Who Is Tom Cruise’s Father?

Thomas Cruise Mapother III is the father of Thomas Cruise Mapother IV popularly known as Tom Cruise. Thomas’ son Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer. He is one of the world’s highest-paid actors and undoubtedly one of the most-watched movie stars. He has largely starred in science fiction and action films, establishing himself as an action star, often performing his own risky stunts.

Thomas Cruise Mapother III: Bio Summary

Who Is Thomas Cruise Mapother III?

Thomas Cruise Mapother III is best known as the father of award-winning actor Tom Cruise. Thomas was born on 15 October 1934, in Saint Matthews, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA to Thomas Cruise Mapother and Catherine Reibert Mapother. Thomas is the brother of William Reibert Mapother, Sr. Thomas was an electrical engineer. He was married to special education teacher Mary Lee (née Pfeiffer; 1936–2017). Just like his wife Mary, Thomas was from Louisville, Kentucky, and had English, German, and Irish ancestry.

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Thomas Cruise Mapother III and Mary Lee Pfeiffer are the parents of Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (Tom Cruise), Cass Mapother, Marian Mapother, and Lee Ann Mapother. They grew up in near poverty. Today, their son Tom Cruise is a movie star. He has made significant impact on cinema.

Tom Cruise has been able to achieve extraordinary success as an actor and producer, besides being a successful philanthropist. He is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which he credits with helping him overcome dyslexia. His career spans more than three decades.

Tom Cruise is considered a global cultural icon. However, Thomas and Mary gave their children a Catholic upbringing. Thomas also got employed as a defense consultant with the Canadian Armed Forces and his family moved in late 1971 to Beacon Hill, Ottawa.

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Describing his father Thomas III, Tom Cruise said his father was “a merchant of chaos”, a “bully”, and a “coward” who beat his children. According to Tom:

‘[My father] was the kind of person where, if something goes wrong, they kick you. It was a great lesson in my life—how he’d lull you in, make you feel safe, and then, bang! For me, it was like, ‘There’s something wrong with this guy. Don’t trust him. Be careful around him.’

Thomas Cruise Mapother III and Mary Lee Pfeiffer eventually got separated. Mary left Thomas and she took her children along with her to the United States. In 1978, Mary married again. She got married to Jack South. Thomas also got married to Joan Kaplan Lebendiger.

How Did Thomas Cruise Mapother III Die?

The Top Gun movie star, Tom Cruise’s father, Thomas Cruise Mapother III was killed by cancer. He took his last breath on the 9th of January 1984, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. He was at the age of 49 when he died. His son Tom Cruise visited him while he was in the hospital.

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Tom Cruise reunited with his father Thomas at the time he was in the hospital dying of cancer. He said he would only meet his son on the basis that he didn’t ask him anything about the past. Tom Cruise said: “When I saw him in pain, I thought, ‘Wow, what a lonely life. He was in his late 40s. It was sad.” Thomas Cruise Mapother III’s ex-wife Mary Lee Pfeiffer died at age 80, on 7 February 2017, in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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