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Tom Cruise

The road to stardom wasn't an easy one for Tom Cruise, despite his disarming good looks and megawatt smile. When a knee injury dashed his hopes of competitive wrestling (yes, really!), he turned to acting. After bouncing around between the stages of New York and L.A., Cruise's career finally started heating up with his winning portrayal of an oversexed teen in Risky Business. More roles followed, with action flicks like Top Gun and Days of Thunder paving the way for bigger paydays ahead. As one of Hollywood's most bankable leading men, Cruise has turned heads in films such as Rain Man, Jerry McGuire and the Mission: Impossible series. Cruise has also found success with less traditional films, such as 2000's Magnolia, which earned him his third Oscar nomination. His ten-plus-year marriage to lovely actress Nicole Kidman (his costar in the Stanley Kubrick thriller Eyes Wide Shut) finally came to an end in 2001, and rumors certainly fly surrounding his love life. What's up next for this brightest of stars? Let's see what the stars have to say!

Birth Details:
July 3, 1962
Syracuse, New York

Born with his Sun in Cancer, Cruise is a charming mix of sentimentality and good instincts; he's sure to remember birthdays and anniversaries and always shows up with just the right gift. The actor also likely carries the flag as a true patriot, and his role in Born on the Fourth of July probably really hit home for Cruise. On the flip side, Cruise's emotionally sensitive Cancer Sun casts him as a man who is easily hurt and prone to brooding.

With his Moon in Leo, Cruise has a real flair for the dramatic. This placement pegs him as a larger-than-life guy who is quite at home on the big screen; the combination of a Cancer Sun and Leo Moon signals someone who isn't afraid to show his emotions. In general, though, Cruise is likely to embrace a sunny disposition and feel most at ease around family and close friends. Since the actor's Moon is making a wide opposition to Saturn, the planet of hard work, it's easy to see where he gets his considerable determination. Although he is warm and loving at home, someone else shows up at the office: a focused, disciplined individual who lives for achievement and success.

With his Mercury in Gemini, Cruise is articulate and quick-witted. Expect him to learn his lines quickly and to have a lot to say about a production in general. His agile mind also craves knowledge and learning, which is likely to influence his choice of film roles. He is likely to bore quickly and won't risk being typecast, preferring instead to play a wide range of roles in a similarly wide range of genres.

Cruise's Venus in Leo is the real reason behind his raw sexual magnetism. The Lion's presence makes him especially attractive and charismatic; he's likely to be a true romantic and a demonstrative lover who showers his partner with gifts. Cruise is not only ardent in love -- while he worships his lover, he also wants to be the dominant partner in the bedroom.

Birth data source: AstroDatabank","

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