soundtrack: Rain Man by The Belle Stars and Mission: Impossible II by Zap Mama
34. In 1974, when Cruise was 12, his parents divorced.
35. When young he did any work he could get, waiting tables, unloading trucks
36. While a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, he studied one of his courses under legendary acting teacher Sanford Meisner.
37.Tom cruise claims to only get four to six hours of sleep per day, for months at a time while filming movies
38. He was born at 3:06 PM (EDT).
39. He was diagnosed with dyslexia at age seven, a learning disability that caused severe reading and writing difficulties throughout his childhood and early acting career. Describing himself as "functionally illiterate" in high school, he overcame these challenges through specialized learning methods, including tutoring and Study Technology
40. Tom Cruise’s cousin William Mapother is also an actor, most notably known for playing the role of Ethan in Lost.
41. Tom Cruise’s absolute favorite go-to snack is popcorn—he loves it so much he eats it on set and sneaks massive buckets into movie theaters with friends. When dining out, his preferred meal is steamed white fish and vegetables, and he famously loves gifting his friends a legendary White Chocolate Coconut Bundt Cake from Doan's Bakery at Christmas
42. He has two older sisters, Lee Anne and Marian, and one younger sister, Catherine, nicknamed Cass
43. Tom Cruise wanted to act from around the time he was four and started doing impressions of everyone from Donald Duck to Humphrey Bogart and Elvis Presley
44. He was also protective of his sisters and, as the man of the house, took on the role of scrutinizing their boyfriends when they'd come by to meet the family.
45. He threw out his back making Legend; developed an ulcer while shooting Eyes Wide Shut; tore his labrum scaling a cliff at Dead Horse Point, Utah, for Mission: Impossible 2; and broke an ankle on Mission: Impossible—Fallout.
46. He lifted two boys over a barricade to prevent them being crushed at the Mission: Impossible premiere in London
47. He sent his own yacht's skiff to rescue a family whose sailboat was on fire in the Mediterranean in 1996
48. he rushed to the aid of a woman who had been mugged in London
49. he paid the $7,000 emergency room bill for an uninsured cashier who was injured in a hit and run
50. When Tom Cruise wants to tell you he appreciates you, he sends dessert.
51. In December 2024, the U.S. Navy gave him their highest award for civilians. This was for his great help to the military through his movie roles.
52. Tom grew up in a family that didn't have much money. He described his father as a difficult person. His father passed away in 1984
53. Tom Cruise divides his time between homes in Beverly Hills California Clearwater Florida; and the south of England
54. Tom Cruise belongs to Irish, English and German ancestry
55. Tom faced physical and verbal abuse as a child
56. Tom Cruise starred in a high school production of “Guys and Dolls” after he injured his knee and dropped out from the wrestling team
57. His features and good looks were the model for the Disney character Aladdin.
58. He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Top Gun
59. Enjoys skydiving, scuba diving, and piloting his Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane
60.He is Good friends with: Steven Spielberg, Will Smith, David Beckham, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, and Jamie Foxx.
61. He was offered the lead role in Footloose (1984), but turned it down in order to star in All the Right Moves
62. Was considered for the role of Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III
63. Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World, two years in a row, 1990, 1991 and then again in 1997. He was People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1990.
64. First actor in history to star in 6 consecutive films that grossed $100 million in the United States: Mission: Impossible II (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the worlds (2005) and Mission: Impossible III (2006). Breaking the record that was previously held by himself for starring in 5 consecutive films to gross over a $100 millions in the US box office from A few good men (1992) to Jerry Maguire (1996).
That’s all the facts folks! Oof that was a lot to type..oh my fingers..
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