Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, better known as Tom Cruise, was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York. Cruise's mother was an actress and schoolteacher, and his father was an electrical engineer. His career started with the musical film Guys and Dolls.

In 1992, Cruise proved once more that he could hold his own position when film A Few Good Men earned more than $15 million its first weekend, and earned Cruise a Golden Globe nomination. He continued to demonstrate his chops as a leading man with The Firm (1993) and Interview with a Vampire (1994), which co-starred Brad Pitt.

Next, Cruise hit the big screen with two huge hits— Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jerry McGuire(1996), directed by Cameron Crowe. For the latter, Cruise earned a second Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe for Best Actor. Cruise then starred in the long-awaited smash hit Mission: Impossible 2 in 2000, alongside Anthony Hopkins, Thandie Newton and Ving Rhames. However his most successful film is The Last Samurai, which earned him another Golden Globe nomination.

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