| In August 2008, Wagner stepped down from her position at United Artists; she retains her stake in UA, which combined with Cruise's share amounts to 30 percent of the studio | His parents were both from , and had English, German, and Irish ancestry |
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| Scientology and Cruise's lawyers issued strongly worded denials and threatened to sue, accusing Vanity Fair of "shoddy journalism" and "religious bigotry" | The book and the film both allege that the Church groomed romantic partners for Cruise and that Cruise used and workers as a source of free labor |
" While reviewing , film critic noted the similarities between several of Cruise's 1980s films and nicknamed the formula the Tom Cruise Picture.
| In 1996, Cruise appeared as superspy in the reboot of , which he produced | " Legacy Cruise in 2010 In 2006, Premiere ranked Cruise as Hollywood's most powerful actor, as Cruise came in at number 13 on the magazine's 2006 Power List, being the highest ranked actor |
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| Both will fly to the as part of a future mission in a spacecraft | In 2004, Cruise received critical acclaim for his performance as Vincent in , directed by |
It was a great lesson in my life—how he'd lull you in, make you feel safe and then, bang! The first was its inaugural film, , directed by and starring Redford, and Cruise.
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