Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born on July 3rd,1962 in Syracuse, New York He is one of the most famous American actors of the moment Every year he earns millions of dollars His family moved around a lot when Cruise was a child because of his father’s career Cruise’s parents divorced when he was 11 and the children went to live with their mother Like his mother a teacher and amateur actress, and his three sisters , he suffers from dyslexia which made school success difficult for him He began acting at 14 when a teacher encouraged him to take part in the school’s production of the musical “Guys and Dolls” Cruise chose the leading part (ruolo principale) and he found himself at home on the stage(palco) In 1986 he acted in the fantasy film “Legend” which cost some millions dollars In the same year he took part in “Top Gun” which confirmed him as a star The film became the biggest success of the year The following years, his success went on with the release of some of his greatest films such as “The Colour of Money”, “Rain Man”, and “Born on the fourth of July” for which he won a Golden Globe In 1987 he fell in love with Mimi Rogers that he married in a short time They divorced in 1990 and the same year he met Nicole Kidman in “Days of Thunder” They got married on Christmas Eve that year Cruise and Kidman spent much of 1997 and 1998 in England where they shot “Eyes Wide Shut” an erotic thriller by Stanley Kubrick who died some time later In 2000 Cruise starred in “Mission Impossible 2” Two years later he worked with Steven Spielberg in “Minority Report” and he in 2003 he flew to Australia to shoot “The Last Samurai” On February 2001, Cruise and Kidman announced their divorce after 11 years of marriage The couple has two adopted children, Isabella and Connor Now Cruise has a relationship (relazione) with Katie Holmes who gave him a child They are getting married in Italy A-Read and answer the questions: 1- When and where was T.Cruise born? 2- What is his full name? 3- Why did his family move a lot when he was a child? 4- Was he a good student? 5- When did he decide to become an actor? 6- What was his first famous film? 7- Was Nicole Kidman his first wife? 8- Where did he meet Nicole Kidman? 9- How long were they married? 10- Do they have any children? 11-Did he win any Prize? ( /22 P.) B-Ask questions for these answers: 1-…………………………………………………………………………………………………… Yes, they divorced when he was 11 2- …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Because he suffered from dyslexia 3- …………………………………………………………………………………………………… He married Mimi Rogers in 1987 4- …………………………………………………………………………………………………… On Christmas Eve 1990 5- …………………………………………………………………………………………………… He went to Australia to shoot “The Last Samurai” 6- …………………………………………………………………………………………………… On February 2001 ( /18 P.)