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Cruise's parents moved frequently when he was a child, residing in a number of locations throughout the United States and Canada, including Ottawa, Ontario, Louisville, Kentucky and Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Before going into acting, Cruise attended a FranciscanFranciscans is the common name used to designate a variety of mendicant religious orders of men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and following the Rule of St. The official Latin name is the Ordo Fratrum Minorum (Order of the "Lesser Brot seminaryA seminary is a specialised university-like institution for the purpose of training candidates for positions within a religious context. This usually, though not always, applies to Christian education. Roman Catholic seminaries usually have their degrees and aspired to become a Catholic priest.
He received Academy AwardBob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a p nominations for Born on the Fourth of JulyBorn on the Fourth of July is a 1989 autobiographical film which tells the story of Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. It stars Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Tom Berenger, Caroline Kava. The movie was ( 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra) and Jerry MaguireJerry Maguire is a 1996 film which tells the story of a sports agent whose morals overcome his financial worries, and he leaves his job to try to become an independent agent. It stars Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr. Renee Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Co ( 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan), both as Best Actor; and for Magnolia ( 1999), as Best Supporting Actor. In 1996, he became the first actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed $100 million in domestic release. The films were A Few Good Men ( 1992), The Firm ( 1993), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles ( 1994), (1996) and Jerry Maguire (1996).
Cruise teamed with producer Paula Wagner to form Cruise/Wagner Productions, which has co-produced several of Cruise's films such as and its sequels, Vanilla Sky ( 2001), and The Last Samurai ( 2003). The company also co-produced The Others (2001).
In 1990, 1991 and 1997, People magazine rated him among the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In 1995, Empire magazine ranked him among the 100 sexiest stars in film history. Two years later, it ranked him among the top 5 movie stars of all time. In 2002 and 2003, he was rated by Premiere among the top 20 in its annual Power 100 list.
A number of Cruise's more well-known and popular movies have cast him in a similar role, one which has been half-jokingly referred to by movie fans (and some critics) as the "Generic Tom Cruise Character." In a role of this type, Cruise has portrayed a character who, as the film begins, is seen as a cocky, stuck-up, self-centered egoist who cares for little other than himself. As the events of the movie unfold, his character learns to become more open-minded and altruistic, until by the time the climax has been reached, he has undergone a radical change and been transformed into a better human being. Examples of the "Generic Tom Cruise Character" can be seen in Top Gun, Rain Man, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, Cocktail, The Last Samurai, and others.
As a sex symbol, Cruise's physique has been subject to close scrutiny of the media. While many fans contend that his smile is one of his most notable features, one of his upper front incisors is off-color, and he started wearing braces in 2002. (He removes them during filming.)
He has been married twice, to Mimi Rogers ( May 9, 1987 - February 4, 1990) and later Nicole Kidman ( December 24, 1990). Cruise divorced Kidman on August 8, 2001, and for a time he was romantically linked with Penelope Cruz, the lead actress in his film Vanilla Sky. In March 2004, he announced that his relationship with Penelope Cruz had ended in January.
Cruise is a well-known member of the Church of Scientology (as of 1990). This has occasionally led to protests at openings of his movies in Europe.
Cruise has been chosen to chosen to co-host this years Nobel Peace Price Concert in Oslo on December 11.