We all know Tom Cruise as the hotty from Risky Business and Top Gun and as the crazy man who jumped on Oprah’s couch professing his love for Katie Holmes, but there is a lot more to Tom than you think.  Here are Five Fun Facts that I am sure most of you didn’t know about Tom Cruise.

5. His Education

Tom Cruise moved a lot as a kid and as a result he attended eight different elementary schools and three high schools.  At one of his high schools he was cut from the Varsity football team after being caught drinking beer before a game.

4. He Career Choices

Acting wasn’t Tom Cruise’s only choice for a career, he also aspired to become a Catholic Priest and even attended a Franciscan seminary in Cincinnati for one semester on a church scholarship.  He started acting after suffering a knee injury that caused him to be cut from his high school wrestling team.

3. His Name

Tom Cruise was born Tom Cruise Mapother IV, but dropped his father’s last name when he was twelve.

2. His Marriages

Tom Cruise has been married three times.  His first marriage was to Mimi Rogers on May 9, 1987.  They were married for almost three years and it is believed that Mimi is the person responsible for introducing Tom to Scientology.  His second marriage to Nicole Kidman, with whom he adopted two children, lasted close to eleven years. He is now married to Katie Holmes and the they have a young daughter, Suri, together.

1. His Success

Tom Cruise has been in a total of 35 movies with the first being Endless Love in 1981 and his most recent Valkyrie which premieres on Thursday December 19th.  His movies have grossed more money than I can add, even with a calculator.  Tom has won three Golden Globes, been nominated for three Oscars and was voted People’s sexiest man alive in 1990.

Personally, craziness aside,  I think Tom Cruise is still the sexiest man alive. Katie Holmes is one lucky lady.  Of his three marriages, she suits him best.  And their daughter is tooo cute.  What do you think?