Tom Cruise’s Teen Son Pulls DJ Duty, Spins Those Fresh Scientologist Beats

01/04/2012 by

Well, his dad might be starring in Rock of Ages, but 16-year-old Connor Cruise is the one with a budding career in music, as was evidenced by his DJ gig at the Big Bang 2012 party at Hollywood and Highland on New Year’s Eve.

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If you’re thinking to yourself “Wait — wasn’t he, like, ten years old a few weeks ago?” you’re not too far off. Connor is only 16 tender years old, which is why it’s so odd that he was able to DJ a 21-and-over party. I mean, why on Earth would anyone let him do that?

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Oh yeah. That.

Connor–who goes by the name “DJ C Squared” (*snerk*) (OK, let’s cut him a break, HE’S SIXTEEN)–still lives at home with adoptive father Tom and step-mom Kate but is no stranger to the booth, having shown his skills at a handful of benefits, launch parties, and awards shows. He also has a pretty sweet setup at home for practice purposes:

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Well, it’s not as sophisticated as the “holding a tape recorder up to the radio” method I used as a teenager, but I guess it’ll do.

Connor reportedly takes home a handsome $10,000 for every gig., which…wow. Really? Let’s take a look at Connor (sorry — DJ C Squared) in action. I don’t known a damn thing about being a DJ, so help me out here: is he any good? Does he have potential? Or should he just forget about pursuing personal interests and live off of his trust fund like a normal celebrity spawn?

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Celebrity Kids, Featured Story, Tom Cruise Tagged With: celebrity kids, Connor Cruise, DJ, Music, teenagers, Tom Cruise
  • http://twitter.com/nyoprinces Bonnie

    Any chance you could cut the “adoptive”? He lives with his dad and step-mom, full stop. Why is it relevant that he’s adopted? One of my big celebrity-news pet peeves.

    • Anonymous

      I added it for clarification, just as I clarified that Kate is his STEP-mom. It’s just a fact and provides further detail about his family situation and celebrity status, which is entirely relevant here. I didn’t intend to offend, so I apologize if you were.

    • http://www.twitter.com/bstephenson Brad Stephenson

      Bonnie, I didn’t know this kid existed, so the clarification that he’s adopted was appreciated.

      However, Jive Turkey, I would have appreciated some clarification about whether or not Tom Cruise is adopting these kids to create some sort of Xenu Super Army.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Fred-Betzner/14231967 Fred Betzner

        At first, I honestly thought that they were trying to pass him off as the biological offspring of Mr. Cruise and the human-shaped leaf of tracing paper who starred opposite him in Days of Thunder. This seemed wrong, but it also seemed like something he’d do.

  • Anonymous

    I’m still laughing at the DJ C Squared piece. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Amy-Corlett/1097844595 Amy Corlett

    I kinda give props to any celeb child willing to take a stab at earning his/her own cash for doing something.  Anything.  And his fee?  Well, that says more about those willing to pay it than it does about him?

  • Anonymous

    What I am offended about is the advent of “celebrity DJs.” They play music, people, it’s not fucking rocket science!

    • Anonymous

      Actually, DJs these days do way more than just put the CD in the slot. Not that it shows much in the above video, modern DJs frequently “compose” music on the spot using their techno toys and turntables. I’m not a big fan of the genre, but it’s all the rage in the clubs.