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Tom Cruise
Playing Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible and Maverick in Top Gun.
Rain Man · Mission: Impossible
- Born
- 3 July 1962
- Birthplace
- Syracuse, New York, United States
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Tom Cruise
An actor and producer whose work spans character dramas and action franchises, with a particular emphasis on performing demanding physical stunts.
Early life
Frequent moves
His family moved repeatedly during his childhood, including a period in Canada.
Starting young
Pursued acting as a teenager before securing film roles in the early 1980s.
Career
- 1981–1986
Breakthrough
Early film parts led to Risky Business and Top Gun.
- 1989–1999
Dramatic range
Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia earned Oscar nominations.
- 1996 onward
Actor and producer
Built the Mission: Impossible films around Ethan Hunt.
- 2022
Returning to Maverick
Revisited his fighter-pilot character in Top Gun: Maverick.
Selected work
Rain Man
Played Charlie Babbitt opposite Dustin Hoffman.
Mission: Impossible
The first film in the espionage franchise he also produced.
Magnolia
Played motivational speaker Frank T. J. Mackey.
Top Gun: Maverick
Returned to the role that helped establish his stardom.
Beyond work
Scientology
A prominent public advocate of the Church of Scientology.
Aviation
An aviation enthusiast and qualified pilot.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Kevin Paul. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
