15 Facts About Tom Cruise
#14 Bad Prank
During the London premiere of War of the Worlds, Tom Cruise was squirted in the face with water during a prank interview. His reacted angry but managed to keep himself under control. However, the culprit was later charged with assault.
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Supporter of Scientology
In 1990 he renounced his devout Catholic beliefs and embraced The Church Of Scientology. He is one of the most generous donators the church has, as well as one of its most passionate promoters and defenders. "I believe in life. I know that life comes in at your heart and it doesn't matter if you're an actor, a filmmaker or a gentleman on the street, it comes at you. What Scientology gives me is the tools to deal with that, to better enjoy my life and to be able to contribute more."
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Bad Prank
During the London premiere of War of the Worlds, Tom Cruise was squirted in the face with water during a prank interview. His reacted angry but managed to keep himself under control. However, the culprit was later charged with assault.
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Romantic Spirit
Tom Cruise is a romantic by soul. He proposed to his wife, Katie Holmes, at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Perfect Smile Requires Sacrifices
Tom used to wear braces on his flashy, million-dollar smile in 2002 as he had a misaligned bite.
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Wake Up, Tom
Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Neo in The Matrix. However, he turned it down as they did not offer him enough money for the part.
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A Handsome Man Indeed
Tom Cruise's looks is what many consider to be perfect. He was chosen "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine , one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world by People's magazine, ranked #3 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list, voted Best Dressed Male Movie Star, chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history etc... However, he was not always handsome as he is now. Tom Cruise had some issues with his nose and underwent a plastic surgery to make it look better.
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I Believe I Can Fly...
In his free time, Tom Cruise enjoys skydiving and scuba diving. He also owns a Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane that he loves piloting.
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I Need A Dollar Dollar, a Dollar Is What I need...
His performance in Mission: Impossible, together with percentage of the money that the movie made, gave Tom Cruise a total of 70 million dollars.
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You Are Adopted!!!
During his marriage with Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise and his wife decided to adopt two children: Isabella Jane Cruise and Connor Antony Cruise.
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Wrestling Ambitions
Originally, Tom Cruise wanted to become a wrestler. However, after a knee injury, he left the high school wrestling team and took up acting.
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Raised By Girls
Tom Cruise has been raised in a family with three girls. He has sisters named Marian, Lee Anne De Vette and Cass. We wonder if they dressed him as a girl when they were still children...
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It's A Miracle
Apparently Tom Cruise has been suffering from dyslexia. There is nothing wrong with that, unless he didn't claim that Scientology cured him of his dyslexia.
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Good Hearted
In 1996, after witnessing a hit-and-run accident in Los Angeles , he called 911 and stayed with the victim until help arrived. When he found out she had no health insurance, Cruise payed her $7000 medical bill.
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Attracted To God
Tom Cruise has always been attracted to religion. At the age of 14 he decided to become a priest. He enrolled in a seminary and strayed there for an year before dropping out. "I was interested in spirituality and the virtues of that. As I was growing up, my dad went from being Catholic to Episcopalian to being an atheist. It was Christianity throughout, and it was all over the place. I was very curious."
