Tom Cruise Career Highlights on Oprah Winfrey
Actor Featured on Program Celebrating 25 Years of Movie Stardom
Dec 13, 2008
Tom Cruise has an acting career that has spanned 25 years. The fresh faced actor careened into stardom as a fresh faced teenager in his coming of age movie Risky Business. The A-list actor has been nominated for the Oscar Best Actor Awards for his films Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia. He has recently been nominated for the Golden Globe Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Tropic Thunder.
Tom Cruise Appears on Oprah Winfrey Show
Oprah Winfrey interviewed Cruise on her ABC show during the summer of 2008. The two mega-stars discussed Cruises many career highlights. The Oprah Winfrey show will air the top hits tribute again on Monday, December 15, 2008.
Tom Cruise Oscar Nominations
- Magnolia was an epic drama, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, that was nominated for three Oscars, including the nomination for Cruise as Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2007.
- Jerry Maguire - Cruise portrayed a sports agent with one client, played by Cuba Gooding Jr., the movie line ‘Show me the money!’ became a catch phrase around the country. Jerry Maguire was the breakout movie for Renee Zellweger, his love interest. In a romantic moment the phrase ‘You complete me’ melted hearts. 1996
- Born on the Fourth of July - Cruise portrayed Ron Kovic, in a true story about a soldier paralyzed in the Vietnam War who felt betrayed by the U.S. . Cruise was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar in 1990 for his work. Director Oliver Stone was awarded the Best Director Oscar for Born on the Fourth of July. 1989.
Tom Cruise Career Highlights
- Mission Impossible - This series of three films was based upon the original television series. Tom portrayed American spy Ethan Hunt in the action packed thrillers. Cruise did many of his own stunts, including hanging off the mountain ledge holding a thin wire.
- War of the Worlds - Steven Spielburg directed this thriller about aliens, which was nominated for three Oscars. 2005.
- Collateral – Cruise portrayed a contract killer who forced a cab driver (Jamie Foxx) along an a terrifying ride in a dark performance. Directed by Michael Mann. Released in 2004, Collateral was nominated for two Academy Awards.
- Minority Report was a futuristic thriller directed by Steven Spielburg . 2002.
- A Few Good Men - Cruise portrayed Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, assigned to defend two Marines on trial for murder. An often quoted movie moment between Tom and Jack Nicholson included the lines ‘I at the Truth.’ To which Nicholson shouted ‘You can’t handle the truth!’ 1992
- Rain Man - Cruise was paired with Dustin Hoffman as Charlie Babbit, the wheeler dealer yuppie brother of an autistic man. Rain Man won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1988.
- Top Gun - Cruise told Oprah that filming Top Gun as a dream come true because he had dreamed of being a pilot His best memories of filming the movie are or riding motorcycles and flying in an f-14 plane. One of his classic movie moments was when his character, Maverick, serenaded love interest Kelly McGillis with You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling. 1986
- Risky Business - 19 year old Cruise portrayed a Chicago teenager who lived his fantasies when his parent left him home alone. 1983.
Tom Cruise Films
Following are additional films by the intense actor during his 25 year career.
- Valkyrie 2008
- Lions for Lambs 2007
- The Last Samurai 2003
- Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002
- Vanilla Sky 2001
- Eyes Wide Shut 1999
- Interview with the Vampire 1994
- The Firm 1993
- Far and Away 1992
- Young Guns 1988
- Cocktail 1988
- The Color of Money 1986
- Legend 1985
- All the Right Moves 1983
- Losin’ It 1983
- The Outsiders 1983
- Taps 1981
- Endless Love 1981
Tom Cruise is a actor with a long-running career who shows no signs of slowing down. The actor has created many of Hollywood's most memorable moments for the past 25 years.
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