Tom Cruise

by Phelan Powell

Book Overview

Follows the life and career of the popular actor, focusing on his struggle with dyslexia, his starring roles in such movies as "Risky Business", "Top Gun", and "Jerry Maguire", and his involvement in the Church of Scientology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791049418
• ISBN13: 9780791049419
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A good starting point...

This cute little book gives insight into Tom's career from the beginning through his role in "Jerry Maguire". It covers his early interest in acting, as well as his struggle with dyslexia (which seems to be mentioned on almost every page). I gained a deeper respect for Cruise after reading about his trials dealing with the handicap and his non-compromising dedication to perfecting his job as actor, producer, director. This is definitely an enjoyable book!

Pig-ignorance no bar to fame and fortune

The public only see the glamour - but Phelan Powell shows the significant obstacles Tom Cruise has overcome in order to live his life of pampered opulence. In Cruise's case dyslexia was the obstacle - it nearly cost him the part of the barman in "Cocktail" (he thought it was a film about cockatiels and told his agent he "didn't do parrots") and he bought his own wildebeeste to research the part of Lt Maverick Mitchell in "Top Gnu".