Personal:
He is a vegetarian.
He enjoys skydiving, scuba diving, and piloting his Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane.
Family:
Father: Thomas Mapother III (electrical engineer, b. 15-Oct-1934, d. Jan-1984)
Mother: Mary Lee (Pfeiffer) (Mapother) South
Father: Joseph South (stepfather)
Cousin of actor William Mapother and Amy Mapother.
Has three sisters: Marian, Lee Anne De Vette and Cass. Lee Anne became his publicist in 2004 after he left Pat Kingsley.
His parents divorced when he was 12.
Tom and Katie Holmes became the parents of a girl named "Suri", who was born on April 18, 2006 in Los Angeles. "Suri" weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. and was 20 inches.
Education:
Graduated from Glen Ridge High School [June 1980]
Studied drama at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse, in conjunction with the Actors Studio, New School University, New York.
Favorites:
Ranking, Nominations, Awards:
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#41). [1995]
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1997]
Ranked #3 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Voted Best Dressed Male Movie Star [1997]
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world [1990]
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]
Ranked #4 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s (2003)
Ranked #14 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #16 in 2002.
Ranked #18 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
Ranked #14 on Premiere's 2005 Power 50 List. He is the highest ranked actor on the list.
Ranked #14 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #14 in 2005 as well. He is the highest-ranked actor on the list.
He was voted the 31st Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
Topped Forbes magazine's "100 Top Celebrities" list in 2006 ahead of The Rolling Stones and Oprah Winfrey (June 2006).
Turned down:
Notables:
Announced that his relationship with Penélope Cruz had ended in January 2004. [March 2004]
Has played a soldier in five different movies. Taps (1981), Top Gun (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), A Few Good Men (1992) and The Last Samurai (2003).
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