10 Curiosities About Tom Cruise

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and... (read more)

10 Curiosities About  Tom Cruise

Curiosity 01

Tom was raised in a devout Catholic household and he initially wanted to become a priest. At age 14, he even attended a Franciscan seminary in Cincinnati on a scholarship, but he lure of Hollywood prove too strong.

Curiosity 02

During the late ’80s, Cruise, with Julia Roberts, was approached to be the leads in an adaptation of John Carter of Mars, which eventually became the box office failure starring Taylor Kitsch.

He earned his pilot’s license in 1994.

Curiosity 03

While he was married to Nicole Kidman, it was believed that Tom Cruise is gay and that he married Nicole Kidman just to save his public image. These rumors were generated thanks to gay porn star Chad Slater, who alleged that he and Tom had an affair. However, it was soon proven that these rumors are false.

Curiosity 04

While working on getting his big break, Tom was employed as a bus boy, porter and he cleaned tables. Later he studied at the respected Neighborhood Playhouse.

Curiosity 05

Before marrying Cruise, ex-wife Katie Holmes had a poster of him on her wall as a teen. Months before they met, she told Seventeen magazine in 2004, ''I used to think I was going to marry Tom Cruise.

Curiosity 06

Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise star in the movie "Knight and Day". Cameron Diaz is obviously taller than Tom Cruise. Cameron is 5'9" tall and Tom is 5'7". However, throughout the movie, it would be interesting to note that Tom always looks taller than Cameron.

Curiosity 07

When it came to animating 1992’s feature film ‘Aladdin’, Disney modelled the face of their young hero on Tom Cruise, who was dominating the box office with movies like ‘Days Of Thunder’ and ‘A Few Good Men’.

Curiosity 08

Tropic Thunder co-star Ben Stiller credits Cruise with conceptualizing Les Grossman, including his baldness and penchant for dancing. He also chose to play the movie exec with big prosthetic hands.

Curiosity 09

In 2006, Premiere ranked Cruise as Hollywood's most powerful actor, as Cruise came in at number 13 on the magazine's 2006 Power List, being the highest ranked actor. The same year, Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity.

Curiosity 10

He is the first actor to appear in five consecutive movies (A Few Good Men, The Firm, Interview with the Vampire, Mission: Impossible and Jerry Maguire) that grossed more than $100 million in the U.S.