简介：TomCruiseFindouthowacareermakingrolecametoTomCruiseinRiskyBusiness Season10,Episode1009 OriginalAirdate:January11,2004 AsTomCruisetellsthestudentsof“InsidetheActorsStudio,”withinsixmonthsofmovingtoNewYorktoact,hehadlandedaroleinhisfirstmajorfilm,“Taps.”Cruisedescribeshowhisoriginalroleconsistedofbarelythreelines,andwasgraduallyexpandedasdirectorHaroldBeckerrecognizedtheenormoustalentoftheyoungactor. AudiencesaroundtheglobeweresoonabletoseethefullscopeofCruise'sabilitywhenhelandedtheleadrolein“RiskyBusiness”attheageoftwenty-one.Inthisspecialtwo-hourepisode,Cruisewalkstheaudiencethroughthedecisionsthatleadhimtoattendseminaryschool;tryhishandatacting;drophisgivensurname,Mapother;andlearntoshootchampionpoolandflyfighterplanes. Thediscussionunearthssomuchinformation,infact,thatCruisehimselflearnssomething:JamesLiptoncluesCruiseinonjusthowfarbackhisfamilyrootscanbetraced,aswellasthestructureoftheMapotherfamilycrest. Cruise,whohasbeennominatedforthreeAcademyAwardsandhaswonasmanyGoldenGlobeawards,talksabouthisexperiencesfilming“TopGun,”“TheColorofMoney,”“Rainman,”“InterviewwithaVampire,”“Mission:Impossible,”“JerryMaguire,”“EyesWideShut,”“Magnolia,”“VanillaSky,”and“TheLastSamurai,”aswellasworkingwithactinganddirectinggreatsPaulNewman,MartinScorsese,DustinHoffman,CameronCrowe,ex-wifeNicoleKidman,andEdwardZwick.Despitehisloftyaccomplishments,CruisecontinuallyconnectswiththeaudienceofNewSchoolmastersdegreestudentsbyofferingthemapplicableandpointedcareeradvice.…