Tom Cruise is one of the most succe

Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history.
However, life hasn't always been that easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had difficulty in finding friends, although he really enjoyed taking part in school plays.
After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work. He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he attended drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he had so successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars for each film.
Today, Tom still appears in films and is as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world.