Tom Cruise Short biography
Tom Cruise is an American actor, producer, and film executive. He has been one of the highest-paid actors in the world since the late 1980s. He has starred in many successful films, including "Top Gun" (1986), "Rain Man" (1988), "Jerry Maguire" (1996), and "Mission: Impossible" (1996). Cruise has won three Golden Globe Awards and has been nominated for three Academy Awards.
Tom Cruise was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV in Syracuse, New York, on July 3, 1962. He is the son of Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer, and Mary Lee Pfeiffer, a teacher. Cruise has three sisters: Lee Anne, Marian, and Cass.
Cruise's family moved frequently when he was a child. He lived in Canada, England, and several different cities in the United States. Cruise was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of seven. He struggled in school and often skipped classes.
Cruise began acting in high school. He appeared in several productions, including "Guys and Dolls" and "Grease." After graduating from high school, Cruise moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting.
