Bio on Cruise's rise to fame

MANILA, Philippines –  Just how did a troubled teenager overcome his struggles to become one of the most famous and powerful men in Hollywood? This month on BIO, tune into Sexy Sunday for a 30-minute special on Hollywood celebrity Tom Cruise (photo), a man who rose above personal challenges and took the film industry by storm with sheer talent and passion.

Airing tonight at 7, Sexy Sunday featuring Tom Cruise carefully chronicles the life of Cruise, from his troubled beginnings to his remarkable rise to fame—even to the minor setbacks in his acting career that resulted from bad publicity.

New York-born Cruise (real name Thomas Cruise Mapother IV), who began his career in the musical Guys & Dolls (where he was discovered by a talent manager), shot to popularity in the film Risky Business. Several blockbusters later, Cruise made his way to the prestigious ranks of Hollywood’s top A-listers, enjoying year after year of acting success that made him one of the industry’s biggest players.

Some of Cruise’s notable acting and film credits include Top Gun, The Color of Money, Rain Man, Interview with the Vampire, Mission: Impossible II and III, Vanilla Sky, Minority Report, The Last Samurai, War of the Worlds and Valkyrie.

Tune into Sexy Sunday every Sunday from 7 to 8pm and get an insider’s look into the lives of famous celebrities Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner, Salma Hayek, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon.

BIO is available on SkyCable Channel 65, Cablelink Chanel 18, Dream Channel 18 and Destiny Cable Channel 42.