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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is a European-American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards. As of 2025, his films have grossed over $13.3 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars, he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), the latter earning him a reputation as a symbol. Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award . He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and the sports comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (1996); for the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films, often performing his risky stunts. He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in eight Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible (1996) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). His other films in the genre include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies, a feat that was achieved from 2012 to 2018. In December 2024, he was awarded the US Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contributions" to the military, with his screen roles. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990, and received the top honour of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which has resulted in controversy and scrutiny of his involvement in the organisation. An aviation enthusiast, he has held a pilot certificate since 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia Tom Cruise, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Leroy Pennington returned from the Civil War and decided to drive to Winnetoon along the way. When he arrived in town, he immediately visited his old friend Woody Combs, who is the sheriff here. Sheriff Combs tells Pennington that the town has a big problem with the Doolin Brothers gang, led by the three Doolin bros. Doolin Gang is made up of 140 men and their job is to attack this town, rob and kill the citizens. Woody stood up to them and shot a couple of men, and when the Doolin brothers found out, they said that there would be retribution in the form of all 140 men storming the town, looting, burning, shooting, robbing and murdering. Woody asked Pennigton for help, Leroy agreed and said he would put together a team of the best men and protect the city. Pennington wrote down 10 names, the list included Willie Hester, Jack Bartlett, Edmund Poole, Jess York, Vernon Jacobson, Vincent Cherry, Oscar Booth, Warren Donovan, Ernest Ballard and Elijah Alford. The Doolins said that doomsday for Winnetoon will occur on the day of the full moon at high noon. Pennington rode the Wild West recruiting members for his team. Doolins arrived on time and in four waves, 20 men, 30, 40 and 50. Woody got all his men together (8). The shooting lasted a long time, the dynamite was banging. Men were dying on both sides. The town of Winnetoon won but all eight Woody's men fell, Woody was shot and died next day, Donovan and Ballard died and the others became new lawmen and Pennington the sheriff
