Tom Cruise was born on March 12th, 1962. He is American actor and producer. His father was a naval officer, and his mother was an actress. He grew up in California and attended Hollywood High School. In 1981 he graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in economics. After graduation he worked at a bank for two years before deciding to pursue acting. He first appeared in a small role in the 1985 film “The Color Purple”. He then had roles in many movies including “Cocktail” (1988), “Days Of Thunder” (1990), “Jerry Maguire” (1996) and “Mission Impossible 2″ (2000). In 2001 he starred in the hit movie “Mena” which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He later played Ethan Hunt in the popular spy series “Mission Impossible”. In 2005 he produced, wrote and directed…