After playing the role of a heroic naval pilot in the popular and financially successful 1986 film Top Gun, Cruise continued in this vein, playing a secret agent in a series of Mission: Impossible action films in the 1990s and 2000s. Cruise is also known for his support of and adherence to the Church of Scientology. Cruise finished the decade by portraying real-life paralyzed Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic in 1989′s Born on the Fourth of July, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Actor, a nomination for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Cruise’s first Best Actor Academy Award nomination. Upon seeing the film however, she paid $7,740 for a two-page ad in Daily Variety praising his performance and apologizing for her previous doubts about him. in 2003, he starred in the Edward Zwick’s historical drama The Last Samurai, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination as best actor. Nine of the ten films he starred in during the decade made over $100 million at the box office. This performance earned Cruise a Golden Globe nomination. Cruise’s role in the historical thriller Valkyrie released on December 25, 2008 to box office success.

Couples Watch: Katie Holmes Throws Tom Cruise a Surprise 49th Birthday Bash • Katie Holmes surprised Tom Cruise, who is in Florida filming Rock of Ages, with a surprise 49th birthday bash at Miami Beach’s SoHo Beach House. “Katie planned everything herself,” a source tells us. Cruise’s three kids – Suri, Connor and Isabella – were all there to celebrate, along with 40 close friends. The bash took place on the roof and inside the private venue, and guests enjoyed pasta, shrimp and other Italian dishes, in addition to chocolate birthday cake. “Katie has been very excited and actually did the RSVPs herself,” the source says. “She wanted to be sure everything was just right.” [link]

Henry Munro was also where Cruise became involved in drama, under the tutelage of George Steinburg. When Cruise was twelve, his mother left his father, taking Cruise and his sister Lee Anne with her. in his senior year, he played football for the varsity team as a linebacker, but he was cut from the squad after getting caught drinking beer before a game. His first starring role was in the 1983 comedy Losin’ It. 1988 saw him star in Cocktail, which earned him a nomination for the Razzie Award for Worst Actor. in 1994, Cruise starred along with Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater in Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire, a gothic drama/horror film that was based on Anne Rice’s best-selling novel.

Cruise Will Perform Bon Jovi Anthem At Free Fan Show Tom Cruise has revealed he’ll be performing Bon Jovi’s Dead Or Alive during a concert scene for Rock of Ages, which fans have been invited to attend. [link]

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Cruise Turned to Bon Jovi for Rocking Advice Tom Cruise turned to Jon Bon Jovi for rock star advice after signing up to play showman Stacee Jaxx in the new Rock of Ages musical. Cruise was keen t… [link]