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is considered among the biggest box-office stars in the world. In little over a decade, his films have grossed over $2 billion. In 1981, Cruise played his first major role, that of a disturbed cadet in "Taps." His breakthrough film, the coming-of- age fantasy/comedy "Risky Business," was followed by the blockbuster "Top Gun. "
Cruise co-starred with Paul Newman in Martin Scorsese's "The Color of Money," and with Dustin Hoffman in Barry Levinson's Academy Award-winning "Rain Man. " His performance as disabled veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" earned Cruise a Best Actor Academy Award nomination, a Golden Globe Award and a People's Choice Award.
Cruise also starred with his wife, Nicole Kidman, in Ron Howard's romantic adventure, "Far and Away." In "A Few Good Men" for director Rob Reiner, Cruise's young Navy lawyer outwits a hard-line general played by Jack Nicholson. Cruise's performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination. In the 1993 release, Sydney Pollack's "The Firm," Cruise again played a lawyer, this time a Harvard graduate, who knows a little too much about his associates.
Cruise's other film credits include " Endless Love, The Outsiders, Losin' It, All the Right Moves," "Legend," "Cocktail" and "Days of Thunder."
In 1991, Cruise received the American Cinema Award for Distinguished Achievement in Film. In March, 1993, he received the NATO/ShoWest Meritorious Achievement Award, and in October, shortly before filming began on "Interview With The Vampire," the Chicago Film Festival presented Cruise with its Actor of the Decade Award.
Cruise also recently
made his directorial debut with a half-hour episode entitled "The Frightening
Frammis," based on a short story by Jim Thompson for the Showtime series
"Fallen Angels." The project starred Peter Gallagher and Isabella Rossellini.
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