Tom Cruise: The Heartthrob Actor
Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Composers & Musicians
| Author: | Thomas Parker | ISBN: | 1230000213280 |
| Publisher: | Thomas Parker | Publication: | January 27, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thomas Parker |
| ISBN: | 1230000213280 |
| Publisher: | Thomas Parker |
| Publication: | January 27, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Tom Cruise is an American movie star who has starred in dozens of blockbuster movies. Tom Cruise spent his early years moving around the country, with a brief stint in Canada. His first taste of acting came in high school when, after a knee injury forced him off the wrestling team, Cruise won the lead role in Guys and Dolls. After high school, Cruise moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. After a handful of minor and supporting roles, Cruise had his big break with Risky Business, and secured Cruise as an up and coming star and earned him his first Golden Globe nomination.
His next big hits were the 1986 film Top Gun, which grossed $356 million worldwide and 1989′s Rain Man, which won four Academy Awards.
Cruise's first Oscar nomination came a year later with Born on the Fourth of July, followed by a Golden Globe nomination for A Few Good Men. Cruise simultaneously starred in and produced the blockbuster hit Mission: Impossible, which grossed worldwide at $457 million and produced two more successful sequels.
Tom Cruise is an American movie star who has starred in dozens of blockbuster movies. Tom Cruise spent his early years moving around the country, with a brief stint in Canada. His first taste of acting came in high school when, after a knee injury forced him off the wrestling team, Cruise won the lead role in Guys and Dolls. After high school, Cruise moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. After a handful of minor and supporting roles, Cruise had his big break with Risky Business, and secured Cruise as an up and coming star and earned him his first Golden Globe nomination.
His next big hits were the 1986 film Top Gun, which grossed $356 million worldwide and 1989′s Rain Man, which won four Academy Awards.
Cruise's first Oscar nomination came a year later with Born on the Fourth of July, followed by a Golden Globe nomination for A Few Good Men. Cruise simultaneously starred in and produced the blockbuster hit Mission: Impossible, which grossed worldwide at $457 million and produced two more successful sequels.
