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Cruise Kid Lands Gig in Will Smith Flick

Posted Apr 22, 08 11:17 AM CDT in Gossip 

(Newser) – Which gets you further in Hollywood: having Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as parents or having Will Smith as your close family friend? Either way, Connor Cruise, the famed actors' adopted 13-year-old son, has scored himself a big screen debut in Smith's upcoming drama, "Seven Pounds," People.com reports. The younger Cruise will play a minor role as a young Smith.

"Tom is so proud of Connor," a source told the celebrity website. "He's proud of him for really doing this on his own."

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Nicole Kidman has talked of having a strained relationship with children Connor and Isabella, who she adopted with ex-husband Tom Cruise. Cruise and wife Katie Holmes have custody of them.   (Getty Images)
Connor at his dad Tom Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes in Italy   (Getty Images)
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