The actor known as Tom Cruise has the real name Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962). Therefore his middle name is Cruise. He is an American actor and producer. He started his career at age 19 in the film "Endless Love" (1981), before making his breakthrough in the comedy "Risky Business" (1983). He went on to find widespread attention for starring in the action drama "Top Gun" (1986) as Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.

Tom Cruise has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor on two occasions, for his roles in "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989) and "Jerry Maguire" (1996). He also received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Magnolia" (1999). He did not win any of these.

He has been married on three occasions; to Mimi Rogers (1987-90), Nicole Kidman (1990-2001) and Katie Holmes (2006-2012).

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