Cruise first debuted in a major film in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders, released in March 1983. He was beaten by his father, who Cruise described as a bully and coward. There, Cruise completed grade six at Henry Munro Middle School, part of the Carleton Board of Education, where he was active in athletics, playing floor hockey almost every night, showing himself to be a ruthless player, and eventually chipping his front tooth. in the game British bulldogs, he then lost his newly capped tooth and hurt his knee. His first starring role was in the 1983 comedy Losin’ It. 1988 saw him star in Cocktail, which earned him a nomination for the Razzie Award for Worst Actor. Later that year he starred with Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, which won the Academy Award for Best Film and Cruise the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise received an MTV Movie Award as Best Male Performance for this film.
Couples Watch: Katie Holmes Throws Tom Cruise a Surprise 49th Birthday Bash • Katie Holmes surprised Tom Cruise, who is in Florida filming Rock of Ages, with a surprise 49th birthday bash at Miami Beach’s SoHo Beach House. “Katie planned everything herself,” a source tells us. Cruise’s three kids – Suri, Connor and Isabella – were all there to celebrate, along with 40 close friends. The bash took place on the roof and inside the private venue, and guests enjoyed pasta, shrimp and other Italian dishes, in addition to chocolate birthday cake. “Katie has been very excited and actually did the RSVPs herself,” the source says. “She wanted to be sure everything was just right.” [link]