9 Interesting Facts About Tom Cruise

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Tom Cruise turns 61 today. Did you know that his birth name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV?

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He helped his mother out financially as a young boy by taking up jobs like cutting grass and selling Christmas cards.

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The actor was considered for the leading role of Neo in The Matrix. However, fate had other plans for him.

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Even though he is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, Tom Cruise has never won an Oscar. He has been nominated three times so far.

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The Hollywood icon has coincidentally divorced all 3 of his wives when they turned 33 years old - Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes, and Mimi Rogers.

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Tom Cruise has actually scaled the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, during Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.

Tom Cruise owns the aircraft model Gulfstream G450. He also has a pilot licence that he received in 1994.

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Disney modelled Aladdin after Tom Cruise. This included features from his face and hair.

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At 5 feet 7 inches, most of Tom Cruise’s leading ladies in the movies have been taller than him.

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