Where Is Tom Cruise From?

Tom Cruise Mapother was born on July 3 1962 in Syracuse New York, (which I rather suspect is partly why he got the idea to change to his name now, cruise). He was born to Thomas Cruise Mapother III and Mary Lee Pfeiffer He is said to have some Welsh ancestors in his family among whom was a Mary Cruise Mapother.

When Tom  was twelve, his mother  and  father, split up and she took Tom and his sister( to whom he is still very close)   first  to Ottowa in Canada, and then to  a string of cities, including Louisville, Kentucky. Winnetka. Illinois and Wayne. NJ. He attended eight junior schools, and three high schools. They had no support from the father, and Tom is very close to, and protective of his mother. Finally he graduated from Glen Ridge High School, New Jersey in 1980.
He has called his father a bully, and perhaps because of this he joined the wrestling team at his school, which is where he was, when he first discovered acting, after an injury to his knee. He got small roles and the rest is history, as he went on to become a mega star.