World Famous Comics: Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography
Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography
By: Andrew Morton Publisher: St. Martin's Press Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: St. Martin's Press Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 352 Publication Date: January 15, 2008 Release Date: January 15, 2008
1992: Andrew Morton showed a Princess in a light we had never seen before--Diana: Her True Story became a #1 New York Times bestseller.
1999: Andrew Morton revealed the young woman behind the blue dress--Monica’s Story was a #1 New York Times bestseller.
January 15, 2008: Andrew Morton uncovers the true story of the biggest celebrity of our age.
Everyone knows Tom Cruise---or at least what he wants us to know. We know that he overcame a difficult childhood to star in astonishing array of blockbusters: Top Gun, Rain Man, Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men, Interview with the Vampire, Jerry Maguire, three Mission: Impossible movies, War of the Worlds, and more. We know he has taken artistic chances, too, and as a result has earned three Academy Award nominations and three Golden Globes, along with the respect of acting legends like Paul Newman and Dustin Hoffman. After that, the picture becomes a little less clear. We know that Tom is a Scientologist, but not necessarily what that means in his life. We know that, despite persistent rumors about his sexuality, he has been married to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes. But it was not until the spring of 2005, when he jumped on Oprah’s couch to proclaim his love for Katie and denounced Brooke Shields for turning to the “Nazi science” of psychiatry, that we began to realize how much we didn’t know about the charming, hardworking star. For two years, award-winning biographer Andrew Morton has been tirelessly seeking out everyone from former teachers and girlfriends to Scientology insiders to friends who have watched a once-bullied, “nothing special” outsider transform himself into an icon Forbes has called the most powerful celebrity in the world Here, with never-seen photos and never-heard revelations, is a riveting, sometimes shocking portrait of the real Tom Cruise---his work, his love life, his marriages, his religion---from a master at uncovering the true story behind the public face of celebrity.
From J. Kaye's Book Blog It wasn't until after I read this book I realized who Andrew Morton was. He caught my attention over the Princess Diana book that was "secretly authorized" by Diana. If I had known this was the guy, I would have passed on the book. The guy gave me the creeps over the Diana thing and his latest book about Tom Cruise has that National Enquirer feel to it. Ack!
If all biographies, authorized or not, were written by Andrew Morton, I'd probably never read another one again.
MUST READ This is quite an interesting book. I had some idea of Scientology before reading but was shocked at how much I didn't know. I personally wouldn't support any actors I find are involved with such a corrupt organization.
Deluded? Is Tom Cruise is totally delusional? In one part he apparently says something like if he knew what he did now he could have went through college at age 11. He also says that no one tells you about dictionaries, like they are some mystery or something! I laughed so hard at both of these statements. I would love to see him go to college and get a degree...would love to put him in a chemistry class. And the dictionary thing, uh, in college many times you have a dictionary right next to you when you read...this is common. Wow...join the rest of the world Tom.
Tom Cruise I think this book explains a lot about Tom Cruise. It goes a lot into the scientology movement. It's quite interesting how they recruit members. Tom's usual talk show personality persona is quite different then his private image. We saw some of that when he insulted Brooke Shields on television. You really need to read it to understand how a man like Tom Cruise could be recruited into this organization. Andrew Morton who wrote the blockbuster books on Princess Diana and Monica Lewinsky also wrote this interesting book.
Really interesting This book was awesome. As a normal person, I didn't know much about Tom Cruise, just the general stuff. It helped me understand how Tom became what he is now, how he's been brainwashed and is now a perfect product of the Scientology church.
I really don't think that the author is trying to turn Tom down, he is just bringing some explanations on what happened in Tom's life. This book is really like a documentary, not really trying to give an opinion saying "Tom Cruise is bad" but more observing how things go around the actor.
I just hope now the Katie is going to succeed to go out of the church.
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