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See 5 Vampires Hoping to Take a Bite Out of Robert Pattinson's Lead in the PopSugar 100

Katie Henry — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:43 PDT

The PopSugar 100 is sparking some major competition between Hollywood's hottest vampires. Heartthrobs Ian Somerhalder, Tom Cruise, and Alexander Skarsgard are neck and neck in the standings with fellow vamps Dakota Fanning and Nina Dobrev holding their own against the guys. The vampire trend is hotter than ever with no signs of slowing down, however, Ian, Nina, Alexander, Tom, and Dakota need your votes if they're going to take away the title from the current leader, and previous two-time winner, Robert Pattinson.

This year, the PopSugar 100 is even more exciting - we are giving away $2,500. To enter, just log in to your PopSugar account and play our PopSugar 100 faceoff game and you'll be in the running!

Video: Find Out How Katie and Suri Helped Tom Take On a Musical

Karli Bulnes — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:20:41 PDT

Tom Cruise is shirtless and tattooed on W magazine's June cover to promote his upcoming movie Rock of Ages. Hear the A-list actor explain how wife Katie Holmes and daughter Suri Cruise helped him make the move to a musical in today's PopSugar Rush.

Tom Cruise on His Beautiful, Creative Wife and Growing Up Without His Dad Around

Allie Merriam — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:33:00 PDT

Tom Cruise chatted with Playboy about his new movie Rock of Ages, but the conversation between the actor and interviewer Michael Fleming got quite personal. No stranger to promoting movies, Tom is happy to discuss his career and ambitions, but rarely talks about his childhood. However, in Playboy, Tom gave a great deal of insight about growing up with his mom and sisters, but not his dad. Tom also spoke about the tough career time he went through in 2005 after PR-unwise interviews on the Today show and Oprah. Tom additionally had nothing but kind words to say about his wife Katie Holmes and their family. Here are highlights:

On loving Katie: "She is an extraordinary person, and if you spent five minutes with her, you'd see it. Everything she does, she does with this beautiful creativity. When she becomes interested in something, she doesn't talk about it, she does it. One week I said to her, 'You've been up in the middle of the night. Is everything okay?' She smiled and then threw this thing on my desk and said, 'I wrote this script.' She wanted to try it, and she did. She wanted to try designing clothes, and now her line is wonderful and, to me, an example of how she just creates beautiful things in her life. She has a voice and warmth as an artist, as a mother. She's funny and charming, and when she walks into the room, I just feel better. I’m a romantic. I like doing things like creating romantic dinners, and she enjoys that. I don't know what to say - I'm just happy, and I have been since the moment I met her. What we have is very special."
On growing up without his dad around: "It wasn't a big conflict when I was growing up; that's just the way it was. I don't look back and feel bad. I know some people do, but it's not a burden I carry through life. It's more like, OK, this happened. That's how he behaved, that's how he did things. He tried, but it just was who he was. Traveling has given me a broader understanding of people, and I've always been interested in the similarities we have and why people make certain choices in life. I got an introduction to that as a young child, but it never felt like a weight I carried on my shoulders."
On how he looks so young: "I honestly have no idea. [laughs] I work. I'm always with family. I train, go without sleep. I just go hard."

To read more about what Tom says on having the same values as when he was a child, not caring about bad press, and his tough times in 2005, just read more

Tom Cruise Gets Shirtless, Looks Hot in the New W!

Allie Merriam — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:17:40 PDT

Tom Cruise is shirtless on the cover of June's W magazine. He posed for a spread tattooed up and channeling his Rock of Ages character Stacee Jaxx. The movie, a big-screen adaptation of a musical, is out in the US on June 15 and sees Tom paired up on the big screen with costars Julianne Hough, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, and many more. Tom spoke with the publication about his desire to make a musical at this point in his career, as well as his background in music. He apparently even suggested an addition to the cast to director Adam Shankman. Here are highlights from Tom Cruise's interview in W:

On growing up singing: "I did the scene from Risky Business around the house. I would sing Bob Seger - my mother worked, my sisters were out, and I'd turn the music up. I learned how to dance watching Soul Train. I noticed that if a guy could dance, he'd get a lot of attention and girls would want to dance with him. I worked very hard at imitating those moves."
On making a musical at this point in his career: "Kate [Holmes] loves musicals. She sings and dances, and we kind of went through the history of musicals together. And Suri loved Hairspray. With kids, you watch everything over and over; I watched Hairspray 15 times with Suri. I thought Adam Shankman did a great job directing the movie, so I arranged to meet him and said, 'Where's our musical?' He came back and said, 'Rock of Ages.' We went and saw it in LA, and for me . . . I didn't know how to play the character like that. I had to find my own Stacee Jaxx."
On taking vocal lessons: "I needed to find out if I could really sing! . . . And then I had to learn how to play guitar. I'm very good at air guitar - and air drums - but I had never played an actual guitar. After working for weeks on Stacee’s technical skills, I was thinking about the character, and I said, 'You know what? I need a monkey.' Adam said, 'What the f-ck are you talking about?' And I said, 'I'm serious - I need a monkey.' When Stacee's not on stage, he's kind of sad. And I thought, 'This guy has to have a monkey that's his best friend.' Adam found this baboon. He sent me the baboon’s audition tape, and I said, 'The baboon's name has to be Hey Man [laughs].' Stacee Jaxx doesn't work without Hey Man."

50 Stars Who Love Their Moms

Katie Henry — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:19:10 PDT

We're getting a jump start on Mother's Day with a look back at some of our favorite stars posing with their moms. Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Lopez, and more have all shared major career moments with their mothers over the years - click through to see all the photos, and be sure to wish your mom a happy Mother's Day on Sunday!

Tom Cruise Shirtless in New Rock of Ages Poster!

Allie Merriam — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:58:30 PDT

Suri Cruise Turns 6 Today - See the Cruise Family's Sweetest Moments

PopSugar — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:32:03 PDT

Suri Cruise is 6 today! We're celebrating the little one's milestone with a look at Suri Cruise's travels over her first years. We're also marking her special day with a look at her family's sweetest moments, starting with her parents Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's just-met glow back in 2005. Katie was by Tom's side as he went around the globe showing off War of the Worlds that year, and just a short time later, it was confirmed that Katie was pregnant.

After Suri's April, 2006 birth, Tom and Katie went into wedding planning overdrive, finally tying the knot in a special Italian ceremony during November 2006. Since then, the Cruise family, along with Suri's big brother and sister, Connor and Isabella Cruise, has packed in all sorts of adventure. Happy birthday to Suri, and click through to check out some of the Cruise family's sweetest moments.

Tom and Katie Go Sightseeing With Suri and Connor in Baton Rouge

Lauren Turner — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:19:30 PDT

Tom Cruise took a break from filming Oblivion to check out Baton Rouge with family last weekend. He had wife Katie Holmes, son Connor, daughter Suri, and Katie's parents Kathleen and Martin by his side for the afternoon of sightseeing, which included a ride on a streetcar. Suri was dressed up in a pink look and a hat while Katie was on trend in printed pants. Katie changed into stripes that evening, though, as the whole group stepped out for dinner. The fun continued on Sunday, when Katie, Kathleen, Martin, and Suri went shopping at J.Crew. Katie has since returned to LA, where she welcomed Spring in white jeans on a visit to a fabric store.

Tom may be busy with his latest big-screen project, but he'll soon turn his attention to promoting Rock of Ages. He belts out a Bon Jovi song in the Rock of Ages trailer, which comes ahead of the movie's June release.

Video: Shirtless Tom Cruise Belts Out Bon Jovi For Rock of Ages - Hear Him Sing in Even More Movies!

Karli Bulnes — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:09:44 PDT

The newest trailer for Rock of Ages features Tom Cruise singing a Bon Jovi hit! Check out that performance and see more of Tom singing.

New Rock of Ages Trailer: Tom Cruise and Alec Baldwin Hit It With Their Best Shots

BuzzSugar — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:14:31 PDT

The new full-length trailer is out for Rock of Ages, and guess what? It's awesome. Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, and Julianne Hough ain't looking for nothin' but a good time and between their over-the-top commitment to their roles and a little monkey named Heyman, the preview is pretty hilarious. It also gives us more insight into the plot than the original teaser, with a better look at the rest of the cast (welcome to the club, Diego Boneta.)

Aside from sharing director Adam Shankman, Rock of Ages has quite a few parallels to 2007's Hairspray. There's the newcomer trying to make it in showbiz (Boneta), young romance (Boneta and Hough), a troupe of intolerant folks (led by Catherine Zeta-Jones), and of course, lots of music. Oh, and did I mention there's even more (shirtless) Tom Cruise here? I could not be more excited to see him fill Stacee Jaxx's shoes.

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