Tom Cruise Trivia Quiz and Questions

20 Little Known Facts About Tom Cruise

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1. Enrolled in the Franciscan seminary at age 14. He dropped out after only one year.

2. Claims that Scientology cured him of his dyslexia in 1992.

3. He reportedly earned over $140 million between Mission Impossible and Mission Impossible II.

4. First actor to star in both Best Picture and Worst Picture in a single year. The movies were Rain Man (Oscar winner for Best picture, 1988) and Cocktail (Razzie winner for Worst Picture, 1988).

5. Owns two dogs and one cat.

6. Worn braces in 2002 to correct a misaligned bite.

7. Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m).

8. He has been married three times. All to actresses. Mimi Rogers (1987-1990). Nicole Kidman (1990-2001). And Katie Holmes (2006-present).

9. All three of these women are taller than Cruise: Holmes is 5' 9" (1.75m), Rogers is 5' 8" (1.73m), and Kidman is 5' 11" (1.8 m).

9. Has three children. Two adopted with Nicole Kidman and one Biological with Katie Holmes.

10. His first movie role was in 1981.

11. Nominated for an Oscar three times: Best supporting Actor (Magnolia) and 2 times for Best Actor (Jerry Maguire and Born on the 4th of July).

12. Refuses to allow his likeness to be used for action figures or video games.

13. Has been referred to by Time magazine as a "baby-faced Christoper Reeve.

14. Made his proposal to Katie Holmes in the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

15. Meet Nicole Kidman on the set of Days of Thunder.

16. His wifes are all successively 11 years apart in age: Rogers was born in 1956, Kidman 1967 and Holmes 1978.

17. Attend the same High School as Bryan Adams while living in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.

18. Is a huge fan of professional wrestling.

19. Is of German, English and Welsh descent.

20. Is shorter than his co-star Cameron Diaz (Diaz is 5' 9" 1.75m) in the film Kinght and Day but appears taller than her during the movie.

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  • Enrolled in the Franciscan seminary at age 14. He dropped out after only one year.
  • Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m).
Tom's wifes are all successively 11 years apart in age: Rogers was born in 1956, Kidman 1967 and Holmes 1978.

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