Tom Cruise Trivia

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Channel 4's 'Ultimate Film' show states that, in terms of UK cinema audience rather than revenue, Cruise's most successful film in the UK was Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). (imdb.com)

Briefly attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky and was a paperboy for the Louisville Courier-Journal. (imdb.com)

Wears a mask on six different movies. In all of the three "Mission: Impossible" movies and in Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001) and Minority Report (2002), where the injection that makes his face disfigured can be considered as a futuristic mask. (imdb.com)

While filming Days of Thunder (1990) at Daytona International Speedway, he drove one of the Hendricks Motorsports R&D cars around the track. The best time recorded was a lap at 205 MPH. (imdb.com)

Premiere Magazine ranked him as the #3 Greatest Movie Star of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005). (imdb.com)

Was considered for the lead in The Matrix (1999). (imdb.com)

Studied with renowned acting coach Phil Gushee at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, New York. (imdb.com)

Is reportedly a huge fan of The Simpsons. However, he has twice turned down guest roles; once for the part of "Tom," which was written specifically for him, in the episode "Brother From The Same Planet" (eventually voiced by regular Phil Hartman) and the other alongside his then-wife Nicole Kidman in the episode "When You Dish Upon A Star" (eventually voiced by then-couple Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger). (imdb.com)

Has played a soldier in six different movies. Taps (1981), Top Gun (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), A Few Good Men (1992), The Last Samurai (2003) and Valkyrie (2008). (imdb.com)

Emilio Estevez served as best man at his wedding to Mimi Rogers. (imdb.com)

Born to Thomas Mapother III (15 October 1934 - January 1984), an electrical engineer, and his wife Mary Lee Pfeiffer, a special education teacher. (imdb.com)

Has two dogs called Basil and Murray and a cat called Harvey. (imdb.com)

Considered for the role, in Crimson Tide (1995), that went to Denzel Washington. (imdb.com)

Suffers from dyslexia. (imdb.com)

Cousin of actor William Mapother and Amy Mapother. (imdb.com)

In September of 2006, he visited actress Brooke Shields at her home and personally apologized to her for criticizing her in 2005 about her use of prescription medication to overcome her post par-tum depression. Touched by the gesture, Brooke accepted his apology. (imdb.com)

He and ex-wife Nicole Kidman made 3 movies together: Days of Thunder (1990), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Far and Away (1992). They met on the set of Days of Thunder (1990) (imdb.com)

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world (1991). (imdb.com)

Lived together with Vanilla Sky (2001) co-star Penélope Cruz from 2001 to 2004. (imdb.com)

As of 2006, he is tied with Tom Hanks for the actor with the most consecutive $100 million-grossing movies (7). (imdb.com)

Received the John Huston Award for Artists Rights in 1998. (imdb.com)

Parents divorced when he was 12. (imdb.com)

While filming Days of Thunder (1990) at Daytona International Speedway, he enjoyed playing football with the truck drivers. He was the receiver - he loved going deep to catch a pass. (imdb.com)

Is right handed when writing, but does most things left handed. (imdb.com)

Attended Packanack School in Wayne, New Jersey from first through third grade. (imdb.com)

Huge fan of professional wrestling. (imdb.com)

Ranked #14 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #14 in 2005 as well. He is the highest-ranked actor on the list. (imdb.com)

Cruise earned roughly $75 million for Mission: Impossible II (2000). He did this by turning down any upfront salary, for instead taking a back-end deal that landed him 30% of the film's gross for both his producing and acting duties. (imdb.com)

Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world (1997). (imdb.com)

Is the only actor to ever work with all of the following directors; Oliver Stone in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Martin Scorsese in The Color of Money (1986), Stanley Kubrick in Eyes Wide Shut (1999), and Steven Spielberg in Minority Report (2002). (imdb.com)

Resurrected United Artists together with MGM executives to produce and star in some of the company's projects (November 2006). (imdb.com)

Was named the #1 top money-making star at the box office in Quigley Publications annual poll of movie exhibitors a record seven times between 1986 and 2005. Being crowned the top box office champ in 2005 put Cruise one title ahead of Tom Hanks, who has been named #1 at the B.O. six times. Bing Crosby and Burt Reynolds both were named #1 for five consecutive years, and Clint Eastwood also has been #1 five times, but non-consecutively. (imdb.com)

Has three sisters: Marian, Lee Anne De Vette and Cass. Lee Anne became his publicist in 2004 after he left Pat Kingsley. (imdb.com)

His adopted son Conor Antony was born on 17 January 1995. (imdb.com)

The name Mapother is pronounced like "MAY bother", only with a P. (imdb.com)

The Japan Memorial Day Association declared 10 October 2006 "Tom Cruise Day". (imdb.com)

His character Lt. Daniel Kaffee in A Few Good Men (1992) was based on real life U.S. Navy JAG Corp Donald Marcari, who now works as an attorney with Marcari, Russotto, and Spencer P.C. in Cheaspeake, Virginia. (imdb.com)

Announced that his relationship with Penélope Cruz had ended in January 2004. [March 2004] (imdb.com)

Engaged to actress Katie Holmes (17 June 2005). (imdb.com)

Mentioned in the song 'High School Never Ends' by 'Bowling For Soup'. (imdb.com)

Earned his pilot's license in Toronto, Canada in 1994. (imdb.com)

Stepfather of his children Isabella and Connor is Keith Urban (imdb.com)

Graduated from Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey (June 1980). (imdb.com)

Ranked #14 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #16 in 2002. (imdb.com)

Mentioned in song "Faudrait leur dire" by French rap band "3eme oeil". (imdb.com)

Filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Michael Davis, a man who allegedly offered to sell videotapes of himself having sex with the actor. The lawsuit accuses Davis of making the statements "in order to hurt the plaintiff and gain widespread publicity for himself." (May 2001). (imdb.com)

Has appeared in films opposite four directors who have also directed his films. Sydney Pollack, who directed The Firm (1993), appeared in Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Paul Thomas Anderson, who directed Magnolia (1999), appeared as an extra in Minority Report (2002). Minority Report (2002) director Steven Spielberg appeared in Vanilla Sky (2001) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). Cameron Crowe, who directed Jerry Maguire (1996) and Vanilla Sky (2001), appeared in Minority Report (2002). (imdb.com)

Spoke at his niece's, Lee Anne De Vette's daughter, graduation from the Delphian School. (imdb.com)

While a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, he studied one of his courses under legendary acting teacher Sanford Meisner. (imdb.com)

Time magazine once described him as a "baby-faced Christopher Reeve". (imdb.com)