Tom Cruise launches new web site as "thank you" to fans

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Actor Tom Cruise arrives for the premiere of the film "I Am Legend" in New York Dec. 11, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters, File Photo)
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    BEIJING, May 7 -- Tom Cruise has launched a new Web site to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his first starring role in a movie -- as a "thank you" to his fans for supporting him throughout his career.

    Cruise landed his first major part 1983's Risky Business, a role that catapulted him to Hollywood superstardom. He has gone on to appear in over 30 major motion pictures and has become one of the biggest stars in the world.

    And the 45-year-old has now launched TomCruise.com, writing a personal message to his supporters on the homepage.

    The note reads, "In celebration of this occasion, and my 27 years of making movies, I created this site as a thank you, to you, for sharing the journey with me and to invite you to continue to explore what the future will bring...

    "My hope with this site is to bring you in and share with you the fun I experience every day during the filmmaking process, from working on the script, to the making of the film, through to what we finally see when we settle into our seats and the lights go down."

    (Source: chinadaily.com.cn)

Cher says she dated Tom Cruise when he was a "shy boy"

    BEIJING, May 1 -- Cher says she dated Tom Cruise when he was just a "shy boy." The singer-actress discussed the relationship on an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" taped Saturday in Las Vegas before a crowd of 4,000 people, according to Harpo Productions.

    Winfrey plans to feature Cruise during episodes airing Friday and Monday. She told Cher that when she was at Cruise's Colorado home recently, the actor stressed that Winfrey should say hello to Cher for him.

Tom Cruise ups star power at SAG Awards

U.S. actor Tom Cruise and wife, actress Katie Holmes, pose as they arrive at a special showing of the movie "Lions for Lambs" in Berlin Oct. 24, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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    BEIJING, Jan. 24 -- Tom Cruise is set to be a presenter at the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony Sunday, joining a roster of A-listers appearing on the show.

    Cruise, a three-time Oscar and SAG Awards nominee, will help hand out the coveted Actor trophies at the Shrine Auditorium. Cruise appeared as a presenter at the Academy Awards in 2007 but has never performed those duties at the SAG Awards.

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