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10. He Has a Holiday in Japan
Tom Cruise has visited Japan more than almost any Hollywood star, and they reciprocated by designating October 10th "Tom Cruise Day."
9. Aladdin Was Modeled After Him
Originally, Disney artists based the face of Aladdin on Michael J. Fox, but producers decided Cruise was a more female-appealing model so he was redesigned.
8. He Feuded with His First Co-Star
Cruise's movie debut was in 1981's Endless Love opposite Brooke Shields. The pair would publicly argue more than two decades later about Scientology and psychiatric drugs.
7. He Increased Ray-Ban Sales 2000%
Cruise's breakthrough role in Risky Business cemented him as a star, but a side benefit was Ray-Ban sunglasses, like the kind he wore in the flick, enjoyed a sales spike of 2000%.
6. He Directed Part of One Episode of a TV Show
Most actors in Hollywood say they want to direct, but Cruise has never helmed a film. His only directorial outing was a segment of 1993 noir TV show Fallen Angels.
5. There Are No Tom Cruise Toys
Unlike many Hollywood actors, Cruise controls his image with an iron fist. He has never let his likeness be used for video games, action figures or other toys.
4. Cruise Took a Cap Off of His Teeth for The Outsiders
Wanting to look gritty for his role as Steve in The Outsiders, Cruise had one of the caps on his teeth removed for the scenes after the rumble between the Greasers and the Socs.
3. He Wanted to Be a Priest
Although he's one of the world's most famous Scientologists, a younger Cruise was a devout Catholic, and at one point spent a year in seminary before being kicked out for stealing wine.
2. He Learned to Dance Watching Soul Train
As a kid, Tom Cruise recognized that boys who could work the dance floor did well with the ladies. So he memorized routines he saw on Soul Train to make himself a good dancer.
1. He Bought and Crashed His First Motorcycle at 10
Cruise has always loved things that go fast, but when he was just ten years old he spent his savings on a motorcycle that he fixed up and proceeded to crash between two cars.