（鉛筆/編集 Pencil/Edits） 俳優、映画プロデューサー。12歳の時に両親が離婚し、経済的に苦しい生活を送る。学生時代はレスリングに関心を持つがその後挫折し、演劇への道を志すようになる。俳優になってからは原則スタントマンを使わない事で有名であり、「ミッション・インポッシブル」などで注目を集める。幼い頃から学習障害に悩んだことを告白しており、その社会活動に向けても積極的である。（1962～） Thomas Cruise is an American actor and film producer. Graduating high school in 1980, “I was a functional illiterate,” says Tom Cruise, who hid his issue for years. Cruise, who showed signs of a learning disability beginning in grade school, says he finally learned to read as an adult through Study Technology, a learning method developed by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the controversial Church of Scientology. But now, He has received several accolades for his work, including three Golden Globe Awards and nominations for three Academy Awards.