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Tom Cruise’s personal United Kingdom Certificate of Registration booklet, issued on March 6, 1984, when the actor was in England to star in Ridley Scott’s 1985 fantasy film Legend. The booklet, numbered ‘J 054769,’ 16 pages, 3.5 x 4.75, is signed in black ballpoint by Cruise on the inside front cover with his rare given name, “Thomas C. Mapother IV.” Stapled immediately above the signature is Cruise’s color semi-glossy 1.5 x 2 registration photo, which shows the young actor in a handsome front-facing pose, with a Thames Valley Police stamp dated to March 8, 1984. The balance of the booklet is filled out in a secretarial hand, which lists Cruise’s name, “Mapother Thomas Cruise,” nationality, “USC,” birth date and place, “3. 7. 62 in New York,” and marital status, “Single.” A subsequent page features a stamp authorizing “Seven Months” of legal employment for Cruise while residing in the United Kingdom, with annotations below indicating work location: “R/A Pinewood Studios Iver Heath Bucks, OCC Actor – Legend Production.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. The consignor notes that this booklet was presented by Cruise to a crew member following the production of Top Gun in 1985.
Famed actor Tom Cruise was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962. His childhood was marked by instability, with Cruise attending fifteen schools in fourteen years, and his father, Thomas Cruise Mapother III, was, as Cruise later described, ‘a merchant of chaos’ who bullied and belittled both him and his three sisters. After starring in his high school's production of Guys and Dolls, Cruise moved to New York City to pursue acting at the age of 18, a decision supported by his mother, Mary Lee, and his new stepfather. At the behest of his agent, Thomas Cruise Mapother became ‘Tom Cruise,’ a shorter, more marketable name that dropped the baggage attached to his family’s surname.
After small roles in the movies Endless Love and Taps, Cruise landed a part in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders, starring in an ensemble cast with promising young actors like Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, and Patrick Swayze. His big break came later that year with the release of Risky Business, a hugely successful teen comedy that earned Cruise the first Golden Globe Award nomination of his career. By early 1984, Cruise was one of the biggest young actors in Hollywood, and Ridley Scott’s top choice to star as the lead in his upcoming dark fantasy film, Legend.
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