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Tom Cruise is one of the most successful, critically acclaimed and sought after movie stars in the world. In a career spanning 26 years, Cruise has received three Academy Award nominations and has won three Golden Globe awards for his performance in such hit films as "Born on the Fourth of July," "Jerry Maguire" and "Magnolia" and numerous accolades for his performances in "The Last Samurai," "Minority Report" and "Collateral." Cruise's films have resulted in worldwide box office totals of approximately US$6 billion and his last two films, "War of the Worlds" and "Mission: Impossible III" have grossed nearly US$1 billion worldwide. Overall, Cruise has made 14 films that have grossed US$100 million in domestic receipts alone, with his last seven consecutive films reaching that benchmark.
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With all the weirdness surrounding him lately, Tom Cruise has been the media’s favorite punching bag. But say what you want about him, he’s still the biggest male star on the planet. Pairing Cruise with the team who made The Usual Suspects — Bryan Singer and Chris McQuarrie — should be very interesting, and it could possibly help Cruise reclaim his place as one of the most exciting actors around. It’s a very smart move for him.
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Following that NASCAR movie, Tom Cruise appeared in a string of box office hits. For a time, Cruise was considered the "diminutive darling" of Hollywood. Cruise's short stature even made him a favorite to appear as Frodo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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Tom Cruise almost wasn't allowed to film his latest movie in Germany because of his Scientology ties. A scant four months later, they like him so much they gave him a media award for courage--or, as it's known, a Bambi Award.
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Tom Marvolo Riddle Cruise, more commonly known as The Tom Cruise or The Evil Lord Voldemort, was born on July 3, 1942. Cruise, who isn't gay, is known for his formidable acting skills, his temper tantrums, and for saving the world single-handedly from heterosexual space creatures. Well, he did in that movie, anyway.
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At 10 years old, Drake played a small role alongside Tom Cruise, in Jerry Maguire as Jesse Remo. He ... appeared in a small role in the Seinfeld episode "The Frogger" in 1998. In 2000, he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot" in the "Supporting Young Actor" category for his role as Cage Redding in the made-for-television film The Jack Bull. During the early 2000s, Bell was a featured performer on The Amanda Show and made a guest appearance on the series The Nightmare Room, before being cast as Drake Parker on the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh, which began airing in 2004. During this time period, he made a guest appearance as himself on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101, won a "Blimp Award" at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in the "Favorite Male TV Actor" category for Drake & Josh, directed part one of the Drake & Josh TV movie Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp, and had a role in the 2005 film Yours, Mine and Ours'. Bell was also a judge for the Miss Teen USA 2006 pageant which aired on NBC on August 15, 2006.
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