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Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer. He rose to fame in the 1980s with roles in popular films like
Risky Business
and
Top Gun.
He went on to star in hit films including
Jerry Maguire
,
Vanilla Sky
, and
Mission Impossible
. Cruise has long been a subject of public interest because of his high-profile relationships, including his marriages to Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes.
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