Tom Cruise

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has launched a new Web site to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his first starring role in a movie--as a "thank you" to his fans for supporting him throughout his career.

Cruise landed his first major part 1983's Risky Business, a role that catapulted him to Hollywood superstardom. He has gone on to appear in over 30 major motion pictures and has become one of the biggest stars in the world.

And the 45-year-old has now launched TomCruise.com, writing a personal message to his supporters on the homepage.

The note reads, "In celebration of this occasion, and my 27 years of making movies, I created this site as a thank you, to you, for sharing the journey with me and to invite you to continue to explore what the future will bring...

"My hope with this site is to bring you in and share with you the fun I experience every day during the filmmaking process, from working on the script, to the making of the film, through to what we finally see when we settle into our seats and the lights go down."

(China Daily/Agencies May 7,2008)