Happy Birthday, br Tom Cruise!.br Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born br on July 3, 1962, and turns 59.br He was born br in Syracuse, br New York.br The actor made his br breakthrough with br roles in Risky Business br and Top Gun.br He has gone on to become one of the highest paid actors.br Cruise won a Golden Globe for his br role in 'Born on the Fourth of July.'.br He is popular for his role as Ethan Hunt in the 'Mission: Impossible' film series.br Cruise has also starred in 'Vanilla Sky,' 'Minority Report' and 'Edge of Tomorrow.'.br He is one of the br highest-grossing br actors of all time.