Tom helping his stepdad

Tom Cruise Saves Stepdad
March 14, 2003

Tom Cruise has been hailed a hero by his family after saving his stepfather’s life.

The movie hunk was dining with assorted family members at his rented home in New Zealand, where he’s filming The Last Samurai, when his stepdad Jack South, 77, fell ill.

Choosing not to take any chances, Cruise dashed to hospital with South only to learn that had he not acted as quickly as he did his stepfather would be dead.

The emergency was just that – South had suffered a renal(kidney)failure.

A hospital source says, “Doctors credited Mr South’s recovery to his stepson’s quick thinking and even quicker actions.”

Thanks Chantal!

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