Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is hot, dashing, sexy and very talented American Actress, Moreover filmmaker, writer, model and humanitarian. Angelina was born on June 4, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, to actor Jon Voight and actress Marchelina Bertrand. Most of Jolie’s family member was engaged with acting. After separation of Jolie’s parents, She began to live with her mother. Her family financial condition was not good, so she grew up with hardship from her childhood. She frequently would be teased by the student at the Beverly Hills High School for her poor financial condition.

                                   At age eleven, Angelina began studying at the Lee Strasbery Theatre institute, where she was seen in several stage Production. Jolie’s later Undertook film studies at New York University.

Career:

                       Angelina Jolie start his career as a child, she made her screen debut in the 1982 comedy film “Lookin’ To Get Out” directed by Hal Ashby and written by Al Schwartz and Jon Voight. Eleven years later, she appeared in her next feature the low budget film “Cyborg 2” (1993) a commercial failure. And the same

Jolie released super hit movies “Alice & Viril” (1993) and “Angela & Viril” (1993). She then starred as a teenage hacker in the 1995 science fiction thriller “Hackers” performing poorly at the box office but the same year second thriller film “Without Evidence” successful at the box office.

                               In 1996 Angelina Jolie released romantic film “Love Is There Is” directed by Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor, this film grossed more than $32 million at the box office and the same year Angelina released hit movies include “Mojave Moon” (1996) and “Foxfire” (1996). Jolie’s career prospects improved with a supporting role in the made for Television film “George Wallace” (1997) for which received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Television film and the middle of the same year Jolie released thriller drama films “Playing God” (1997) and “True Woman” (1997) and  people like Jolie’s acting. In 1998 Angelina released back to back box office successful drama films “Playing by Heart”, “Hell’s Kitchen” and HBO’s Television film “Gia”. For her performance in the title role of fashion model ‘Gia Carangi’, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television films.

                            Jolie’s first role in 1999 was in “Pushing Tin” a critical and commercial failure, however her next film “The Bone Collector” emerged as a commercial success, In 1999 drama “Girl ,Interrupted”, Jolie played a sociopathic mental patients, a role which won her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. A role opposite Nicolas Cage in the heist film “Gone in 60 Seconds” (2000) proved to be her highest grossing to that point. Jolie achieved worldwide recognition as the eponymous archaeologist in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” (2001) which grossed more than $206 million at the box office and the same year Angelina released erotic thriller “Original Sin”, this film grossed $25 million at the box office and 2002 romantic comedy “Life or Something Like It”. Angelina Jolie reprised the role of “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life” (2003).

                             In 2004, Jolie lent her voice to the animated feature “Shark Tale” and other super hit movies in the same include “The Fever”, “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow”, “Alexander” and  the mystery crime film “Taking Lives”. Angelina followed by the role of an assassin in the commercially successful action comedy “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (2005) opposite Brad Pitt and the romantic drama film “Lovesick” (2005) directed by Sam B. Lorn. In 2006, Angelina play a neglected troubled socialite wife in “The Good Shepherd” which grossed more than $79 million at the box office. Next year Angelina released fantasy science fiction film “Beowulf” (2007) and she then portrayed Mariane Pearl in the drama “A Mighty Heart” (2007). The film was based on Mariane’s account of her husband abduction and murder. For his performance Angelina nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Drama. Angelina lent her voice to the computer animated film “Kung Fu Panda” (2008). The 2008 action thriller “Wanted” Which saw her in a Supporting role, proved to be a commercial success. Her next appearance was an Christine Collins in the drama “Changeling” (2008) which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. In 19 May 2008 Angelina released a documentary film “The Day After Peace” directed by Jeremy Gilley. In 2009 Angelina Jolie received her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film.

                                    In 2010, Jolie went on to earn the lead role in the action packed “Salt” about a CIA agent ‘Evelyn Salt’, who is on the run after being accused of being Russian Spy. That same year, she played the mysterious Elise Clifton ward in the espionage flick “The Tourist” (2010) alongside ‘Johnny Depp.  In 2011 she directed the romantic drama “In the Land of Blood and Honey” which depicted a love story set during the Bosnian War and appeared in the animated sequel “Kung Fu Panda 2”. After two years, Jolie biggest commercial success as a 2014 came with the dark fantasy film “Maleficent” (2014) the film grossed $758 million worldwide and featured her in the eponymous role. Later in the same year, she directed “Unbroken” (2014) a War drama based on a book of the same name and earned more than $163 million worldwide. Next year Jolie co-starred with Brad Pitt the romantic drama film “By the Sea” (2015) a slowly paced Mediterranean tale set in the 1970s about married couple and the tensions of their relationship. In 2016, Angelina Jolie lent her voice to the computer animated film “Kung Fu Panda 3” which grossed $521.2 million at the box office.    

Upcoming:

                        Angelina Jolie upcoming film in 2017 “First They Killed My Father”, this film is an American biographical historical thriller film directed by Angelina Jolie and written by Jolie and Loung Ung based on Ung’s memoir of same name. It will Released on September 15, 2017 on Wetfix.

Major Works:

                             She played the role of model ‘Gia Carangi’ in 1998 HBO biographical film “Gia”. This HBO biographical film tells the true life story of American model ‘Gia Carangi’ her struggle with drug abuse and her eventual death from AIDS at the age of 26. This film won Golden Globe and the screen Actors Guild Award.

                               In 2001 film, “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” became a Huge   Commercial success. The film also became an inspiration for the popular video game, Tomb Raider and was also made into a sequel “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider-     The Cradle of Life”.    

Awards and Achievements:

                                                      In 1998 Angelina Jolie earned her first Golden Globe Award for the film “George Wallace” and she also won the Golden Globe Award and the screen Actors Guild Award for “Gia”.

                                                  In 2000, she won the screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film “Girl, Interrupted”.

                                 In 2005, she won Global Humanitarian Action Award from the United Nation Association of the United States of American.

Angelina Jolie Favorite Things:

Hobbies and Interest:

                                              Collecting first Edition books and dragger

Color:

                Black

Food:

               Fast Food (McDonalds)

Drink:

                Tequila

Book:        

                  Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula by M.J.Trow’s

Television Series:

                                   King of the Hill, Animal Planet

Perfume:

                            Carolina Herrera

Music:

                 Madonna, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Matchbox 20, The Clash

Lipstick:

                   Urban Apothecary’s ‘Charm’

Pet:

             Bulldog

Angelina Jolie Interesting Facts:

.   Her Childhood dream was to become a funeral director.

.    Angelina Jolie used to own several pet reptiles which also include two snakes.

.    She decided to undergo a double mastectomy in order to decrease her chances of getting breast cancer in the future.

Personal Life:

                           Angelina Jolie always attracted by the media for her off screen romance. She falls in love with co-actor Jonny Lee Miller during the acting of “Hackers” (1995), then they got married and separated in 1997. Again Jolie married Billy Bob Thornton on May 27, 2003 on top of it, She continued to live together with Brad Pitt until 2009 and got a huge media attention for this relationship. Jolie also had a brief bisexual relation with Jenny Shimizu. Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt recently. The couple separated on September 15, 2016. Jolie has six children by the marriage of Brad Pitt.

Trivia:

                 As she left handed guns had to be custom made for this Actress so that she could load them easily in the move “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”.

                          As a child this famous international celebrity wanted to become a funeral director, This famous Hollywood Actress married Jonny Lee Miller, wearing black pants and a white shirt that had his name painted in her own blood. She is a prominent animal rights activist.

                                                                  

Angelina Jolie Filmography

Film Name	Year
Lookin’ to Get Out	1982
Alice & Viril	1993
Cyborg 2	1993
Angela & Viril	1993
Without Evidence	1995
Hackers	1995
Love Is All There Is	1996
Mojave Moon	1996
Foxfire	1996
George Wallace	1997
True Woman	1997
Playing God	1997
Playing by Heart	1998
Hell’s Kitchen	1998
Gia	1998
Girl, Interrupted	1999
Pushing Tin	1999
The Bone Collector	1999
Gone in 60 Seconds	2000
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider	2001
Original Sin	2001
Life or Something Like It	2002
Beyond Borders
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider- The Cradle of Life	2003
Shark Tale	2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow	2004
Alexander	2004
Taking Lives	2004
Mr. & Mrs. Smith	2005
Lovesick	2005
The Good Shepherd	2006
A Place in Time	2007
A Mighty Heart	2007
Beowulf	2007
Kung Fu Panda	2008
The Day After Peace	2008
Changeling	2008
Wanted	2008
Salt	2010
The Tourist	2010
Kung Fu Panda: Holiday	2010
Kung Fu Panda 2	2011
In the Land of Blood and Honey	2011
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters	2011
Maleficent	2014
Unbroken	2014
By the Sea	2015
Kung Fu Panda 3	2016
First They Killed My Father	2017

                                                                         

Tom Cruise

                                                 

Tom Cruise is an American film actor, writer, director as well as producer. Tom was born on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse New York, as the son of Marry Lee and Thomas Cruise Mapother. His father was an Electrical Engineer and his mother was an amateur actress and special education teacher. He has three sisters Lee Anne, Marian and Cass Mapother. His family moved around a great deal when Cruise was a child in order to accommodate his father’s career

                   Cruise’s parents divorced when he was 11 and the children moved with their mother to Louisville, Kentucky and then to Glen Ridge, New Jersey after her remarriage. Like his mother and three sisters, Cruise suffered from Dyslexia which made academic success difficult for him. He excelled in Athletics, however and Considered pursuing a career in professional wrestling until a knee injury sidelined him during high school. At age 14, Cruise enrolled in a Franciscan seminary with thoughts of becoming a priest, but he left after a year when he was 16 a teacher encouraged him to  participate in the school’s production of the musical ‘Guys and Dolls’. After Cruise won the lead of Nathan Detroit, he found himself surprisingly at home on the stage and a career was born.

Career:

                  Tom Cruise his first film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama “Endless Love”. Around this same time, he snagged a small role in the military school drama “Taps” (1981), co-starring Sean Penn. In 1983 Cruise appeared in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders” which also starred Emilia Estevez, Matt Dillon and Rob Lowe all prominent members of a group of young actors the entertainment press dubbed the “Brat Pack” the film was not well received but it allowed Cruise to work with an acclaimed director in a high profile. His next film “Risky Business” (1983) grossed $65 million at the box office, Which garnered Cruise his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Musical and Comedy and the same year Cruise released box office super hit movies include “Losin’ It” (1983) and “All the Right Moves” (1983).

                In 1986 Cruise played a fighter pilot in the Tony Scott directed action drama “Top Gun” the highest grossing film that year and also starred opposite Paul Newman in the Martin Scorsese directed drama “The Color of Money”. Two years later he played opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Academy Award for Best Picture winning drama “Rain Man” (1988) and also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture winning romantic drama “Cocktail” (1988). His next role was an anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the drama adaptation of Kovic’s memoir of the same name “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989). For his performance Cruise received the Academy Award for Best Actor.

                   In 1990 Cruise made the Racecar drama “Days of Thunder” with Australian actress Nicole Kidman, though the movie was unpopular among critics and fans alike the two lead actors had real chemistry. On Christmas Eve 1990, after a brief courtship Cruise and Nicole married in Telluride, Colorado. In 1992 Cruise proved once more that he could hold his own opposite a screen legend when he co-starred with Jack Nicholson in the military courtroom drama “A Few Good Men”. The film grossed more than $15 million its first weekend and earned Cruise a Golden Globe nomination. And the same year Tom Cruise released American romantic adventure drama film “Far and Away” directed by Ron Howard from a script by Howard and Bob Dolman. He continued to demonstrate his chops as a leading man with “The Firm” (1993) and in the same year also made his directorial debut by directing an episode of the anthology television series “Fallen Angels”. Next year Cruise released horror film “Interview with a Vampire” (1994) which co-starred Brad Pitt. Three years later Cruise hit the big screen with two huge hits the $64 million blockbuster “Mission Impossible” (1996) which the star also produced and the highly acclaimed “jerry Maguire” (1996) directed by Cameron Crowe.

                      In 1999 Cruise starred in the Stanley Kubrick directed Erotic Thriller “Eyes Wide Shut” opposite his then wife Nicole Kidman and also appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson directed drama “Magnolia” (1999). For his performance Cruise nominate Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Cruise then starred in the long awaited smash his “Mission Impossible 2” in (2000) alongside Anthony Hopkins, Thandie Newton and Ving Rhames. In 2001, he starred in “Vanilla Sky” and in 2002 Cruise released American neo-noir science fiction film “Minority Report” and other fabulous films include “Space Station 3D”, “Narc” and “Hitting It Hard”. The following year, Tom Cruise traveled to Australia to shoot the $100 million war epic “The Last Samurai” (2003) which earned him another Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Despite his personal drama, tom proved he remained a top draw by starring in the Steven Spielberg directed remark of the science fiction movie “War of the World’s” (2005) which grossed more than $230 million at the box office and same year 2005 Cruise has released two films one is Documentary film “Celebrity News Reels: Hollywood’s Most Infamous Couples and Ugliest Breakups” and the Second is Comedy drama film “Elizabethtown”.       

                    In 2006, released full action film “Mission Impossible 3” and scored well with audiences, Tom Cruise high earning from the “Mission Impossible” Franchise. In November 2, 2006 Cruise announced his new partnership with film executive Paula Wagner and the United Artist Film Studio. Their first production as a team the political drama “Lions for Lambs” (2007), taking a break from weighty material Tom Cruise delighted audiences with his performance in the comedy “Tropic Thunder” (2008) this film is super hit at the box office. In December 2008, Cruise released his second project through United Artist Film Studio. The film entitled “Valkyrie” was a World War II drama about a plot to assassinate German leader Adolf Hitler. Tom Cruise returned most popular Franchise in 2011 with “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” which grossed more than $209 million at the box office. Cruise played the eponymous role in the thriller “Jack Reacher” (2012) and appeared in the romantic musical comedy “Rock of Ages” (2012). His next films “Oblivion” (2013) and “Edge of Tomorrow” (2014) saw him return to the science fiction genre.

                                   Showing no signs of slowing down the veteran actor in 2015 delivered his usual high energy performance for the fifth installment of his blockbuster Franchise “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation” which grossed more than $195 million at the box office. In 2016 Tom Cruise released American Crime film “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back”.

Upcoming Movies:

                                       Tom Cruise is upcoming movies in 2017 include “The Mummy”, “American Made” and Cruise 2018 movie is “Mission Impossible 6”.

Major Works:

                              The War drama film “Born on the fourth of July” (1989) is one of his best known movies. His portrayal of Ron Kovic in the movie earned Cruise an Academy Award nomination. The film was both a critical and commercial success.

                                  Tom Cruise is most famous for playing secret agent Ethan Hunt in the “Mission Impossible” films a series of action spy thriller film based on the television series of the same name. The series is the 17^th highest grossing film series of all time with $ 2 billion worth of Worldwide gross and has helped maintain Cruise’s superstar status over the years.

Awards and Achievements:

                                                              Tom Cruise is the recipient of three Golden Globe Award including Best performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture drama “Born on the Fourth of July” in 1989 for BFJ and Best performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture comedy musical in 1997 for “jerry Maguire”.

                       In 2003, Tom Cruise received excellence in Mentoring Award from the national Mentoring partnership for his work with organization. In 2005, Cruise received David Di Donatello Award.

                                                      In 2011, Cruise was Awarded a humanitarian Award from the Simon Wiesenthal centre and Museum of Tolerance for his work as a dedicated philanthropist.

Philanthropic Works:

                                              Tom Cruise who overcame dyslexia as a youngster became a founding Board Member for the Hollywood education and literacy project helping students learn how to read succeed.

                                He has supported many Charitable Organization including Barbara Davis center for childhood Diabetes Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Friars Foundation, H.E.L.P and Jackie Chain Charitable Foundation.

Tom Cruise Favorite Things:

Hobbies and Interest:

                                            Sky diving, Fencing, Scuba diving

Color:

                       Green

Food:

              Pasta, Junk Food, Lobster

Drinks:

                   Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Song:

                   Gold Digger by Kanye West

Sports:

                  Wrestling, Football

Pet:

           Dog, Cat

 Tom Cruise Interesting Facts:

·         Tom Cruise has played the role of a soldier in 8 different movies

·          The Hollywood Actor doesn’t likes to drink alcohol

·           Wanted to become a priest

Personal Life:

                             He married actress Mimi Rogers in May 1987 Rogers introduced Cruise to Scientology and he went on to become an outspoken advocate for the church of Scientology. The marriage ended in February 1990.

                                He Second marriage was to actress Nicole Kidman in December 1990 the couple adopted two children. This marriage also ended in divorce.

                                          He tied the knot for the third time with Katie Holmes with whom he also has a daughter. This marriage too did not last long and ended in 2012.

Net Worth:

                       Tom Cruise has an estimated Net Worth of $500 million.

                                                         

Tom Cruise Filmography

Film Name	Year
Endless Love	1981
Taps	1981
Losin’ It	1983
Risky Business	1983
All the Right Moves	1983
The Outsiders	1983
Legend	1985
Top Gun	1986
The Color of Money	1986
Cocktail	1988
Rain Man	1988
Born on the Fourth of July	1989
Days of Thunder	1990
A Few Good Men	1992
Far and Away	1992
The Firm	1993
Interview with the Vampire	1994
Jerry Maguire	1996
Mission Impossible	1996
Without Limits	1998
Eyes Wide Shut	1999
Magnolia	1999
Mission Impossible 2	2000
Vanilla Sky	2001
Space Station 3D	2002
Narc	2002
Minority Report	2002
Hitting It Hard	2002
The Last Samurai	2003
Suspect Zero	2004
Collateral	2004
War of the World’s	2005
Elizabethtown	2005
Celebrity News Reels: Hollywood’s Most Infamous Couples and Ugliest Breakups	2005
Mission Impossible 3	2006
Ask The Dust	2006
Lions of Lambs	2007
Tropic Thunder	2008
Valkyrie	2008
Knight and Day	2010
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol	2011
Northern Lights	2011
Jack Reacher	2012
Rock of Ages	2012
Oblivion	2013
Edge of Tomorrow	2014
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation	2015
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back	2016
The Mummy	2017
American Made	2017
Mission Impossible 6	2018