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Apr 3, 2006 · In an interview with Parade magazine, the 43-year-old actor looks back on two difficult aspects of his early years: his father and bullies at school. Cruise says his father, Thomas Cruise...
May 11, 2023 · However, Gentleman's Journal writes that Cruise also decided against using the last name Mapother because he wanted to symbolically cut ties with his father, Thomas Cruise Mapother III. Per CBS News , Cruise, who is notoriously private, revealed in a 2006 interview with Parade magazine that his father was abusive to him while he was growing up.
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Apr 6, 2006 · Tom Cruise says his father was abusive and that school, where he faced younger bullies, was difficult, in the new issue of Parade magazine.“He was a bully and a coward,” the 43-year-old actor...
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Dec 10, 2023 · While it does not seem to have been confirmed by the actor, Cruise may have also amended his surname because he is the namesake of his father, Thomas Cruise Mapother III. Cruise stated he...
Described by Cruise as “a bully and a coward”, and also an alleged alcoholic, Thomas Mapother III was, according to Cruise, manipulative and physically abusive.
May 26, 2022 · The abuse that Thomas Cruise Mapother III inflicted on his family came to a head in 1974. This, writes Andrew Morton in " Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography ," is when Mapother's verbal attacks, secret drinking, and instability became too much for his wife Mary Lee.
Jul 3, 2020 · Here are just a few of his links to the Emerald Isle. 1. Cruise's Irish ancestry dates back over 800 years. Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, the Risky Business star is directly descended from the Cruise family, who first appeared in Ireland in the twelfth century. 2. A direct descendant of his invaded Ireland.
