It has long been no secret to anyone in our time that many actresses, and even show business actors, resort to the services of plastic surgeons, trying to look younger, slimmer, more attractive and remain the object of desire of their fans for a long time. Some media figures carefully hide their “alterations” and deny any arguments given to prove that people are right. Other popular personalities, on the contrary, take great pleasure in sharing their transformation with the press and television, sometimes even broadcasting their transformations live.
Be that as it may, you won’t surprise anyone with plastic surgery for a long time. Now even what is done within reason is considered the norm, and excessive manipulation is the fate of freaks or completely non-standard individuals. However, it is not worth denying that in some cases the alteration is beneficial, because there are plenty of positive examples: Demi Moore, who corrected her squint, Kate Hudson, who recently enlarged her breasts, Tom Cruise, whose teeth did not look the best before the start of his career way.
It is this famous actor that will be discussed in the article, more precisely about his transformation from a nasty “toothbrush” into a magnificent and inimitable man, a sex symbol of all times with an irresistible Hollywood smile.
A few words about the culprit of today's story
It might be silly to think that there is a single person who doesn't know who Tom Cruise is. But, given today's preferences and craze among young people for computer games and other gadgets, it is still worth talking about this Hollywood celebrity. Tom Cruise, whose teeth we will discuss below, is a famous American actor involved in producing and writing scripts. He was nominated three times for the well-known Oscar and Golden Globe awards, but still has not held the coveted statuettes in his hands.
His career began more than 35 years ago, namely in 1981, and is rapidly developing to this day. Among his most successful works are Born on the Fourth of July, Interview with the Vampire, Mission: Impossible, Eyes Wide Shut, Knight and Day, Jack Reacher and others.
In these films, viewers see the stunning Tom Cruise, whose teeth sparkle with dazzling snow-whiteness and are characterized by perfect evenness. Was everything so rosy from the very beginning? Read about this in the next block of the article.
Stars with braces: before and after photos
Celebrities have braces installed no less rarely than ordinary people. Famous personalities are not immune to problems with bite and teeth. If these were not eliminated in adolescence, then with the advent of fame, measures must be taken to correct the defects. Foreign and domestic celebrities show by their example that you should not be afraid of braces. The duration of orthodontic treatment usually does not exceed two years, but after correction a person has an even and beautiful smile.
Tom Cruise's teeth in his youth
From the very beginning, the smile of the future Hollywood blockbuster star was not at all what many of us are used to seeing on the handsome face of the American sex symbol. Tom Cruise's teeth before and after the intervention of professional dentists and orthodontists are strikingly different.
Since childhood, Cruz was embarrassed by his smile and once again tried to do without it. In many photos of his youth, the famous American actor is serious and even a little stern, and all because of a complex that he managed to get rid of only at the age of forty. The actor does not like to talk about his shortcomings and has never mentioned them in interviews. Some conclusions were drawn only from the laconic statements of close friends and people close to the star, as well as from the footage of the ubiquitous paparazzi.
So, from a very young age, the actor’s teeth were not healthy: by the age of 16, the celebrity’s mouth had a fair amount of fillings, and Tom Cruise’s crooked teeth, not all of them, but only the front ones, darkened due to the removal of the nerves in them. It is worth noting that even despite this visible flaw, Cruise did not give up his dream of becoming famous.
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham in childhood In Victoria's childhood photographs, both a decent gap between her upper teeth and the different sizes of the teeth themselves are clearly visible. Unlike Vanessa Paradis , who made the gap her “trick,” Beckham, who strives for absolute perfection, has been visiting the dentist once a month since she was a teenager and practically never removed her braces.
Victoria Beckham She got rid of her gap during the period when the Spice Girls appeared. And by the time she turned into Mrs. Beckham, the “peppercorn” had changed the color and shape of her teeth. According to rumors, whitening and veneers were not enough: crowns were used, and the whole pleasure cost approximately 40 thousand British pounds.
Advice from colleagues and parting words from friends
Of course, talent was felt in the young man, and many directors predicted a great future for Cruise. However, all those with whom he managed to collaborate at the beginning of his dizzying career vying with each other about problems with his teeth and strongly recommended that he think about correcting them as soon as possible, otherwise it was not even worth dreaming of serious roles.
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus The sexiest girl on the planet, according to Maxim magazine, Miley Cyrus , if she had not corrected her bite and corrected the shape of her upper incisors and fangs, she would have been good at playing vampire roles. However, it must be said that the star, who has no complexes about her appearance, was not shy about appearing in public with fashionable braces. And once she delighted her fans by posting a photo on Instagram with false teeth.
Measures taken by the actor in pursuit of a Hollywood smile
Tom Cruise, whose teeth were in truly deplorable condition, resorted to many methods: he tried to whiten them, constantly wore braces, but it was all in vain - there was no result and no improvement either.
After the release of the actor’s first film on the big screen, “Endless Love,” in 1981, where he played Billy, Cruise began to seriously think about correcting his smile using radical methods. Having received his first fee, he went to the best dentist. Since then, the Hollywood actor began to change for the better; more precisely, his smile began to take on its current appearance, becoming day by day an object of universal admiration and even envy.
However, few people thought that the actor had to try hard on his way to perfection: he endured lengthy, expensive procedures, including the installation of crowns and implants; Until the age of forty, Tom Cruise was forced to wear braces, removing them during filming in films and for social parties. The result that followed all this torment exceeded all expectations not only of the actor himself and his dentist, but also of all the people and fans surrounding the Hollywood celebrity. The restoration of Tom Cruise's teeth is a successful intervention in the appearance of a media person, which benefited absolutely everyone, because otherwise the world would not have recognized and appreciated the talent of an outstanding actor of our time.
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Cole A few years ago there was no star Cheryl Cole , but a simple girl Cheryl Tweedy from Newcastle, who was teased by her classmates because of her crooked and mismatched teeth. Especially let down, like Miley Cyrus, were the upper canines and incisors, which looked in different directions. Cheryl wore braces for several years, but her teeth were not perfect. According to rumors, one of the conditions that producers set for the young singer to join Girls Aloud was to clean up their act. I had to sharpen the protruding ones and build up the missing ones.
How much does a beautiful smile cost?
There are rumors in Hollywood that Tom Cruise, whose teeth are now perfectly straight, spent more than 30 thousand dollars on all the manipulations associated with transforming his smile. However, it is worth noting that his transformation is not the most expensive. For example, Victoria Beckham - the wife of a famous football player, a former member of a girl's music group, and now a style icon and fashion designer - parted with 40 thousand dollars in pursuit of a stunning smile. George Clooney paid exactly the same price for his snow-white teeth as the hero of today's article, Cruise. Demi Moore and Ben Affleck gave an amount equal to 20 thousand US dollars in pursuit of beauty and aesthetics. And this is not a complete list of celebrities who have altered their smiles beyond recognition. But it is worth saying that restoration and other manipulations only benefited each of the above.
Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis Matthew Lewis began acting in the Harry Potter saga with crooked yellow teeth of different sizes, they did not bother him - until the moment, as in the case of Tom Cruise, until it became clear that he would not be offered any other roles. In Hollywood, where the cult of snow-white ideal smiles reigns, such a “legacy” is difficult. We had to whiten it, put veneers, etc. - all this cost several tens of thousands of dollars, but as a result we have another white-toothed darling.
Mickey Rourke
In the 1980s, Mickey Rourke began to enjoy success as an actor. He was compared to Marlon Brando or James Dean, calling him almost androgynous. For all the harsh masculinity, there was also a soft femininity in him. He easily got leading roles in films, and everyone believed that great success awaited him. However, in the 90s, the actor’s appearance changed, and his career began to decline.
Rourke himself said back in 2009 that he had to undergo many operations because of his boxing activities. They pretty much beat up his face, so the actor wanted to bring everything back to normal. For example, in order to restore his nose, Rourke had the cartilage of his ear removed, writes Nickie Swift. The actor called this procedure one of the most painful in his life.
However, his transformations did not end there. In 2022, he again changed beyond recognition, which caused speculation among his fans. Plastic surgeon Halu Elgmati suggested that Rourke's face almost constantly looks paralyzed due to excessive use of Botox. And Dr. Yoon explained this transformation by saying that the actor underwent a hair transplant and a facelift. Rourke himself remains silent on this matter.
Non-Hollywood smile: stars with crooked teeth
A trip to the dentist causes a sharp increase in blood pressure and depression in 80% of the population. Different types of glands, an unpleasant smell and a constant buzzing - anyone will get nervous in the dentist's chair. But nowadays dentistry is so advanced that we can change the color, shape, length and width of teeth without much effort. But maybe you shouldn’t be ashamed of an imperfect smile? Many celebrities have made it their calling card!
Donatella Versace
Another striking example is Donatella Versace. Her face became unrecognizable, and the only part of it that was untouched was her nose. Versace redid everything else.
Renowned plastic surgeon Steve Falleck told Fabiosa that she has used everything on her face: Botox, fillers and lasers. It is possible that she had a facelift, eye and eyebrow lift. And according to Dr. Bruce Katz, Donatella clearly overdid it with Botox.
“Her cheeks were enlarged, probably with filler, and of course her lips were enlarged too, her eyelids drooped a little. I think she had bad Botox because her eyelids look droopy. Maybe too much Botox in the forehead,” he suggested.
Dr. David Rapaport agreed with his colleagues. He said her face had taken on a more artificial shape since 2002 and her lips appeared overly swollen. If you look closely at her face, you can see a thin linear scar in front of the temple area. Most likely, it was obtained as a result of a facelift.
“Somewhere between 2011-2012 she had a facelift. The hairline is raised too high, it should not end so high above the ear,” the doctor added.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 33 years old
Ronaldo also had problems with his teeth, but not particularly significant ones, mainly related to his bite. To fix it, the football star was forced to wear braces for a while. It is clearly noticeable that after straightening the teeth, the upper lateral incisor was removed and an implant was installed in place of the missing tooth. The most Ronaldo did with his teeth was in-office whitening.
Nicolas Cage, 54 years old
In the early photographs of Nicolas Cage, dental problems are noticeable: the bite, color, shape of the teeth, and the smile area in general left much to be desired.
In later photographs, it is noticeable that the Hollywood star, everyone’s favorite “Ghost Rider” and “The Family Man,” had prosthetics, not with veneers, but with crowns. Most likely, Cage and Demi Moore have one dentist between them, since one can feel the same style: prosthetics cannot be called ideal - they tried to change the shape, color, and area of the smile, but the bite, unfortunately, remained the same. The dentition still moves to the left, as before the installation of crowns.
Popular braces among celebrities
Financially secure people can afford to install any braces to correct their bite, but greater preference is given to inconspicuous designs. Such systems do not spoil the smile and are not conspicuous.
- In first place in popularity are lingual systems. They can only be placed in a certain position of the jaw, so for some patients they turned out to be inaccessible.
- Ceramic locks are in great demand among public figures.
- Recently, stars have been installing sapphire systems.
- If you pay attention to teenagers who later became famous, you can often see metal braces on them.
Demi Moore, 55 years old
Demi Moore could not boast of good teeth in her youth: in early photographs the curvature is clearly visible, the dentition is damaged.
It is even noticeable that in her youth the actress’s front teeth were restored with composite materials. We can safely say that the actress suffered through various periods of her life. The latest photographs clearly show that she was engaged in dental prosthetics: Demi has crowns made of zirconium dioxide. At the same time, the specialist’s work cannot be called ideal: some problems remain unresolved, for example, the bite has not been corrected. But the smile zone is radically different from what it was before.
And in life a hero
At least two cases are widely known that indicate that Tom is a great guy in real life. Once he saved a girl from robbers, he even chased the bandits for several blocks before losing them. And once again he witnessed an accident, helped the victim get out of the car, took her to the hospital and even paid for treatment. And I remember the incident when he gave children rides in a helicopter.
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Beliefs and social activities
Tom Cruise is actively involved in the social programs of the Church of Scientology and is an ardent promoter of it, fighting for its recognition in Europe as one of the official religions.
Tom Cruise is an experienced Scientologist
In 2003, he founded the New York First Responder Detoxification Fund and contributed significant funds to it to provide medical assistance to firefighters and first responders in the aftermath of the largest terrorist attack in New York on September 11, 2001. The foundation's medical program uses, among other things, the "detoxification" method developed by Scientology founder Ron Hubbard as part of Scientology's "bridge to total freedom."
Many medical professionals criticize this approach as pseudoscientific and medically dangerous, but some patients have reported feeling much better. According to the Fire Department, some firefighters have joined the Scientology religion after undergoing a “detoxification” program, and several have even left their families because of it.
In 2004, the leader of the Church of Scientology and Cruise's closest friend, David Miscavige, established the "Scientology Medal of Freedom" and awarded him this medal.
Tom Cruise in the movie Tropic Thunder In January 2004, Cruise made a shocking statement: “I believe that psychiatry should be outlawed.” He savaged actress Brooke Shields for taking an antidepressant to treat postpartum depression. Cruz said chemical imbalances in the body do not exist and psychiatry is a pseudoscience. To this, the actress replied that it makes sense for Cruise to “focus on saving the world from aliens and allow women suffering from postpartum depression to decide for themselves which treatment to choose.” Later, in August 2006, Cruise apologized to Brooke Shields for his remarks towards her.
But this was not the only time he spoke out against psychiatry, which Scientology does not recognize. On this basis, the actor seriously quarreled with director Steven Spielberg - he mentioned several times in front of Cruise about his psychiatrist friend and the medicine that he prescribed. A couple of days later, the entrance to this doctor’s waiting room was blocked by a large picket of Scientologists, and Spielberg was seriously angry about this.
Tom Cruise accused of wearing fake buttocks
Tom Cruise is the founder and board member of the Hollywood Education and Literacy Foundation, which helps illiterate adults learn to read, a topic close to the actor's heart because he himself suffered from dyslexia as a child and had difficulty reading. He also provides financial support to many other charities, in particular, the Barbara Davis Center for Juvenile Diabetes, the Elizabeth Glaser Foundation for Children with AIDS, the HELP Foundation for the Disabled, the Jackie Chan Foundation, and others.
