Growing up with famous parents sounds like a dream surrounded by red carpets, big houses, and a surname that opens every door. But not all celebrity children follow their parents’ path and decide to carve out a career of their own.For Tom Cruise and ex- wife Nicole Kidman’s son, Connor Cruise, it was exceptional when he chose to take up a life away from the Hollywood limelight sometime after trying his hand at a career in films, and now leads a simple life golfing and fishing.
5 Oct 2026 | 12:06
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Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s son spends his life away from the spotlight fishing, golfing and DJing
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman married in 1990 and split in 2001. The couple adopted their daughter Bella first, and then Connor shortly after his birth in January 1995. Tom also has a daughter, Suri, with Katie Holmes, and Nicole has two daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith, with her husband Keith Urban.Connor Cruise, the son of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, stays mostly away from the spotlight, so his Instagram post got people talking. In April 2023, he shared a photo of himself playing golf with a friend; this was also his first post since August 2022, when he shared a video from a fishing trip.That is how he usually keeps his life simple and, over the years, has mostly shared pictures of himself fishing or grilling food. Apart from that, he posts a childhood photo with his sister, Bella. He mostly stays out of the limelight, though he has been seen at sporting events with his father over the years.ID@undefined Caption not available.
He lives his life DJing and fishing!
Connor was born in 1995 in Florida, and Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman adopted him soon after his birth. For a short time, he tried acting like his parents and appeared in Seven Pounds in 2008 and the Red Dawn remake in 2012. After that, he moved into music production and DJing under the name DJ C-Squared, after his initials.Today, Connor is 31 and lives in Clearwater, Florida, which is the international headquarters of the Church of Scientology, which Tom has long been associated with. A source told People in 2018 that “His life is deep-sea fishing.” The source also described him as well-liked, with plenty of friends and a simple life in his own home within a Scientology community.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.He still shares his fishing trips on Instagram, and in January 2025, he also posted a selfie taken on a golf course.
What does Cruise and Kidman’s daughter do?
According to an InStyle report, Bella grew up in Beverly Hills with her father, Tom Cruise, and was raised in the Church of Scientology, with which he has long been linked. According to People, she studied at the Delmar Academy of Make-up and Hair in London and worked as a makeup artist after graduating.Her first steps into fashion design came while working for Holmes and Yang, the luxury label run by her stepmother, Katie Holmes, which has since closed. In 2018, at 25, she launched her own line of T-shirts. These days, she shares her artwork on Instagram and sells prints through her website.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.
