Michael Chiklis

Although The Shield has been controversial because of its violent content, Chiklis's acting has been highly praised and he has won several awards for portraying Detective Vic Mackey. Cruise was chosen to co-host the Nobel Peace Prize Concert with Oprah Winfrey in Oslo, Norway on December 11, 2004. Chiklis began his career on the stage and portrayed tragic comic John Belushi in the controverisal 1989 film Wired. This has occasionally led to protests at openings of his movies in Europe. He is best known for starring in two popular, but highly different, television series: The Commish (1991-1995) and The Shield (2002-). Cruise is a well-known member of the Church of Scientology (as of 1990). Michael Chiklis is an American stage and television actor. In March 2004, he announced that his relationship with Penelope Cruz had ended in January.

Cruise divorced Kidman on August 8, 2001, and for a time he was romantically linked with Penelope Cruz, the lead actress in his film Vanilla Sky. He has been married twice, to Mimi Rogers (May 9, 1987 - February 4, 1990) and later Nicole Kidman (December 24, 1990). (He removes them during filming.). While many fans contend that his smile is one of his most notable features, one of his upper front incisors is off-color, and he started wearing braces in 2002.

As a sex symbol, Cruise's physique has been subject to close scrutiny of the media. Examples of the "Generic Tom Cruise Character" can be seen in Top Gun, Rain Man, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, Cocktail, The Last Samurai, and others. A number of Cruise's more well-known and popular movies have cast him in a similar role, one which has been half-jokingly referred to by movie fans (and some critics) as the "Generic Tom Cruise Character." In a role of this type, Cruise has portrayed a character who, as the film begins, is seen as a cocky, stuck-up, self-centered egoist who cares for little other than himself. As the events of the movie unfold, his character learns to become more open-minded and altruistic, until by the time the climax has been reached, he has undergone a radical change and been transformed into a better human being. In 2002 and 2003, he was rated by Premiere among the top 20 in its annual Power 100 list.

Two years later, it ranked him among the top 5 movie stars of all time. In 1995, Empire magazine ranked him among the 100 sexiest stars in film history. In 1990, 1991 and 1997, People magazine rated him among the 50 most beautiful people in the world. The company also co-produced The Others (2001).

Cruise teamed with producer Paula Wagner to form Cruise/Wagner Productions, which has co-produced several of Cruise's films such as Mission: Impossible and its sequels, Vanilla Sky (2001), and The Last Samurai (2003). The films were A Few Good Men (1992), The Firm (1993), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Mission: Impossible (movie) (1996) and Jerry Maguire (1996). In 1996, he became the first actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed $100 million in domestic release. He received Academy Award nominations for Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Jerry Maguire (1996), both as Best Actor; and for Magnolia (1999), as Best Supporting Actor.

Before going into acting, Cruise attended a Franciscan seminary and aspired to become a Catholic priest. Cruise's parents moved frequently when he was a child, residing in a number of locations throughout the United States and Canada, including Ottawa, Ontario, Louisville, Kentucky and Glen Ridge, New Jersey. His first leading role in a Blockbuster movie was in Top Gun, as Maverick. Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York, USA) is an American film actor and producer who has starred in a number of top-grossing movies.

The Few (Scripting) (2006). Mission: Impossible III (Pre-production) (2006). War of the Worlds (Pre-production) (2005). Collateral (2004).

The Last Samurai (2003). Minority Report (2002). Vanilla Sky (2001). Mission: Impossible II (2000).

Magnolia (1999). Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Jerry Maguire (1996). Mission: Impossible (1996).

Interview with the Vampire (1994). The Firm (1993). A Few Good Men (1992). Far and Away (1992).

Days of Thunder (1990). Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Rain Man (1988). Cocktail (1988).

The Color of Money (1986). Top Gun (1986). Legend (1985). Risky Business (1983).

The Outsiders (1983). Taps (1981). Endless Love (1981).