Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, known as Tom Cruise, was born on July 3, in Syracuse, New York, USA. One of the biggest box-office draws in Hollywood history, Cruise first gained widespread recognition with Risky Business (1983) and became a global superstar with Top Gun (1986). Over his four-decade career, he has delivered iconic performances in Rain Man, Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire, Eyes Wide Shut, and the Mission: Impossible franchise, which he has continued to produce and star in well into his 60s. Known for performing his own dangerous stunts — including hanging from aircraft and scaling skyscrapers — Cruise brought in over $1. He has received three Academy Award nominations.