Michael Steven Ovitz (born December 14, 1946) is an American businessman. He was a talent agent who co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. Ovitz later served as president of The Walt Disney Company for only 16 months, from October 1995 to January 1997.
81-427: Ovitz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Michael Ovitz (born 1946), former president of Disney and Creative Artists Agency Kimberly Ovitz (born 1983), fashion designer and daughter of Michael Ovitz Ovitz family , a family of 12 Hungarian Jewish dwarf musicians who survived Auschwitz [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
162-656: A Catholic upbringing. He later described his father as "a merchant of chaos", a "bully", and a "coward" who beat his children. He elaborated, "[My father] was the kind of person where, if something goes wrong, they kick you. It was a great lesson in my life—how he'd lull you in, make you feel safe and then, bang! For me, it was like, 'There's something wrong with this guy. Don't trust him. Be careful around him. ' " Cruise's biological father died of cancer in 1984. In total, Cruise attended fifteen schools in fourteen years. Cruise spent part of his childhood in Canada; when his father took
243-424: A Franciscan priest before leaving after a year. Priests at the seminary have said Cruise chose to leave the school when his family relocated again; however, a former classmate said that they were both asked to leave after getting caught taking liquor. In his senior year of high school, he played football for the varsity team as a linebacker , but was cut from the squad after getting caught drinking beer before
324-502: A bit part in the 1981 film Endless Love , followed by a major supporting role as a crazed military academy student in Taps later that year. Cruise was originally supposed to appear as a background actor but his role was expanded after impressing director Harold Becker . In 1983, Cruise was part of the ensemble cast of Francis Ford Coppola 's The Outsiders . That same year he appeared in All
405-400: A bank, the agents rented a small office, conducting business on card tables and rented chairs, their wives taking turns as agency receptionist. Ovitz reportedly had three new film packaging deals sold in the first week. Within four years CAA had $ 90.2 million in annual bookings and was the third-largest Hollywood agency. Under his direction, CAA quickly grew from a start-up organization to
486-573: A child. In April 2006, their daughter Suri was born. On November 18, Holmes and Cruise were married at the 15th-century castle Castello Orsini-Odescalchi in Bracciano , in a Scientologist ceremony attended by many Hollywood stars. Their publicists said the couple had "officialized" their marriage in Los Angeles the day before the Italian ceremony. There has been widespread speculation that their marriage
567-419: A close friend of Scientology leader David Miscavige since the 1980s. Several years after Cruise started studying Scientology, the organization's leaders promised to share some Scientology secrets with him, including information about the extraterrestrial ruler Xenu . According to Janet Reitman's book Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion (2011), Cruise "freaked out" and took
648-516: A cock-of-the-rock strut that viewers haven't seen since his turn in Magnolia ." Cruise starred as Jack Reacher in the film adaptation of British author Lee Child 's 2005 novel One Shot . The film was released on December 21, 2012. It met with positive reviews from critics and was a box office success grossing $ 217 million worldwide. In 2013, he starred in the science fiction film Oblivion based on director Joseph Kosinski 's graphic novel of
729-469: A film which he also produced. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where Cruise earned an Honorary Palme d'Or . The film was released to widespread critical praise, with many reviewers deeming it superior to its predecessor. The film broke several box office records upon its release; earning over $ 1 billion, becoming the highest-grossing film of his career. Cruise earned $ 100 million for
810-725: A future Axiom Space mission in a SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft. In May 2021, Cruise protested against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) by returning all three of his Golden Globe Awards in light of controversy surrounding the HFPA, particularly its lack of diversity, specifically no black members, and ethical questions related to financial benefits to some of its members. In 2022, Cruise reprised his role as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick ,
891-557: A game. He went on to star in the school's production of Guys and Dolls . In 1980, he graduated from Glen Ridge High School in Glen Ridge, New Jersey . At age 18, with the blessing of his mother and stepfather, Cruise moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. After working as a busboy in New York, he went to Los Angeles to try out for television roles. He signed with CAA and began acting in films. He made his film debut in
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#1732875668133972-583: A job as a defense consultant with the Canadian Armed Forces , his family moved in late 1971 to Beacon Hill , Ottawa. He attended the new Robert Hopkins Public School for his fourth and fifth grade education. He first became involved in drama in fourth grade, under drama teacher George Steinburg. He and six other boys put on an improvised play to music called IT at the Carleton Elementary School drama festival. Drama organizer Val Wright
1053-514: A miscarriage at the end of my marriage, but I had an ectopic pregnancy at the beginning of my marriage." Cruise was next romantically linked with Penélope Cruz , his co-star in Vanilla Sky (2001). Their three-year relationship ended in 2004. An article in the October 2012 issue of Vanity Fair stated that several sources have said that after the breakup with Cruz, Scientologist leaders launched
1134-421: A monk, which affected their intimacy. Rogers later retracted the comments and claimed she had been misinterpreted. Rogers received a $ 4 million divorce settlement. Cruise met his second wife, actress Nicole Kidman , on the set of their film Days of Thunder (1990). The couple married on December 24, 1990. They adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born 1992) and Connor Antony (born 1995). On February 5, 2001,
1215-931: A part-time tour guide at Universal Studios . Upon graduating from UCLA, in 1968, with a degree in theater, film, and television, Ovitz secured a job in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency . From there, he left for law school, but returned shortly (something William Morris normally did not allow). He was soon promoted, eventually becoming a highly successful television agent. Six years later, he and four other young colleagues left William Morris to found Creative Artists Agency . Dissatisfied with his pay and promotion opportunities, Ovitz and fellow William Morris agents Ronald Meyer , William Haber, Rowland Perkins , and Michael S. Rosenfeld planned to form their own agency after raising money. Learning of their plans, William Morris fired them in January 1975. Borrowing $ 21,000 from
1296-574: A rare supporting role , as a motivational speaker, Frank T.J. Mackey, in Paul Thomas Anderson 's Magnolia (1999). Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers heaped praise on Cruise writing, "Cruise is a revelation, fully deserving of the shower of superlatives coming his way ... Cruise seethes with the chaotic energy of a wounded animal – he's devastating." For his performance he received another Golden Globe and nomination for an Academy Award . In 2000, Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in
1377-589: A secret project to find Cruise a new girlfriend. According to those sources, a series of "auditions" of Scientologist actresses resulted in a short-lived relationship with Iranian-British actress Nazanin Boniadi , who subsequently left Scientology. Scientology and Cruise's lawyers issued strongly worded denials and threatened to sue, accusing Vanity Fair of "shoddy journalism" and "religious bigotry". Journalist Roger Friedman later reported that he received an email from director and ex-Scientologist Paul Haggis confirming
1458-589: A step back from the Church to work on the film Eyes Wide Shut. In 1999, Marty Rathbun was sent by David Miscavige to convince Cruise to return to the Church and continue his studies. Cruise later sparked controversy in the 2000s with his efforts to promote Scientology . In the aftermath of 9/11 , Cruise co-founded and raised donations for Downtown Medical to offer New York City rescue workers " detoxification therapy ", drawing criticism from medical professionals and firefighters. In late 2004, David Miscavige created
1539-779: A thriller based on the July 20, 1944, assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler . The film was acquired in March 2007 by United Artists. On March 21, 2007, Cruise signed to play Claus von Stauffenberg , the protagonist . This project marked the second production to be greenlighted since Cruise and Wagner took control of United Artists. The first was its inaugural film, Lions for Lambs , directed by Robert Redford and starring Redford, Meryl Streep and Cruise. In August 2008, Wagner stepped down from her position at United Artists; she retained her stake in UA, which combined with Cruise's share amounted to 30 percent of
1620-614: Is Michael Ovitz? was a memoir published by Michael Ovitz recounting his time at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and his brief stint at The Walt Disney Company . Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon , he has received various accolades , including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards , in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards . His films have grossed over $ 12 billion worldwide, placing him among
1701-632: Is a stylish and compelling noir thriller." In 2005, Cruise worked again with Steven Spielberg in War of the Worlds , a loose adaptation of the H. G. Wells novel of the same name , which became the fourth highest-grossing film of the year with US$ 591.4 million worldwide. Also in 2005, he was a nominee for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Movie Star and the winner of the MTV Generation Award. Cruise
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#17328756681331782-745: Is able to make his statement with Cruise's face and voice and doesn't need to put everything into the dialogue." The performance earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama , the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor , the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Actor, a nomination for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role , and Cruise's first Best Actor Academy Award nomination. Cruise's next films were Days of Thunder (1990) and Far and Away (1992), both of which co-starred then-wife Nicole Kidman as his love interest, followed by
1863-685: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Michael Ovitz Ovitz was born to a Romanian Jewish family in Chicago , Illinois, the son of a liquor wholesaler. Raised in Encino, California , he was student body president at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys , a classmate of Sally Field and Michael Milken . While a pre-med student at the University of California, Los Angeles and president of Zeta Beta Tau , he began his entertainment career as
1944-529: The Mission: Impossible film series since 1996. His other films in the genre include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for
2025-668: The Academy Award for Best Film . In 1989, Cruise portrayed real-life paralyzed Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone 's war epic Born on the Fourth of July . Film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Nothing Cruise has done will prepare you for what he does in Born on the Fourth of July ... His performance is so good that the movie lives through it. Stone
2106-771: The Living Legends of Aviation in 2010, receiving the Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award from the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy. In addition to other aircraft, Cruise owns a P-51 Mustang . Cruise splits his time between homes in Beverly Hills, California ; Clearwater, Florida ; and the South of England, where Cruise has lived in various places such as Central London , Dulwich , East Grinstead , and Biggin Hill . In
2187-543: The Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony to promote Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics , by jumping from the roof of the Stade de France stadium in Paris. He took the flag from Mayor Karen Bass and athlete Simone Biles . Cruise partnered with his former talent agent Paula Wagner to form Cruise/Wagner Productions in 1993, and the company has since co-produced several of Cruise's films,
2268-446: The Times reporting that "Ovitz is one of the very few people in the world who own almost all the photographs ever taken of them". Ovitz resigned from CAA in 1995 to become president of The Walt Disney Company under chairman Michael Eisner . Ovitz quickly grew frustrated with his role in the company and vague definition of duties. After a tumultuous year as Eisner's second in command, he
2349-709: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on July 5, 2006. In 2009, magazine editor Michael Davis Sapir filed a suit charging that his phone had been wiretapped at Cruise's behest. That suit was dismissed by a Central Civil West court judge in Los Angeles on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired on Sapir's claim. In October 2012, Cruise filed a lawsuit against In Touch and Life & Style magazines for defamation after they claimed Cruise had "abandoned" his six-year-old daughter. During deposition, Cruise admitted that "he didn't see his daughter for 110 days". The suit
2430-504: The highest-grossing actors of all time. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars , he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors . Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986). Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on
2511-523: The legal thriller The Firm , which was a critical and commercial success. In 1994, Cruise starred along with Brad Pitt , Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater in Neil Jordan 's Interview with the Vampire , a gothic drama/horror film that was based on Anne Rice 's best-selling novel . The film was well-received, although Rice was initially quite outspoken in her criticism of Cruise having been cast in
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2673-399: The Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and
2754-496: The Los Angeles Coliseum to ventures in online media. Ovitz is considered among the world's top 200 art collectors. He owns works by Pablo Picasso , Jasper Johns , Willem de Kooning , Barnett Newman , Mark Rothko , and many others. He married Judy Reich whom he met in college; they have three children, including New York fashion designer Kimberly Ovitz . In 2015, Ovitz became engaged to Tamara Mellon . Who
2835-695: The Right Moves and Risky Business , which has been described as "A Generation X classic, and a career maker for Tom Cruise." He also played the male lead in the Ridley Scott film Legend , released in 1985. By 1986's Top Gun , his status as a superstar had been cemented. Cruise followed up Top Gun with Martin Scorsese 's The Color of Money (1986), which came out the same year, and which paired him with Paul Newman . Their chemistry won praise among critics with The Washington Post writing, "One of
2916-591: The Scientology Freedom Medal of Valor and awarded it to Cruise for this work. Former Scientologist Paul Haggis has claimed that Cruise attempted to convert several celebrities to Scientology, including James Packer , Victoria and David Beckham , Jada Pinkett , Will Smith , and Steven Spielberg . Since 2008, Cruise has restricted interviewers from asking him about Scientology. As well as promoting various programs to introduce people to Scientology, Cruise campaigned for Scientology to be recognized as
2997-431: The arena it takes place in, the arcana or knowledge he must learn, the trail or journey, the proto enemy, and the eventual enemy of the character. Some of Cruise's later films like A Few Good Men and The Last Samurai can also be considered to be part of this formula. Widescreenings compares two of these Cruise characters in an article on the film A Few Good Men : [screenwriter] Aaron Sorkin interestingly takes
3078-448: The box office. In 2007, Cruise took a rare supporting role for the second time in Lions for Lambs , which was a commercial disappointment. This was followed by an unrecognizable appearance as "Les Grossman" in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder with Ben Stiller , Jack Black , and Robert Downey Jr. This performance earned Cruise a Golden Globe nomination. Cruise played the central role in
3159-419: The company, not granted when he was fired. In 2005 the court upheld Disney's payment. In January 1999, Ovitz formed CKE, comprising four distinct companies: Artist Management Group (AMG), Artist Production Group (APG), Artist Television Group (ATG) and Lynx Technology Group (LTG). In 2002 Ovitz sold AMG to Jeff Kwatinetz for an undisclosed amount, which was merged into his management group The Firm . After
3240-528: The couple's daughter Suri from Scientology and that Suri is no longer a practicing member of the organization. In 1998, Cruise successfully sued the Daily Express , a British tabloid which alleged that his marriage to Kidman was a sham designed to cover up his homosexuality. In May 2001, Cruise filed a lawsuit against gay porn actor Chad Slater. Slater had told the celebrity magazine Actustar that he had been involved in an affair with Cruise. This claim
3321-439: The couple's spokesperson announced their separation. Cruise filed for divorce two days later, and their marriage was dissolved later that year, with Cruise citing irreconcilable differences. In a 2007 interview with Marie Claire , Kidman noted the incorrect reporting of a miscarriage early in her marriage: "It was wrongly reported as miscarriage by everyone who picked up the story. So it's huge news, and it didn't happen. I had
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3402-509: The early-to-mid-1980s, Cruise had relationships with Melissa Gilbert , Rebecca De Mornay , Patti Scialfa , and Cher . Cruise married actress Mimi Rogers on May 9, 1987. They divorced on February 4, 1990. Rogers had grown up in Scientology and was one of its ' auditors '; they met when Cruise became one of her clients. In a 1993 Playboy interview, Rogers discussed her split from Cruise and said that he had been considering becoming
3483-582: The fictional character Stacee Jaxx . The film was released in June 2012 and was a rare box-office misstep for Cruise. Cruise however received positive reviews for his performance with Variety 's film critic Justin Chang writing, "Channeling the likes of Axl Rose and Keith Richards with his tattoos, heavy furs and even heavier eyeshadow, Cruise clearly relishes the opportunity to play against type even as he sends up his world's-biggest-movie-star identity, displaying
3564-466: The film, as Julian Sands was her first choice. Upon seeing the film, however, she paid $ 7,740 (equivalent to $ 15,911 in 2023) for a two-page ad in Daily Variety praising his performance and apologizing for her previous doubts about him. In 1996, Cruise starred as superspy Ethan Hunt in the reboot of Mission: Impossible , which he also produced. The film was directed by Brian De Palma and
3645-409: The film, when combining ticket sales, his salary, and his cut of home entertainment rentals and streaming revenues. Cruise reprised his role as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One which was released in theaters on July 12, 2023. The film received critical acclaim, but was a box office disappointment due to the box-office and cultural phenomenon dubbed Barbenheimer , which
3726-426: The film. His next five films were major critical and commercial successes. The following year, Cruise starred in the romantic thriller Vanilla Sky (2001) with Cameron Diaz and Penélope Cruz . In 2002, Cruise starred in the dystopian science fiction action film Minority Report , which was directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the short story by Philip K. Dick . It has since been included in lists of
3807-541: The financial rescue of MGM / United Artists , and Sony 's acquisition of Columbia Pictures . Ovitz's signing of Coca-Cola as a CAA client from agency McCann-Erickson had a significant impact on the advertising industry. He negotiated David Letterman 's move from NBC to CBS , chronicled in the book The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night by Bill Carter. He disliked publicity, however, with
3888-557: The first being Mission: Impossible in 1996 which was also Cruise's first project as a producer. In addition, Cruise has produced films in which he does not appear in, namely The Others , Shattered Glass , Elizabethtown , Narc , Ask the Dust , and Without Limits . Cruise is noted as having negotiated some of the most lucrative film deals in Hollywood and was described in 2005 by Hollywood economist Edward Jay Epstein as "one of
3969-583: The foundation of the negativity", Ovitz stated, "it all comes down to David Geffen and Bernie Weinraub. Everything comes back to those two. It's the same group [quoted] in every article." He later apologized for his Vanity Fair comments. Ovitz acts as a private investor. Active in philanthropy, he donated $ 25 million in 1999 to spearhead fund raising efforts for UCLA's Medical Center, and has contributed significantly to numerous other philanthropic endeavors. A private investor and businessman, his notable activities have ranged from attempts to bring an NFL team to
4050-550: The greatest science fiction films of all time. In 2003, he starred in Edward Zwick 's period action drama The Last Samurai , for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for best actor. In 2004, Cruise received critical acclaim for his performance as Vincent in Collateral . The critical consensus states that "Driven by director Michael Mann 's trademark visuals and a lean, villainous performance from Tom Cruise, Collateral
4131-440: The historical thriller Valkyrie released on December 25, 2008, to box office success. In March 2010, Cruise completed filming the action-comedy Knight and Day , in which he re-teamed with former costar Cameron Diaz; the film was released on June 23, 2010. On February 9, 2010, Cruise confirmed that he would star in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol , the fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible series. The film
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#17328756681334212-548: The magazine's 2006 Power List, being the highest ranked actor. The same year, Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity. The founder of CinemaScore in 2016 cited Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio as the "two stars, it doesn't matter how bad the film is, they can pull [the box office] up." October 10, 2006, was declared "Tom Cruise Day" in Japan; the Japan Memorial Day Association said that he
4293-453: The most consecutive $ 100-million-grossing movies, a feat that was achieved during the period of 2012 to 2018. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990, and received the top honor of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology . Cruise
4374-486: The most powerful – and richest – forces in Hollywood." Epstein argues that Cruise is one of the few producers (the others being George Lucas , Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer ) who are regarded as able to guarantee the success of a billion-dollar film franchise. Epstein also contends that the public obsession with Cruise's tabloid controversies obscures full appreciation of Cruise's exceptional commercial prowess. On August 22, 2006, Paramount Pictures announced it
4455-414: The opposite approach of Top Gun , where Cruise also starred as the protagonist. In Top Gun , Cruise plays Mitchell who is a 'hot shot' military underachiever who makes mistakes because he is trying to outperform his late father. Where Maverick Mitchell needs to rein in the discipline, Daniel Kaffee needs to let it go, finally see what he can do. Cruise is an aerobatic pilot and was inducted as part of
4536-476: The previous films in the series and grossed over $ 791 million at the box office. Unadjusted for ticket price inflation, it was Cruise's biggest commercial success to date. In May 2020, it was reported that Cruise would be starring in and producing a movie shot in outer space . Doug Liman would be directing, writing, and co-producing. Both will fly to the International Space Station as part of
4617-498: The real reason for the split was most likely Paramount's discontent over Cruise/Wagner's exceptionally large share of DVD sales from the Mission: Impossible franchise. In November 2006, Cruise and Paula Wagner announced that they had taken over the film studio United Artists . Cruise acts as a producer and star in films for United Artists, while Wagner serves as UA's chief executive. Production began in 2007 of Valkyrie ,
4698-439: The romance Jerry Maguire (1996). For the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films , often performing his own risky stunts. He has played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in
4779-654: The sale of AMG, Ovitz became the subject of controversy for remarks made in a Vanity Fair interview, wherein he blamed the downfall of AMG upon a cabal led by Dreamworks cofounder David Geffen which Ovitz described as the " gay mafia ". In addition to Geffen, the list included The New York Times correspondent Bernard Weinraub , Disney chairman (and former employer) Michael Eisner ; Bryan Lourd , Kevin Huvane, and Richard Lovett, partners at CAA, Universal Studios president Ronald Meyer (Ovitz's former partner at CAA); and Vivendi CEO Barry Diller . "If I were to establish
4860-631: The same name. The film met with mixed reviews and grossed $ 286 million worldwide. It also starred Morgan Freeman and Olga Kurylenko . In 2014, Cruise starred in the science fiction-action film Edge of Tomorrow , which received positive reviews and grossed over $ 370 million. In 2015, Cruise returned as Ethan Hunt in the fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible series, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation , which he also produced. Returning cast members included Simon Pegg as Benji and Jeremy Renner as William Brandt, with Christopher McQuarrie as director. The film earned high critical acclaim and
4941-437: The second installment of the Mission: Impossible films, Mission: Impossible 2 . The film was helmed by Hong Kong director John Woo and branded with his gun fu style; it continued the series' success at the box office, taking in $ 547 million worldwide. Unlike its predecessor, it was the highest-grossing film of the year, but had a mixed critical reception. Cruise received an MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance for
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#17328756681335022-417: The second part, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning , due for release on May 23, 2025. In February 2024, it was announced that Cruise would star in a new film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu . This is set to be his first film at Warner Bros. Pictures in ten years and will also star Sandra Hüller , John Goodman , Michael Stuhlbarg , Jesse Plemons and Sophie Wilde . In 2024, he appeared in
5103-484: The story. In April 2005, Cruise began dating actress Katie Holmes . On April 27 that year, Cruise and Holmes—dubbed TomKat by the media—made their first public appearance together in Rome . A month later, Cruise publicly declared his love for Holmes on The Oprah Winfrey Show ; he jumped on Winfrey's yellow couch and stood there to make the announcement. On October 6, 2005, Cruise and Holmes announced they were expecting
5184-607: The studio. Cruise began working with Paramount again as a producer and star with Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol , without Wagner, which was a critical and commercial success. He and Wagner would collaborate for the final time on the modestly successful Jack Reacher series, also for Paramount. In January 2024, it was announced that his production company was forming a new strategic partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to develop and produce original and franchise films. In 2006, Premiere ranked Cruise as Hollywood's most powerful actor, as Cruise came in at number 13 on
5265-629: The subtle achievements of both Cruise's and Newman's performances is that you feel that both of them are genuinely top-notch pool hustlers". In 1988, Cruise starred in Cocktail , a film that was a box office success but failed with critics. His performance earned him a nomination for the Razzie Award for Worst Actor . Later that year he starred with Dustin Hoffman in Barry Levinson 's Rain Man , which won
5346-458: The world's leading talent agency, expanding from television into film, investment banking, and advertising. Ovitz was known for assembling package deals, wherein CAA would utilize its talent base to provide directors, actors and screenwriters to a studio, thus shifting the negotiating leverage from the studios to the talent. As CAA rose in stature Ovitz became one of the most powerful men in Hollywood; he
5427-965: Was a box office success. Film critic Stephen Holden of The New York Times praised Cruise's performance, declaring "Tom Cruise has found the perfect superhero character on which to graft his breathlessly gung-ho screen personality." In the same year, Cruise took on the title role in Cameron Crowe 's sports drama Jerry Maguire playing a sports agent in search of love. The film was a massive financial success grossing more than $ 273 million worldwide against its $ 50 million budget. In 1999, Cruise costarred with Kidman in Stanley Kubrick 's erotic and psychological drama film Eyes Wide Shut . Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised both Cruise and Kidman on their performances writing, "Cruise in particular lays himself open in that fiercely committed way that he tries everything as an actor". That same year he took
5508-421: Was a commercial success. Cruise starred in the 2017 reboot of Boris Karloff 's 1932 horror movie The Mummy . The new film, also titled The Mummy , received negative reviews and disappointed at the box office, though still grossed over $ 400m. In 2018, Cruise again reprised Ethan Hunt, in the sixth film in his franchise, Mission: Impossible – Fallout . The film was more positively received by critics than
5589-453: Was arranged by the Church of Scientology. David Miscavige , the head of Scientology, served as Cruise's best man. On June 29, 2012, Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise. On July 9, the couple signed a divorce settlement worked out by their lawyers. New York law requires all divorce documents remain sealed, so the exact terms of the settlement are not publicly available. Cruise stated that ex-wife Katie Holmes divorced him in part to protect
5670-532: Was awarded with a special day because of "his love for and close association with Japan." While reviewing Days of Thunder , film critic Roger Ebert noted the similarities between several of Cruise's 1980s films and nicknamed the formula the "Tom Cruise Picture". Ebert listed nine key ingredients that make up the Tom Cruise Picture: the Cruise character, the mentor, the superior woman, the craft he must hone,
5751-539: Was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York , to electrical engineer Thomas Cruise Mapother III (1934–1984) and special education teacher Mary Lee (née Pfeiffer; 1936–2017). His parents were both from Louisville, Kentucky , and had English, German, and Irish ancestry. Cruise has three sisters named Lee Anne, Marian, and Cass. One of his cousins, William Mapother , is also an actor who has appeared alongside Cruise in five films. Cruise grew up in near poverty and had
5832-413: Was dismissed by Eisner in January 1997 and left Disney with a (previously agreed-upon) severance package valued at $ 38 million in cash and an estimated $ 100 million in stock. Disney shareholders later sued Eisner and Disney's board of directors for awarding Ovitz such a large severance package. Later court proceedings reflect that Ovitz's stock options were granted when he was hired to induce him to join
5913-523: Was ending its 14-year relationship with Cruise. In The Wall Street Journal , chairman of Viacom (Paramount's parent company) Sumner Redstone cited the economic damage to Cruise's value as an actor and producer from his controversial public behavior and views. Cruise/Wagner Productions responded that Paramount's announcement was a face-saving move after the production company had successfully sought alternative financing from private equity firms. Industry analysts such as Edward Jay Epstein commented that
5994-458: Was gay. The suit was dropped in exchange for a public statement by Davis that the video was not of Cruise, and that Cruise was heterosexual. In 2006, Cruise sued cybersquatter Jeff Burgar to obtain control of the TomCruise.com domain name. When owned by Burgar, the domain redirected to information about Cruise on Celebrity1000.com. The decision to turn TomCruise.com over to Cruise was handed down by
6075-651: Was in the audience and later said that "the movement and improvisation were excellent ... a classic ensemble piece." In sixth grade, Cruise went to Henry Munro Middle School in Ottawa. That year, his mother left his father, taking Cruise and his sisters back to the United States. In 1978, she married Jack South. Cruise briefly took a Catholic church scholarship and attended the St. Francis Seminary in Cincinnati ; he aspired to become
6156-509: Was nominated for seven Saturn Awards between 2002 and 2009, winning once. Nine of the ten films he starred in during the decade made over $ 100 million at the box office. In 2006, he returned to his role as Ethan Hunt in the third installment of the Mission Impossible film series, Mission: Impossible III . The film was more positively received by critics than the previous films in the series and grossed nearly $ 400 million at
6237-553: Was released in December 2011 to high critical acclaim and box office success. Unadjusted for ticket price inflation, it was Cruise's biggest commercial success to that date. On May 6, 2011, Cruise was awarded a humanitarian award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance for his work as a dedicated philanthropist. In mid-2011, Cruise started shooting the movie Rock of Ages (2012), in which he played
6318-493: Was settled the following year. Cruise was converted to Scientology by his first wife, Mimi Rogers , in 1986 and became an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology in the 2000s. His involvement in the organization was leaked by the tabloid Star in 1990, and he publicly announced he followed Scientology in a 1992 interview with Barbara Walters . Cruise has said that Scientology, and Study Technology in particular, helped him overcome his dyslexia . Cruise has been
6399-774: Was so influential that, when The New York Times wrote about him in 1989, industry executives, directors, and actors refused to comment or would only do so if CAA allowed it. Promoted to president, then to chairman of the board, Ovitz's roles at CAA were numerous. He served as talent agent to Hollywood actors Tom Cruise , Dustin Hoffman , Kevin Costner , John Belushi , Michael Douglas , Bill Murray , Sylvester Stallone , and Barbra Streisand , as well as directors Steven Spielberg , Barry Levinson , and Sydney Pollack . He also provided corporate consulting services, helping negotiate several major international business mergers and deals including Matsushita 's acquisition of MCA / Universal ,
6480-504: Was strongly denied by Cruise, and Slater was ordered to pay $ 10 million to Cruise in damages after Slater declared he could not afford to defend himself against the suit and would therefore default. Cruise requested a default judgment, and in January 2003, a Los Angeles judge decided against Slater after he admitted that his claims were false. Cruise also sued Bold Magazine publisher Michael Davis for $ 100 million, because Davis had alleged that he had video that would prove Cruise
6561-406: Was the same-day release of Christopher Nolan 's historical epic film Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig 's fantasy comedy Barbie . Peter Debruge of Variety praised Dead Reckoning for its performances, action sequences and a satisfying ending, writing, "This outing may be one-half of a two-part finale, but it gives audiences enough closure to stand on its own". Cruise will reprise the role in
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