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York, was destined to become one of the highest paid and most sought after actors in screen
history.
Tom is the only son (among four children) of nomadic parents, Mary Lee (Pfeiffer), a special
education teacher, and Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer. His parents were
both from Louisville, Kentucky, and he has German, Irish, and English ancestry. Young Tom
spent his boyhood always on the move, and by the time he was 14 he had attended 15 different
schools in the U.S. and Canada. He finally settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey with his mother
and her new husband. While in high school, Tom wanted to become a priest but pretty soon he
developed an interest in acting and abandoned his plans of becoming a priest, dropped out of
school, and at age 18 headed for New York and a possible acting career. The next 15 years of
his life are the stuff of legends. He made his film debut with a small part in Endless Love (1981)
and from the outset exhibited an undeniable box office appeal to both male and female
audiences.
With handsome movie star looks and a charismatic smile, within 5 years Tom Cruise was
starring in some of the top-grossing films of the 1980s including Top Gun (1986); The Color of
Money (1986), Rain Man (1988) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). By the 1990s he was
one of the highest-paid actors in the world earning an average 15 million dollars a picture in
such blockbuster hits as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Mission:
Impossible (1996) and Jerry Maguire (1996), for which he received an Academy Award
Nomination for best actor. Tom Cruise’s biggest franchise, Mission Impossible, has also earned
a total of 3 billion dollars worldwide. Tom Cruise has also shown lots of interest in producing,
with his biggest producer credits being the Mission Impossible franchise.
In 1990 he renounced his devout Catholic beliefs and embraced The Church of Scientology
claiming that Scientology teachings had cured him of the dyslexia that had plagued him all of his
life. A kind and thoughtful man well known for his compassion and generosity, Tom Cruise is one
of the best liked members of the movie community. He was married to actress Nicole Kidman
until 2001. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV has indeed come a long way from the lonely
wanderings of his youth to become one of the biggest movie stars ever.
[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, dancer, and
singer-songwriter known for playing distinctive lead roles, particularly romantic, tough, and
comedic characters. He was also known for his media image and looks; People magazine
named Swayze the “Sexiest Man Alive” in 1991.
Born
Patrick Wayne Swayze
August 18, 1952
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died
September 14, 2009 (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
Actordancersinger-songwriterchoreographer
Years active
1976–2009
Spouse
Lisa Niemi (m. 1975)
Parent
Patsy Swayze (mother)
Relatives
Don Swayze (brother)
Swayze received three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor in a Motion
Picture – Comedy or Musical, for his roles in the romance film Dirty Dancing (1987), the fantasy
film Ghost (1990), and the road comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
(1995). He also acted in famous action films, such as Road House (1989) and Point Break
(1991). He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.
Swayze co-wrote and recorded the popular song “She’s Like the Wind” and was posthumously
awarded the Rolex Dance Award in 2012. In 2009, Swayze died of pancreatic cancer at the age
of 57.Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, Texas, the second child
of Patsy Swayze (née Karnes; 1927–2013), a dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor, and
Jesse Wayne Swayze (1925–1982), an engineering draftsman.Patrick Swayze’s first
professional appearance was as a dancer for the Disney Theatrical Group in a show called
Disney on Parade. He then starred in the role of Danny Zuko in one of the replacement casts for
the long-running Broadway production of Grease.
In 1979, he made his film debut as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. At the height of the popularity of
disco, he starred in a Pabst Blue Ribbon commercial of him going on a date at a disco-themed
nightclub with Pabst’s then-jingle set to disco music.He appeared in the MAS*H episode
“Blood Brothers” in 1981 as Private Sturgis, whose wounds are minor, but who is found to be
terminally ill with cancer. That same year, he appeared in the TV movie Return of the Rebels
with Barbara Eden, and then in 1983, had a brief stint on the short-lived TV series The
Renegades, playing a gang leader named Bandit.
Swayze became better known to the film industry after appearing in The Outsiders in 1983 as
the older brother of C. Thomas Howell and Rob Lowe. In the same year, Swayze played a
Marine Corps trainer in Vietnam rescue film Uncommon Valor with Gene Hackman. The
following year, Swayze, Howell, and Howell’s friend and fellow The Outsiders actor, Darren
Dalton, reunited in Red Dawn, along with Jennifer Grey. In 1986, Lowe and Swayze reunited in
Youngblood. Swayze’s first major dramatic success was in the 1985 television miniseries North
and South, set during the American Civil War.Swayze starred in 1987’s Dirty Dancing, a
low-budget movie, planned for only a one-week release, after which it was to go to video.
Swayze played resort dance instructor Johnny Castle, alongside his frequent co-star, Jennifer
Grey. The story enabled Swayze to dance and romance Grey and showcase his professional
dance training. In addition to acting and dancing, Swayze co-composed and sang one of the
songs on the soundtrack for Dirty Dancing, “She’s Like the Wind.” The song became a top 10 hit
that has since been covered by other artists. Swayze had originally co-written the song with
Stacy Widelitz for the film Grandview, U.S.A. in 1984. Dirty Dancing’s coming-of-age story first