Montgomery Clift

Clift has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6104 Hollywood Blvd. Cruise was chosen to co-host the Nobel Peace Prize Concert with Oprah Winfrey in Oslo, Norway on December 11, 2004. He is interred in the Quaker Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. This has occasionally led to protests at openings of his movies in Europe. Montgomery Clift died at the age of 45 of heart problems brought on by his drug and alcohol addictions. Cruise is a well-known member of the Church of Scientology (as of 1990). He turned down the starring roles in East of Eden and Sunset Blvd.. In March 2004, he announced that his relationship with Penelope Cruz had ended in January.

He needed reconstructive surgery on his face, but returned to acting and to stardom. 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. In 1956, while filming Raintree County, he smashed his car into a tree, and only quick thinking by co-star Elizabeth Taylor, who pulled two teeth out of his throat to keep him from choking, saved his life. He has been married twice, to Mimi Rogers (May 9, 1987 - February 4, 1990) and later Nicole Kidman (December 24, 1990). But the public never knew until after his death that he was a bisexual, and his guilt over this led to his continuing alcoholism and drug use. (He removes them during filming.). Amazingly, Clift was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for Judgement At Nuremberg in a role that only took up seven minutes of screen time. 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.

He had a highly successful film career, performing in many Oscar-nominated roles and becoming a matinee idol for his good looks. As a sex symbol, Cruise's physique has been subject to close scrutiny of the media. Clift was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor that same year for The Search. 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. He achieved success on the stage and starred there for ten years before moving to Hollywood, debuting in 1948's Red River opposite John Wayne. 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. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Clift appeared on Broadway at the age of thirteen. In 2002 and 2003, he was rated by Premiere among the top 20 in its annual Power 100 list.

Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966) was an American actor. Two years later, it ranked him among the top 5 movie stars of all time. The Defector. In 1995, Empire magazine ranked him among the 100 sexiest stars in film history. Freud. In 1990, 1991 and 1997, People magazine rated him among the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Judgment at Nuremberg. The company also co-produced The Others (2001).

The Misfits. 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). Wild River. 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). Suddenly, Last Summer. In 1996, he became the first actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed $100 million in domestic release. Lonelyhearts. 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.

The Young Lions. Before going into acting, Cruise attended a Franciscan seminary and aspired to become a Catholic priest. Raintree County. 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. From Here to Eternity. His first leading role in a Blockbuster movie was in Top Gun, as Maverick. Indescretion of an American Wife. 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.

I Confess. The Few (Scripting) (2006). A Place in the Sun. Mission: Impossible III (Pre-production) (2006). The Big Lift. War of the Worlds (Pre-production) (2005). The Heiress. Collateral (2004).

Red River. The Last Samurai (2003). The Search. Minority Report (2002). 1949 - Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Search. Vanilla Sky (2001). 1952 - Best Actor in a Leading Role - A Place in the Sun. Mission: Impossible II (2000).

1954 - Best Actor in a Leading Role - From Here to Eternity. Magnolia (1999). 1962 - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Judgment at Nuremberg. 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).