Thomas Mapother III
Facts of Thomas Mapother III
| Full Name | Thomas Mapother III |
| First Name | Thomas |
| Last Name | Mapother III |
| Profession | electrical engineer |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Horoscope | Libra |
| No Of Children | 4 |
| Date of Birth | October 13,1934 |
| Age | 87 years |
Thomas Mapother III was an electrical engineer by profession. But he is popularly known for his son Tom Cruise, King lof Hollywood.
Tom Cruise, an iconic figure in Hollywood
Born on July 3, 1962, with the debut movie “Endless Love” in 1981, he has eventually become one of the biggest movie stars of all time, ripping 36 awards with 43 movies until date.
He is an iconic figure with his movies raking over two hundred and fifty million dollars, even the bad ones.
His path to Scientology
Scientology, a church founded by science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard, helps the person to go through a state of being clear emotionally and makes able enough to shed the things that are holding back.
Back in the 70s and 80s, Tom was diagnosed with Dyslexia to which he grew up thinking that something was wrong with him, making him hard to digest.
When he got into the Church, he was cured, which pulled him emotionally very quickly into the church and their teaching.
He says that Scientology allows people to find out for themselves what they want. His first wife, Roger, was the one who introduced him to Scientology and helped him become the student.
Cruise has devoted much of his powerful influence and substantial wealth to the church of Scientology, a controversial religious philosophy based on the teaching of Hubbard.
Cruise described his father, a merchant of chaos
Mission Impossible Star Cruise did not get along with his father growing up because of his abusive behavior and called him “bully.”
He later described him as a merchant of chaos who beat his children.
His behavior, whose color would change like a chameleon, made Cruise to think not to trust him and to get care from him.
Thomas could not be the best dad for his children.
An unhappy married life
Thomas was married to Cruise’s mother, Mary Lee Pfeiffer. They were living an unhappy married life, so it could not last long. They finally got divorced in 1974.
His wife lost her life at the age of 80
His wife was an amateur actress and a teacher. They were living in Ottawa, Canada, when they got divorced.
After her divorce, she moved to The States with her kids away from him. Tom was close to his mom as she helped him achieve his dream.
Later, she re-married to Jack South when Cruise was 16. At the age of 80, she passed away in her sleep, and the cause of death was a long illness.
Cause of death
Thomas was born on October 13, 1934. He took his last breath in 1984 as he had a dreadful disease, Cancer. He last saw his son on his death bed.
As per Tom, seeing him in pain made him realize what a lonely life he was living, and was sad to hear his demise in his late 40s.
Tom was just 22 years when his father left the world.
Blessed with altogether four children
The couple was blessed with four children altogether.
His only son is Tom Cruise, and the next three are his daughters Lee Ann Mapother, Marian Mapother, and Cass Mapother.
Net Worth
Thomas is no more with us. However, his son, who spent his childhood in poverty, is now one of the highest-paid actor in the world.
His net worth as per 2020 is given below:
Age
- He passed away at the age of 49.
