Tom Cruise

 Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the highest-paid actors, he has won various accolades such as the Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards. His films have earned more than four billion dollars in North America and over $11.1 billion worldwide,[2] making him among the highest-grossing box-office stars of all time.Cruise began his acting career in the mid-80s and was able to make his mark with leading roles in the comedy film Risky Business (1983) and action film Top Gun (1986). The film received acclaim for his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988) as well as Born on the Fourth of July (1989). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his character Ron Kovic in the film. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he was featured in several commercially successful films that included the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994) as well as the romantic film Jerry Maguire (1996). For the latterfilm, he won an award for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and was awarded his second Academy Award nomination. Cruise's performance as a motivational speaker in the film Magnolia (1999) was rewarded with another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.Since since then, Cruise has largely starred in action and science fiction films, establishing himself as an action star, often performing his own dangerous stunts. From 1996 until 2018, he was Ethan Hunt in six Mission: Impossible films. From 1996 to the year 2018 from 1996 to 2018, he was the character Ethan Hunt in six Mission Impossible movies. He has three children, two of which were adopted during the marriage of Kidman and the third of whom is his biological daughter that he had with Holmes. Cruise is a vocal advocate for Scientology. He credits it with helping him overcome dyslexia. In the early 2000s, he sparked controversy with his opinions on psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs, his efforts to encourage Scientology in Europe, and an interview leaked online of Cruise promoting Scientology.