Tom Cruise has given some of his best performances in the various types of movies and is considered as one of the most popular celebrities of Hollywood.
(prHWY.com) December 15, 2012 - San Francisco, CA -- Tom Cruise is an actor and producer and probably one of the most talked about celebrities of Hollywood. His birth name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. He was born on 3rd July, 1962 in Syracuse, New York , USA. The fans would never have got Tom Cruise in Hollywood if he would not have got knee injury during while playing wrestling. This incident came out be a major turning point in his life as he landed up in the world of acting and got fame and money which many would envy. He was the third child and the only son of his parents Thomas Cruise Mapother III and Mary Lee Pfeiffer. He has got three sisters named Lee Anne, Marian and Cruise Maphother. Tom's childhood has been spent in various locations as his father had the occupation of electrical engineer. His childhood days were spent in Ottawa, Louisville in Kentucky, and Wayne in New Jersey and finally in Glen Ridge in New Jersey.
During his childhood he had difficulty in reading and the problem later on got identified as dyslexia. He was very interested in sports during his college days but had to leave it because of his knee injury. Then he shifted his attention in acting and started performing in schools. The need of memorization of dialogs for his school plays helped him a lot to combat dyslexia. As he grew up, he turned out to be a very handsome guy but unlike many Hollywood stars, his height is short.
Tom Cruise height is 5'7" only. His height never came as an obstacle to his acting career and he had given some outstanding performances in various movies and even got nominated for the Academy awards.
Tom Cruise was happily married for ten years with Nicole Kidman but suddenly the couple divorced in 2001 August. He dated with Penelope Cruz opposite to whom he appeared in Vanilla Sky but again their relationship lasted for only 3 years and rumor has been there about the relationship between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in 2005. Tom Cruise started his performance in the movies in the year 1981 with "Endless Less" and then his journey continued with others like -"Taps and Losin', Risky Business, Legend, Top Gun, The color of money, Rain Main during, Born on fourth of July, A few good men and The Firm. In the recent years, his performances in the movies Lions of lambs, Valkyrie, Mission Impossible-Ghost protocol and Rock of ages have been acclaimed by the critics as well as the audiences. For more information visit how-tall-celeb.com/tom-cruise
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