He later described his father as "a merchant of chaos", a "bully", and a "coward" who beat his children. Cruise grew up in near poverty and had a Catholic upbringing. One of his cousins, William Mapother, is also an actor who has appeared alongside Cruise in five films. Cruise has three sisters named Lee Anne, Marian, and Cass. His parents were both from Louisville, Kentucky, and had English, German, and Irish ancestry.