$4,000
BELL & ROSS "The Vintage 123" model. Donated by Tom Cruise and Bell & Ross Notes Tom Cruise In less than two decades, two-time Academy Award nominee Tom Cruise has become one of the most successful actors ever in Hollywood. So successful, in fact, that he has 20 films to his credit which have garnered a total of 40 Academy Award nominations and have grossed over $3 billion worldwide. Cruise's first major role was in "Taps" (1981) for director Harold Becker. From that springboard, Cruise lept to stardom, captivating audiences in the 1983 hit "Risky Business " for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He went on to create one of the most popular characters of the '80's with his portrayal of `Maverick ' , the daring pilot fighter in the top-grossing film of 1986 "Top Gun". Building on these performances Cruise earned the accolades of his peers and the public alike for his collaborations with many of the entertainment profession ' s most distinguished filmmakers: starring with Paul Newman in Martin Scorsese's "The Color of Money" (1986); starring opposite Dustin Hoffman in Barry Levinson's Academy Award winning film "Rain Man" (1988); starring for Academy winning writer/director Oliver Stone in "Born on the Fourth of July"; starring with Nicole Kidmann in the romantic adventure "Far and Away" (1992) for director Ron Howard; starring opposite Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men" (1992) for director Rob Reiner; starring in "The Fir Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-02-24
