Ten Things You Never Knew About Tom Cruise

Friday, 5 June 2009

Take a look at our list of ten things you never knew about Tom Cruise...

1. His real names is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.

2. He is left handed.

3. Tom took up acting after he injured his knee and lost his place on his high school wrestling team.

4. He has dyslexia.

5. Tom has three sisters: Marian, Lee Anne and Cass. He had a hard childhood as his father bullied him and he was bullied at school as well.

6. His cousin William Mapother played Ethan Rom in Lost.

7. He has been married three times. His first wife was Mimi Rogers, his second was Nicole Kidman and his current wife is Katie Holmes.

8. When he was younger he wanted to be a priest.

9. Tom has two dogs called Basil and Murray and a cat called Harvey.

10. He was the first actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed $100 million in the USA.

Image credit: wenn.com

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