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"Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise crazy

Just be glad it's him, not you...

If you had Tom Cruise's trouble

You might be Tom Cruise crazy, too.

You'd flash your big white shiny smile,

And buy expensive shoes,

But you'd be the only man on Earth who couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise."—Jonathan Coulton, "Tom Cruise Crazy"

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (pronounced /ˈtɒməs ˈkruːz ˈmeɪpɒθər/; born July 3, 1962), better known by his screen name of Tom Cruise, is an American actor and film producer. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards. His first leading role is in Risky Business. He is known for playing heroic roles, although several of his most memorable turns have been villainous roles, such as the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt in Interview with the Vampire, Vincent in Collateral, and recently foul-mouthed studio boss Les Grossman, which provides the page caption.

More recently known for his... unusual antics such as jumping on the couch on Oprah. Cruise is also known for his controversial support of and adherence to the Church of Scientology, both of which have contributed to his status as a Butt Monkey of modern Pop Culture (...at least until Charlie Sheen went bananas), and cause many people to forget his very real acting talents.

Despite all the crazy, Cruise is a genuinely good actor with some great films under his belt. He was pretty much the top movie star in the world for a good fifteen to twenty years, starting around the time of Top Gun. He opened the 2002 Oscars -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably appropriate and heartwarming opening speech, as well.

There are some indications that he may be in the process of being Rescued From the Scrappy Heap thanks to the very positive reception to his performance in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

Notable for:

Risky Business - Joel Goodson
Legend - Jack (O' The Green)
Cocktail - Brian Flanagan
Top Gun - Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
Born On the Fourth of July - Ron Kovic
Rain Man - Charlie Babbitt
A Few Good Men - Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Interview with the Vampire - Lestat de Lioncourt
Mission: Impossible - Ethan Hunt
Jerry Maguire
Magnolia - Frank T.J. Mackey
Vanilla Sky - David Aames
Mission: Impossible II - Ethan Hunt
Minority Report - John Anderton
The Last Samurai - Nathan Algren
Collateral - Vincent
War of the Worlds - Ray Ferrier
Mission: Impossible III - Ethan Hunt
Tropic Thunder - Les Grossman (Yup, that's him)
Valkyrie - Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
Knight and Day - Roy Miller
Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol - Ethan Hunt
Rock of Ages - Stacee Jaxx

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 You'd flash your big white shiny smile,<br />
 And buy expensive shoes,<br />
-But you'd be the only man on Earth who couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise."''|'''[[Jonathan Coulton (Music)|Jonathan Coulton]]''', "Tom Cruise Crazy"}}
+But you'd be the only man on Earth who couldn't enjoy Tom Cruise."''|'''[[Jonathan Coulton]]''', "Tom Cruise Crazy"}}
-Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (pronounced /ˈtɒməs ˈkruːz ˈmeɪpɒθər/; born July 3, 1962), better known by his screen name of Tom Cruise, is an American actor and film producer. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards. His first leading role is in ''[[Risky Business]]''. He is known for playing heroic roles, although several of his most memorable turns have been [[Playing Against Type|villainous roles]], such as the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt in ''[[Interview With the Vampire]]'', Vincent in ''[[Collateral]]'', and recently [[Cluster F-Bomb|foul-mouthed]] [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|studio boss]] [[Tropic Thunder|Les Grossman]], which provides the page caption.
+Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (pronounced /ˈtɒməs ˈkruːz ˈmeɪpɒθər/; born July 3, 1962), better known by his screen name of Tom Cruise, is an American actor and film producer. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards. His first leading role is in ''[[Risky Business]]''. He is known for playing heroic roles, although several of his most memorable turns have been [[Playing Against Type|villainous roles]], such as the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt in ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'', Vincent in ''[[Collateral]]'', and recently [[Cluster F-Bomb|foul-mouthed]] [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|studio boss]] [[Tropic Thunder|Les Grossman]], which provides the page caption.
 More recently known for his... ''unusual'' antics such as [[Never Live It Down|jumping on the couch on Oprah]]. Cruise is also known for his controversial support of and adherence to the [[Church of Happyology|Church of Scientology]], both of which have contributed to his status as a [[Butt Monkey]] of modern Pop Culture (...at least until [[Charlie Sheen]] went bananas), and cause many people to forget his very real acting talents.
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 [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Despite all the crazy]], Cruise is [[He Really Can Act (Sugar Wiki)|a genuinely good actor]] with some great films under his belt. He was pretty much the top movie star in the world for a good fifteen to twenty years, starting around the time of ''[[Top Gun]]''. He opened the 2002 Oscars -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably appropriate and heartwarming opening speech, as well.
-There are some indications that he may be in the process of being [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]] thanks to the very positive reception to his performance in ''[[Mission Impossible (Film)|Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol]]''.
+There are some indications that he may be in the process of being [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]] thanks to the very positive reception to his performance in ''[[Mission Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol]]''.
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 * ''[[Top Gun]]'' - Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
 * ''[[Born On the Fourth of July]]'' - Ron Kovic
-* ''[[Rain Man (Film)|Rain Man]]'' - Charlie Babbitt
+* ''[[Rain Man]]'' - Charlie Babbitt
 * ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' - Lt. Daniel Kaffee
-* ''[[Interview With the Vampire]]'' - Lestat de Lioncourt
+* ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'' - Lestat de Lioncourt
-* ''[[Mission Impossible (Film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' - Ethan Hunt
+* ''[[Mission Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' - Ethan Hunt
 * ''[[Jerry Maguire]]''
 * ''[[Magnolia]]'' - Frank T.J. Mackey
 * ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' - David Aames
-* ''[[Mission Impossible (Film)|Mission: Impossible II]]'' - Ethan Hunt
+* ''[[Mission Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible II]]'' - Ethan Hunt
 * ''[[Minority Report]]'' - John Anderton
 * ''[[The Last Samurai]]'' - Nathan Algren
 * ''[[Collateral]]'' - Vincent
-* ''[[The War of the Worlds (Film)|War of the Worlds]]'' - Ray Ferrier
+* ''[[The War of the Worlds (film)|War of the Worlds]]'' - Ray Ferrier
-* ''[[Mission Impossible (Film)|Mission: Impossible III]]'' - Ethan Hunt
+* ''[[Mission Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible III]]'' - Ethan Hunt
 * ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' - Les Grossman ([[Playing Against Type|Yup, that's him]])
-* ''[[Valkyrie (Film)|Valkyrie]]'' - Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
+* ''[[Valkyrie]]'' - Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
 * ''[[Knight and Day]]'' - Roy Miller
-* ''[[Mission Impossible (Film)|Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol]]'' - Ethan Hunt
+* ''[[Mission Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol]]'' - Ethan Hunt
-* ''[[Rock of Ages (Theatre)|Rock of Ages]]'' - Stacee Jaxx
+* ''[[Rock of Ages (theatre)|Rock of Ages]]'' - Stacee Jaxx
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