An actor whose name has become synonymous with all-American testosterone-driven entertainment, Tom Cruise spent the 1980s as one of Hollywood's brightest-shining golden boys. and rode high on such hits as Top Gun and Rain Man. Although his popularity dimmed slightly in the early '90s, he was able to bounce back with a string of hits that re-established him as both an action hero and, in the case of Jerry Maguire and Magnolia, a talented actor. He starred in blockbusters: Mission: Impossible, Eyes Wide Shut, Minority Report, The Last Samurai and War of the Worlds.

Cruise's long time marriage to Nicole Kidman ended in divorce. His outspoken support for Scientology has brought much negative press. He married actress Katie Holmes in a grand Italian wedding ceremony. The media frenzy continued and followed the pregnancy and birth of their daughter, Suri in 2006.