Tuesday, February 26, 2008

10 Facts you didnt know about Tom Cruise

1. At age 14, he enrolled in a seminary to become a priest. He dropped out after one year.
2. Is right handed when writing, but does most things left handed.
3. Cruise earned roughly $75 million for Mission: Impossible II (2000). He did this by turning down any upfront salary, for instead taking a back-end deal that landed him 30% of the film’s gross for both his producing and acting duties.
4. Suffers from dyslexia.
5. Will not allow his likeness to be used in video games or for action figures.
6. When attending a Franciscan seminary in Cincinatti, he aspired to become a priest.
7. Was introduced to Scientology by his ex-wife Mimi Rogers.
8. Is reportedly a huge fan of The Simpsons. However, he has twice turned down guest roles; once for the part of “Tom,” which was written specifically for him, in the episode “Brother From The Same Planet” (eventually voiced by regular Phil Hartman) and the other alongside his then-wife Nicole Kidman in the episode “When You Dish Upon A Star” (eventually voiced by then-couple Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger).
9. Is talked about in the song “Though the Wire” by Kanye West.
10. Is a vegetarian.

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