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15 of Tom Cruise's Dreamiest Throwback Photos in Honor of His Birthday

From being an 'Outsider' to becoming 'Top Gun,' the 'Mission Impossible' star turns 61 on July 3, 2023

Tom Cruise turns 61 on July 3, 2023, and to celebrate, we're going to kick back with a Cocktail, turn on the latest Mission: Impossible and maybe engage in some Risky Business. Or, we could just look back on these 15 dreamy throwbacks of the Hollywood all-star!

All-American Guy

A popped collar and double denim? Tom Cruise circa 1980 was totally dreamy. Cruise wouldn't get his acting break until 1981 , when he appeared in the film Endless Love, but he was already a star!

Totally Preppy

A young Tom Cruise wearing a corduroy jacket with elbow patches makes us wish he could tutor us after school.

Greaser Dude

Cruise hit the big screen in 1982 as Steve Randle in The Outsiders.

The Outsiders

At the premiere of the film in 1982, Cruise, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez made a pretty great-looking trio.

Taking Risks

In 1983, Cruise starred in Risky Business and we will never look at a men's dress shirt and tighty-whities the same ever again.

Cool and Casual

At a screening for Risky Business , Cruise had us swooning with his long locks, T-shirt and jeans.

Long Hair, Don't Hair

Cruise let his luscious locks fly free at the premiere of The Breakfast Club in 1985.

Is there anything more attractive than Tom Cruise going incognito in a leather jacket and sunglasses in 1985?

An Officer and a Gentleman

Well, okay, his character in Top Gun was technically a lieutenant, but you get the picture.

Cruise had a head of hair that defied physics and a jaw that could cut glass at the 1986 Top Gun premiere afterparty.

Sorry, we forgot what we were saying, we got lost in Cruise's blue eyes!

Black Tie Affair

Cruise looks just as good dressed to the nines as he does dressed in jeans and a T-shirt.

How about a Cocktail ? Cruise starred in the film (and rocked this blue floral shirt) in 1988.

Winner, Winner

In 1990, Cruise won the People's Choice Award for his role in Born on the Fourth of July.

Standing Firm

Cruise starred in the 1993 legal thriller, The Firm , in which he played a Harvard-educated lawyer, a.k.a. the man of our dreams (despite his character's shady business dealings).

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From his blockbuster films to his high-profile romances, Tom Cruise is the quintessential movie star. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his hit movie "Risky Business" — which came out on Aug. 5, 1983, and co-starred Rebecca De Mornay– let's take a look back at Tom's incredible life and career through pictures.

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Tom Cruise was born in 1962 in Syracuse, New York, where he grew up in near poverty. His mother was a special education teacher and his father — whom Tom's described as "a merchant of chaos," a "bully" and a "coward" — was an engineer who often physically abused him. After Tom's mother left his dad, he attended Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey, where he discovered acting. In 1980 — the same year this photo was taken — he graduated and moved to New York City to pursue acting full time. Tom, who briefly considered a career as Catholic priest when he was a teen, then moved to Los Angeles.

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Tom Cruise posed for this portrait in 1981 — the same year he appeared in his first two films, "Endless Love" and "Taps."

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It didn't take long until Tom Cruise began to find acting success in Hollywood. After appearing in 1981's "Endless Love" and "Taps," he hit it big with his role as Steve Randle in "The Outsiders." Future movie stars Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe , Matt Dillon and Ralph Macchio joined him in the 1983 flick, along with established star Patrick Swayze.

Tom Cruise shot to stardom after he portrayed Joel Goodsen opposite Rebecca De Mornay in 1983's "Risky Business." The film was a critical and commercial success that grossed more than $63 million against a $6.2 million budget and went on to become a 1980s classic.

Rising star Tom Cruise and Cher are seen together in this photo from 1985 — the same year they shared a brief romance. "I lived in his apartment," the diva told Oprah Winfrey in 2008 of her short-lived affair with the actor. "He was so wonderful. And I was so crazy about him."

Tom Cruise truly achieved superstar status when he played naval aviator Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in 1986's "Top Gun." The action flick was a huge blockbuster that grossed more than $356 million at the box office. Nearly 30 years after its release, "Top Gun" was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry after being deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." The film inspired a critically acclaimed sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick," that was released 36 years after the original.

Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers quietly tied the knot in May 1987 after a year of dating. The couple, pictured here at a 1989 Academy Awards afterparty, divorced after about two and a half years of marriage. Tom did take one thing from their short-lived union, however: his passion for Scientology, a religion he enthusiastically still practices today.

In 1990, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman grew close while shooting "Days of Thunder." The American movie star and the Australian actress, pictured here promoting the film in Sydney, soon began dating.

Tom Cruise scored his first Golden Globe win and first Oscar nomination in 1990 for his performance in "Born on the Fourth of July." He attended the Academy Awards that March with his mom, Mary Lee Mapother, on one arm and new girlfriend Nicole Kidman on the other. The couple tied the knot on Christmas Eve later that year.

In 1993, Tom Cruise and wife Nicole Kidman became a family of three, adopting 2-month-old Isabella Jane that January. The family is seen here in New York City's Central Park in 1994. They later added to their brood when they adopted 2-week-old Connor Antony in February 1995.

In 1994, Tom Cruise starred alongside fellow A-listers Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater in "Interview With the Vampire." He received rave reviews for his performance as Lestat de Lioncourt in the film, which grossed more than $233 million.

In 1996, Tom Cruise produced the movie "Mission: Impossible," a reboot of the 1960s TV series, and starred in it as superspy Ethan Hunt. The action flick became the third highest grossing film of the year with more than $457 million in ticket sales. He continued to reprise the iconic role in multiple sequels over the next three decades.

"Show me the money!" Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. gave us one of the greatest scenes of all time in 1996's "Jerry Maguire." The romantic sports drama, which co-starred then-newcomer Renee Zellweger, was a critical and commercial success, plus Tom earned a Golden Globe and his second Oscar nomination for his performance as sports agent Jerry.

In 1999, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman starred in their third film together, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut." The couple are pictured here at the Los Angeles premiere that July. Tom also starred in "Magnolia" in 1999, earning himself another Golden Globe nomination and another Academy Award nod.

A year and a half after "Eyes Wide Shut" came out, Tom Cruise ended his decade-long marriage to Nicole Kidman . He filed for divorce in February 2001 while Nicole was unknowingly pregnant. She later suffered a miscarriage. "He was huge; still is," Nicole later told "Today." "To me, he was just Tom, but to everybody else, he is huge. But he was lovely to me. And I loved him. I still love him." The couple are seen here at Tom's "Mission: Impossible 2" premiere months before their split.

It didn't take long for Tom Cruise to bounce back in the love department. He began dating Spanish actress Penelope Cruz after the two co-starred in 2001's "Vanilla Sky." The couple are pictured here at the film's Los Angeles premiere in December 2001.

Tom Cruise continued to achieve box office success throughout the early 2000s. He starred in 2002's "Minority Report," 2003's "The Last Samurai" (pictured), 2004's "Collateral" and 2005's "War of the Worlds," all of which earned more than $200 million at the box office.

In early 2004, Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz parted ways after a three-year romance. They're seen here on one of their final red carpets together that January.

One year after his split from Penelope Cruz , Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes made their debut as a couple at the David di Donatello Awards in Rome in April 2005. The following month, Tom made headlines for jumping on a sofa while gushing over his new real-life leading lady during an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The iconic pop culture moment was soon spoofed across the internet and even in films like 2006's "Scary Movie 4."

In June 2005 — after just a few months of dating — Tom Cruise asked Katie Holmes to be his wife, proposing at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The following week, they were photographed sharing a passionate kiss on the red carpet at the premiere of his film "War of the Worlds" in New York City.

That same month, June 2005, Tom Cruise stirred up controversy during an interview with Matt Lauer on the "Today" show. During the heated discussion, the A-list actor addressed Scientology and his issues with psychiatry, which he called "pseudoscience." The conversation was prompted by Tom's public criticism of Brooke Shields' endorsement of antidepressants, which she'd written about in her book "Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression."

In April 2006, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes welcomed daughter Suri Cruise. Their baby girl made her public debut in the October 2006 issue of Vanity Fair in a cover story featuring exclusive photos shot by Annie Leibovitz. The family is pictured here in the Maldives that December.

In November 2006, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes tied the knot at the Odescalchi Castle in Lake Bracciano, Italy. Their star-studded wedding included celebrity guests like Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith , David Beckham and Victoria Beckham , Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Brooke Shields and more.

Tom Cruise looked nearly unrecognizable as studio head Les Grossman in 2008's "Tropic Thunder." The A-lister earned a Golden Globe nomination for his scene-stealing performance in the comedy film, which co-starred Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew McConaughey and more.

Tom Cruise has long maintained a close relationship with his older children, whom he raised as Scientologists after his split from their mom, Nicole Kidman . Tom, Connor Cruise and Isabella Cruise are all pictured here at the Los Angeles premiere of his film "Valkyrie" in December 2008.

Tom Cruise reprised his role as Ethan Hunt in 2011's "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol," the fourth installment in the film series. The action flick was not only critically acclaimed but also a huge moneymaker: "Ghost Protocol" brought in nearly $695 million at the box office, becoming Tom's biggest commercial success at the time. He's seen here at its December 2011 premiere.

Tom Cruise spent some quality time with his youngest child, Suri Cruise, at Disneyland in January 2012. Daddy and daughter are seen here taking a spin on the Mad Tea Party ride at the Anaheim, California, amusement park.

In 2012, Tom Cruise starred as Jack Reacher in the film adaptation of British author Lee Child's 2005 novel "One Shot." Like many of Tom's films before it, "Jack Reacher" was a critical and commercial success, grossing $216 million worldwide.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood in February 2012, but four months later, she blindsided him when she filed for divorce just days before his 50th birthday, ending their five-year union. They quickly reached a settlement only 10 days later.

Tom Cruise carried daughter Suri Cruise during an outing in New York City in July 2012, just a few weeks after Katie Holmes ended their marriage. The dad and daughter went to Walt Disney World together later that month and were photographed on a mini-golf outing in New York's Adirondack Mountains in September 2013, but have not been seen together publicly since then.

In July 2015, Tom Cruise returned to the role of Ethan Hunt in "Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation," the fifth installment in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise — the 16th highest grossing film series ever at the time. The A-list actor, who frequently performs his own stunts, has garnered attention for the plane stunt he shot for the film, which he's called "undoubtedly the most dangerous thing I've ever done."

Tom Cruise experienced a rare miss in 2017 when he starred in a reboot of "The Mummy." The adventure film was critically panned and a box office bomb, with reported losses of around $95 million. He's seen here at the movie's June 2017 premiere.

In 2018, Tom Cruise once again played Ethan Hunt, this time in "Mission: Impossible – Fallout," the sixth movie in the iconic film franchise. "Fallout" continued the previous films' legacy as a blockbuster with more than $791 million in ticket sales as well as a wildly high 97% fresh rating with critics on Rotten Tomatoes. For this one, Tom again did his own stunts, which included dangerous motorcycle chases in Paris, a building-to-building roof jump (he badly broke his ankle), a high-altitude, low-opening (HALO) parachute jump from the back of a C-17 military transport plane (which he did 106 times to get all the shots!), and a helicopter chase and fight with co-star Henry Cavill. "I trained for a year and a half to fly the helicopter," Tom told The Hollywood Reporter.

In 2020, Tom Cruise was rumored to be getting closer with actress Hayley Atwell as they filmed "Mission: Impossible — Death Reckoning Part One" amid the coronavirus pandemic, though neither has confirmed nor denied reports of romance. They're seen here filming in Rome that October. They were later seen together off-set at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London in July 2021.

In October 2021, Tom Cruise made headlines when he was photographed with son Connor at a National League Division Series baseball game in San Francisco with a fuller-looking face than usual, sparking widespread speculation on social media about whether he may have had facial fillers, gained weight or done something else that temporarily altered his looks.

Tom Cruise celebrated the May 2022 release of his blockbuster sequel "Top Gun" Maverick" — which hit theaters 36 years after the original and earned an incredible 96% fresh rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes — with a series of huge premieres and screenings across the globe, including in London, where he was joined by royalty : Prince William and Duchess Kate . An incredible 31 days later, "Maverick" had earned more than $1 billion at the global box office — Tom's first film to cross that mark. What's next for the A-list movie star? He'll release the seventh and eighth installments in the "Mission: Imposible" franchise and head to space to film an untitled movie.

Some surprising romance rumors popped up about Tom Cruise in May 2023 after he was spotted chatting with Shakira at the 2023 Miami Formula One Grand Prix in Florida. Despite looking very friendly, shortly after their public appearance, TMZ insisted the two were "just friends" and not dating.

In June 2023, Tom Cruise went on a worldwide press tour for his latest flick, "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One." The global premiere took place in Rome on June 19, where he posed in front of the iconic Spanish Steps.

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Cruise was having a helluva good time in the early 2000s, as these pictures prove.

Tom Cruise was at the peak of his powers in 2003. He was still enjoying an unbelievable hot streak that started in the mid-80s, with Top Gun , and would extend into the 2000s. Cruise had already closed out the ‘90s with a Golden Globe award and Oscar nomination for Magnolia, and started the new millennium with Mission: Impossible 2 , Vanilla Sky , and Minority Report . Not bad. In 2003, he would put out The Last Samurai , which, importantly, saw Cruise return to the long hair of his Magnolia days. In fact, in 2003, Cruise would sport both long and short hair. Legend. He also continued to date Penelope Cruz (a relationship that lasted three years until their split in January 2004). In other words: Cruise was having a helluva good time in 2003.

Isaac Hayes, Tom Cruise, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith attend The Last Samurai Los Angeles Premiere on Dec. 1, 2003.

Ken Wantanabe and Tom Cruise during The Last Samurai New York Premiere on Dec. 2, 2003.

Tom Cruise flashing that smile at Tokyo International Airport on November 20, 2003.

Looking fit with Alicia Keys during a visit to MTV's TRL in New York City on Dec. 2, 2003.

Tom Cruise messing around with a samurai sword at TRL . Why not?

Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz during The Last Samurai Los Angeles Premiere at Mann's Village Theater in Westwood, California on Dec. 1, 2003.

It was a very good year!

Arm wrestling Leno. Hell yeah.

HaHA! Cruise and Nick Nolte at Movieline's Breakthrough of the Year Awards on Nov. 16 2003.

MTV's Vanessa Minnillo and La La with our man at TRL .

Tom Cruise is always sincere. Here he is, hand on his heart, at a press conference.

Meetin' world leaders! Cruise and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Tokyo on August 28.

Cruise and Cruz at the Japanese premiere of The Last Samurai on November 20, 2003.

This is how Tom Cruise greets his friends, like Ken Watanabe in L.A.

mmmhhhhmmmm.

Taking selfies before selfies were a thing, in Tokyo, August 28, 2003.

With Billy Bush in NYC on June 19, 2003.

Even Tom Cruise sweats!

Tom Cruise and Koyuki at the premiere of The Last Samurai on December 1, 2003 in Los Angeles.

Cruise and Cruz at The Last Samurai premiere.

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Tom Cruise slid into a living room back in the early 1980s and began a pop-culture journey that has soared to an iconic film career.

From those classic movies like “Risky Business,” Cruise has risen to a level of worldwide stardom that few actors—if any—can claim they have achieved.

His fame has been the quintessential Hollywood tale for nearly 40 years, one filled with controversy and marriages, rumors and roars, and a resume that includes some of the biggest hits in the cinematic vault.

The nostalgia mixed with a general infatuation with Cruise is at an all-time high in 2022, as the long-awaited (and delayed) “Top Gun: Maverick” hits theaters over Memorial Day weekend.

The rush of aerial excitement and the actor’s appearances have the camera flashes popping, which is nothing new for the legendary talent.

Just take a look back through his career…

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The Stunning Transformation Of Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise has undergone a stunning transformation, going from an awkward kid who had trouble in school to becoming one of the most famous faces on the planet. His 40 years in Hollywood have spawned countless catchphrases ("Show me the money!"), he's continued to helm one of the most popular movie franchises ("Mission: Impossible"), and his net worth is estimated to be $600 million. And while it seems as if he became a big-name actor overnight, that isn't exactly true. Tom Cruise faced childhood hardships — and even as an adult, it hasn't been all smooth sailing.

What has always set the star apart though is a clear vision for his future. "I've wanted to make movies since I was 4 years old," Tom Cruise told People . He noted, "To be able to entertain an audience, that was my dream. And here I am." Read on for the biggest twists in Tom Cruise's stunning transformation into one of Hollywood's true superstars.

Tom Cruise endured several hardships growing up

Born in Syracuse, New York on July 3, 1962, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV had a rough start to life. The family moved often, noted  Syracuse.com , spending time in Ontario, Ohio, and New Jersey before he graduated high school. His mother, Mary Lee, eventually left his electrical engineer father, and his parents divorced when Tom Cruise was 12. 

Cruise's father does not hold a special place in his heart, and the two had presumably been estranged for a decade when the elder Mapother died in 1984. "He was a bully and a coward –- the person where, if something goes wrong, they kick you," the star told Parade (via People ). "It was a great lesson in my life, how he'd lull you in, make you feel safe and then, bang!" 

After the separation, the family struggled to make ends meet, and young Cruise did what he could to support his mom and three siblings, telling Playboy (via CNBC ): "I've had paying jobs since I was about 8 years old — cutting grass, raking leaves, paper routes, selling Easter cards and Christmas cards."

Tom Cruise once described himself as 'a functional illiterate'

At age 7, Tom Cruise was diagnosed with dyslexia, a neurobiological condition "characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities," according to the International Dyslexia Association . As a student, he would dictate his assignments to his mother, who would write them out for him so he could then copy the words in his own hand. 

Cruise told People , "I'd try to concentrate on what I was reading, then I'd get to the end of the page and have very little memory of anything I'd read. I would go blank, feel anxious, nervous, bored, frustrated, dumb. I would get angry. My legs would actually hurt when I was studying." Regarding his high school years, he described himself as a "functional illiterate." Even after graduating high school, he had issues, and as a young actor, he would ask questions about his character at auditions and then mostly improvise the dialogue. 

Cruise said he has overcome the disability, crediting Scientology's "Study Technology," and he is a founding board member of the Hollywood Education and Literacy Project (H.E.L.P.), which aims to provide free tutoring.

Tom Cruise discovered his love of acting while in Ottawa, Canada

While Tom Cruise's parents were still married, his father got a job with the Canadian military and the family moved to Ottawa in 1971. It was there that the would-be superstar got his first taste of acting.

Just a year after the move, Cruise represented his school, Robert Hopkins, at a local drama festival. "He had good raw energy that had to be channeled," drama teacher George Steinburg recalled in Andrew Morton's book " Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography ." "You could tell there was some talent." 

Cruise appeared in multiple roles during his time there, which spanned from age 8 to 11, and made a memorable impression with each one. "He played the Sun," teacher Wendy Santo shared with the Ottawa Citizen . She added, "I do remember that when that child got up on the stage, there was something in his presentation and the way he posed. You knew he was different."

Risky Business made Tom Cruise a star at age 21

By the summer of 1983, Tom Cruise had appeared in four movies, but he was about to be catapulted into superstardom. In "Risky Business," Cruise played Joel Goodsen, a teen who starts to run a brothel out of his home while his parents are away. But before those shenanigans start, he drinks a Chivas Regal and Coke, attempts to eat a frozen TV dinner ... and then performs one of cinema's most famous dance routines . Wearing a button-down shirt, tighty-whities, and basic gym socks, he lip-synced to Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock & Roll" — and an icon was born. Rolling Stone called it a "sequence of sexy air-guitar strutting and mock-macho hilarity that endeared Cruise to film audiences." 

The film made a significant $65 million at the box office and allowed Cruise to start demanding $1 million per film. Co-star Curtis Armstrong wrote in his memoir "Revenge of the Nerd" (via The Hollywood Reporter ), "I think I'm safe in saying that 'Risky Business' was the last time he was just 'Tom.'" Talk about a transformation.

Tom Cruise went from the seminary to Scientology

Second to being a movie star, Tom Cruise is famous for his devotion to Scientology . He was introduced to the controversial religion by his first wife, Mimi Rogers, and over the decades, he has become its most high-profile follower. "It's something that has helped me incredibly in my life," he told ITV (via E! Online ). "I've been a Scientologist for over 30 years. ... Without it, I wouldn't be where I am." He called it a "beautiful religion," noting he is "incredibly proud" of his faith. 

Hard as it is to believe, Cruise was once a devout Christian who was raised Roman Catholic. This shift is one of his most stunning transformations: He was even on the track to potential priesthood, attending St. Francis Seminary in Ohio, Newsweek reported. "He had a very strong Catholic faith," classmate Shane Dempler told the New York Daily News . "We went to Mass, spent time in the chapel and enjoyed hearing stories from the priests. We thought the priests had a great lifestyle and we were really interested in priesthood." 

A life in the church was clearly not to be, however, as Tom Cruise seemed to have partying more than priesthood on his mind. Dempler claims the two were asked not to return to the school after they stole alcohol from some of the friars!

In the 1990s, Tom Cruise was arguably Hollywood's biggest star

Tom Cruise literally roared into the 1990s with "Days of Thunder," a film about stock car racing he conceived of and starred in. The production was fraught with problems and delays, but it still went on to find success. As the deadline to wrap approached, he told Rolling Stone : "We always felt the pressure from the beginning, in August. It's been pedal to the floor from that point on." 

The same can be said of his career. After the movie's release, there was no catching Tom Cruise, as he went on to be the hottest star of the decade. His string of successful films spanned genres, including drama ("A Few Good Men"), romantic comedy ("Jerry Maguire"), action ("Mission: Impossible"), and erotic thriller ("Eyes Wide Shut"). 

The films were box office successes — all the more remarkable because, as Forbes pointed out, the majority were rated R. Several of the movies were also critically applauded, with Tom Cruise earning his three Academy Award nominations for work released between 1989 and 1999.

Tom Cruise combined love and work while married to Nicole Kidman

While filming "Days of Thunder," as  Today  recounted, Tom Cruise fell in love with his co-star, a then up-and-coming Australian actress named Nicole Kidman . "It was that special connection when you recognize your soul mate," he told Vanity Fair . "She is a person who understands. It was as if a whole new life had started for me." The two married in 1990 (via Hello! ). It was her first and his second, as he'd previously married and divorced first wife Mimi Rogers. 

The couple adopted two children, Isabella and Connor , and acted together twice more in 1992's "Far and Away" and 1999's "Eyes Wide Shut," the final film by legendary director Stanley Kubrick. That last movie, about a couple's indiscretions, was plagued by rumors, the Independent reported, including those of troubles within their marriage. But years later, Kidman brushed them aside, telling The New York Times , "We were happily married through that. We would go go-kart racing after those scenes. ... I don't know what else to say." 

Eventually though, the real-life couple would crumble, with Tom Cruise filing for divorce in 2001.

In the age of CGI, Tom Cruise raised the bar on action stunts

When the CGI blockbuster rose to prominence in the 1990s, Tom Cruise didn't jump on the trend. Instead he jumped off things  — becoming even more famous for performing the majority of his own stunts. "It has to do with storytelling ... It allows us to put cameras in places that you're not normally able to do," he explained on "The Graham Norton Show" (via Screen Rant ). Over the years, he has hung off a flying jet plane, held his breath underwater for more than six minutes, and more. 

Director Christopher McQuarrie told The New York Times he considers the helicopter chase in "Mission: Impossible — Fallout" to be Tom Cruise's "hairiest" stunt. "Tom is weaving in and out of canyons and gullies," he explained. "There was one where his rotor blades were just a few feet away from the rock walls on either side. It was like flying through a broom closet." Ironically the star broke his ankle while performing what he told Jimmy Fallon was an "easy" jump during filming.

For Cruise, it's all in good fun. "The first time of any stunt is nerve wracking but it [is] also exhilarating," he told Graham Norton (via NME ). "I have been told a few times during shooting a stunt to stop smiling."

Tom Cruise's relationship with Katie Holmes made headlines

"TomKat," as the couple was known in the tabloids, began in April 2005, recounted The Washington Post , when Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were seen together in Rome. The relationship raised eyebrows from the get-go. For starters, the actress, who had kept a fairly low profile after starring in the teen TV drama "Dawson's Creek," was 26, notably younger than her 43-year-old beau. According to Vulture , it was a whirlwind romance worthy of a "Bachelor" episode, complete with first-day motorcycle rides, spontaneous trips to Italy and, ultimately, a proposal at the Eiffel Tower. Before they tied the knot in 2006, she gave birth to their daughter, Suri. 

After her arrival, things settled down a bit. Tom Cruise later told Oprah Winfrey (via MTV News ), "Saturday night we have dinner, and then it's games. We play Quick Scrabble, and then it's usually movie night." 

Still, despite all the public displays of affection and talk of domestic bliss, the marriage was not built to last. In 2012, the actress filed for divorce. The actor's Scientology religion was said to have played a role in her leaving, according to The Hollywood Reporter , but both parties have remained tight-lipped about what really happened .

In a series of disastrous interviews, Tom Cruise almost destroyed his career

In 2005, Tom Cruise was in love with actress Katie Holmes and, according to many, out of his mind. First, there was the couch jump seen around the world in May. Appearing on " The Oprah Winfrey Show ," Tom Cruise pumped his fists in the air, knelt down and, of course, hopped onto the sofa multiple times. "I'm in love," he sighed, as Oprah Winfrey kept repeating, "I've never seen you like this." Eventually her astonished response was simply, "You're gone." And that's how it felt for people watching at home. 

Subsequent interviews didn't help dispel that idea. In June, he chatted with Matt Lauer on the " Today " show and doubled-down on comments he had made criticizing actress Brooke Shields ' use of anti-depressants after she gave birth. "There's misinformation, and she doesn't understand the history of psychiatry," Cruise said, noting , "Psychiatry is a pseudoscience." He also got short with a " 60 Minutes Australia " reporter over personal questions, telling him to "put your manners back in." 

The actor's image was quickly being tarnished. As The Guardian reported, Paramount even considered stopping work on the third "Mission: Impossible" movie. Ultimately, Cruise bounced back — but his star never shone quite so brightly.

In the late 2000s, Tom Cruise revealed a side we'd never seen

After his reputation took a hit, Tom Cruise seemed willing to take some risks to win back audiences. And to that end, he said yes to two outrageous roles that let him show off his not-so-serious and downright goofy side. 

First up was the part of Les Grossman in the action comedy "Tropic Thunder." The character was a loud, unattractive, disgusting movie studio executive. It was a small role, not the kind such a superstar would normally take on. But, as the Observer noted, it got people talking — in a good way. 

Then, in 2012, Cruise appeared in, of all things, a musical. He played Stacee Jaxx, a womanizing hair-metal singer in "Rock of Ages." "It was so different. I'm always looking for different things to do and to work with [director Adam] Shankman on a musical, he just really knows these musicals," Cruise said at the movie's premiere, as reported by  MTV News . The performance was ridiculous and over the top, but that was the point. "Tom Cruise as a bandanna-headed Axl Rose type will hit you as the purest bit of genius in the man's entire film career," raved SFGate .

People have spoken out about Tom Cruise's generosity

Tom Cruise doesn't just play a hero in the movies: He often goes above and beyond for friends and strangers.

At a gala in New York, for example, actor Bill Hader told the story of how the star arranged for him to have safe transport home from Los Angeles to his wife and baby in Manhattan after an attempted bombing in New York. The two were filming promos for the 2010 MTV Awards, but after hearing the news, Hader said he had a "full-on panic attack" and Tom Cruise made sure they wrapped days ahead of schedule and got him a plane ticket (via Vulture ).

And director Cameron Crowe told Deadline how the star kept in touch with the child actor originally cast to appear in "Jerry Maguire": "I thought, wow, I had no idea Tom Cruise was doing that."

The most delicious Cruise story, though, is truly sweet. He reportedly often sends a  white chocolate coconut bundt cake from Doan's Bakery in California to celebrity friends. Recipients, Yahoo! reported, include Jimmy Fallon, Kirsten Dunst, and Henry Cavill.

Over the years, Tom Cruise developed a reputation for being intense on set

In December 2020, Tom Cruise once again made headlines for losing his cool. While filming "Mission: Impossible 7" in the United Kingdom, the actor chewed out crew members for breaking COVID-19 safety protocols. "They're back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us. We are creating thousands of jobs," he can be heard yelling, hurling profanities and threatening jobs, in an audio recording that was leaked from the set, as  The U.S. Sun  reported.

While filming during a pandemic is definitely a recipe for stress, it wasn't the first time Cruise has been intense while on set. Actress Thandiwe Newton, one of his co-stars in "Mission: Impossible II," referred to a difficult day filming with him as a "nightmare." She told Harper's Bazaar , "I was so scared of Tom. He was a very dominant individual. He tries super hard to be a nice person. But the pressure. He takes on a lot. And I think he has this sense that only he can do everything as best as it can be done."

Is Tom Cruise trying to reclaim some of the glory from his younger days?

Tom Cruise's latest projects are all highly anticipated ... but also seem rather familiar. Up first is "Top Gun: Maverick," a sequel to the 1986 hit "Top Gun." "There's never been an aerial sequence shot this way," the actor told  Empire , teasing the cool stunts being filmed for the movie. "I don't know if there ever will be again, to be honest." Then appearing next on his IMDb  page are the seventh and eighth installments of the ever-popular "Mission: Impossible" franchise.

There are also rumors of a sequel for his 2014 sci-fi flick "Edge of Tomorrow." "It's one of these things where if Tom, Emily and I were to say, 'We're ready to pull the trigger on this script,' it's Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt , the film gets made," director Doug Liman told Collider in early 2021.

Then again, as Cruise's stunning transformation makes clear, he's never been one to rest on his laurels. In May 2020, it was confirmed that the star will work in conjunction with NASA to film a movie aboard the International Space Station. Elon Musk's Space X program is also involved, CNET reported. The big question now is: Can he run in outer space?

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Tom Cruise Teeth Transformation: From Early Days to Hollywood Smile

Tom cruise: a journey through transformations, from smile makeovers to red carpet appearances and speculations on his changing appearance – a comprehensive exploration.

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Tom Cruise radiated with his trademark infectious smile and flawless set of pearly whites as he graced the Producers Guild Awards in LA on Monday evening.

However, the renowned A-list actor, who is now 60, didn’t always boast a perfect smile, as evidenced by his misaligned teeth during his younger days before he opted for corrective measures.

Snapshots from his appearance in the 80s film The Outsiders unveiled his less-than-perfect teeth alignment prior to undergoing dental procedures.

Nevertheless, throughout the years, he has meticulously curated an impeccable smile that has become synonymous with his persona as a celebrated film star, ensuring he’s always red carpet ready.

Here, MailOnline presents an insightful glance into the evolution of his dental transformation over the years…

In the early 1980s, a young 20-year-old Tom Cruise launched his acting career, characterized by his debut in the industry.

During his early days, like many individuals of his age, Tom faced the challenge of misaligned and discolored teeth.

According to Heightline, Tom initially resolved these issues through various dental procedures, including teeth whitening and alignment treatments.

Notably, his dental symmetry doesn’t perfectly align with the center of his face, a feature that remains noticeable even in recent snapshots of him.

Moreover, during his portrayal of Steve Randle in the 1983 film The Outsiders, a youthful Tom took the initiative to remove the cap from a front tooth that had been chipped due to an incident involving a flying puck during a hockey match.

During the filming of The Outsiders, Cruise believed that showcasing his teeth in their unaltered form would be in line with the portrayal of his street-smart, tough character.

Throughout the movie, his genuine teeth, including a noticeable brown, lifeless tooth at the center of his smile, were prominently featured.

However, in his later cinematic endeavors such as Risky Business , Top Gun , and Cocktail , Cruise opted for a dental cap that covered his teeth, ensuring a flawless appearance in his subsequent blockbuster roles.

Following his separation from Nicole Kidman in 2001, the seasoned Hollywood star opted for braces to address issues with overbite and dental misalignment.

He proudly exhibited them while making his way down the red carpet at the premiere of Minority Report in 2002, coinciding with his 40th birthday.

To the surprise of many, the actor confidently sported a visible silver dental brace during his red carpet appearances and interviews.

At the time, Cruise humorously mentioned to David Letterman that the decision was to rectify his persistent overbite, quipping, “I couldn’t close my mouth properly for years, so they finally said, ‘please, shut your mouth.'”

The actor further shared that the suggestion for braces came unexpectedly when he took his children for a dental check-up, only to find out that he could also benefit from the corrective measure.

Wearing the braces from January 2002 until October of the same year, he eventually commenced work on his film of that period, The Last Samurai.

Tom Cruise’s captivating smile garnered considerable attention during his presence at the Jerry Bruckheimer Hand and Footprint Ceremony in May 2010.

This marked a notable contrast from 25 years prior, during his appearance in The Outsiders, where he was seen without the dental cap covering the front of his teeth.

Subsequently, Tom’s dental features continued to enhance, evident from his appearance at the Rock of Ages premiere in 2016, showcasing a much more balanced and symmetrical smile.

In another instance, during a benefit screening of his film Jack Reacher: Never Go Back in 2012, observers keenly noted a slight asymmetry, with his left incisor seemingly larger than the right.

Transitioning from the heartthrob star of Top Gun to the moment of the noticeable puffy face, and now a sun-kissed complexion with cascading locks, let’s delve into the ever-evolving appearance of Tom Cruise.

Stepping onto the red carpet at the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon this week, the 60-year-old Top Gun: Maverick protagonist unveiled a striking new appearance, a significant departure from his previous public appearances over the past eight months.

Amid the accolades received by the 2022 blockbuster summer film, which garnered multiple Oscar nominations, including a nod for Best Picture, the actor showcased his transformed image, featuring notably longer locks and a distinct sun-kissed glow. His dapper ensemble included a navy blue suit, a corresponding waistcoat, and a crisp white shirt, ensuring an elegant yet contemporary look.

As one of the entertainment industry’s highest-earning performers, Tom Cruise’s on-screen career has endured for more than four decades. Following his breakthrough roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), he solidified his status as a leading actor in the 1990s with notable performances in The Firm (1993) and Jerry Maguire (1996).

As he embarks on the fifth decade of his illustrious career, MailOnline reflects on the remarkable evolution of Tom’s appearance through the years.

1980S – THE EARLY YEARS

Tom Cruise was a youthful 24-year-old when he made his memorable appearance in one of his most iconic films, Top Gun.

The actor secured the pivotal role of Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell in the action-packed movie, which soared to become the highest-earning domestic film of the year, grossing an impressive $357 million.

During this era, he appeared in other notable films like The Color Of Money (1986) and All The Right Moves (1983), showcasing a persona that seemed a far cry from his current self.

Reflecting on his sudden rise to fame during this period, Tom candidly shared his experience of grappling with newfound recognition in public.

In an interview with Interview magazine, he confided, ‘I’m naturally a very private person, often lost in my own world. Suddenly, I found myself walking down the street and catching people’s attention, and I couldn’t help but wonder, “Is something hanging out of my nose?”‘

‘It took some time to acclimate to the newfound attention. Filming Legend in England during that time felt surreal. Every small gesture seemed amplified when all eyes were on you,’ he added.

EMERGENCE INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM – MOVIE STAR

By this juncture, Tom had firmly established himself as one of the industry’s most prominent stars, showcasing a strikingly sculpted appearance to complement his rising stardom.

The actor exuded an air of a seasoned male model as he graced the Screen Actors Guild Awards that year, earning a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Magnolia.

During this period, Tom also sported a longer hairstyle, a characteristic style choice that coincided with the final months of his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman.

Simultaneously, it marked the pivotal year when the Mission: Impossible franchise kicked off in earnest, with the successful release of the first sequel, grossing over $500 million at the box office.

MID-2000S – CONTINUING ACHIEVEMENT

In the mid-2000s, Tom Cruise opted for a more daring appearance, adopting a significantly shorter crew cut that remained his signature look for several years.

This period marked a significant peak in Tom’s career, as he appeared in a string of highly successful films such as The Last Samurai, Collateral, and War of the Worlds.

Simultaneously, he was preparing to make a comeback in the Mission: Impossible franchise, with the third installment hitting screens two years later.

During this phase, Tom also embarked on one of his most publicized relationships, commencing a romance with actress Katie Holmes in April 2005. Their journey took a significant turn when the couple announced the impending arrival of their first child, Suri, in October of the same year, who was eventually born in April 2006.

The duo tied the knot in November, only for Katie to file for divorce five and a half years later, marking the end of their union.

2021 – TOM’S APPEARANCE SPARKS SPECULATION

Tom caused a stir in October 2021 when he was spotted at a San Francisco baseball game, sporting a notably puffy face.

During the LA Dodgers match, the father-of-three’s seemingly fuller face led to conjecture about potential fillers, prompting discussions about his appearance.

Dawn Attewell, a Registered Aesthetics Nurse at therapyhouse.co.uk, shared with FEMAIL that the photographs might have indicated ‘excessive filler’ and ‘post-procedure swelling.’ She also suggested that his refreshed look could be attributed to a ‘hair transplant’ and ‘skin tightening treatments.’

‘In the widely discussed October 2021 image, it was evident that Tom’s face appeared swollen and puffy, possibly due to various factors such as excessive filler, post-procedure swelling, or even natural weight fluctuations.’

‘Surgical procedures like a platysmal plasty, or a neck lift combined with a mid-facelift, could potentially lead to this type of swelling in the areas mentioned.’

However, it didn’t take long for Tom to revert to his usual self, as he made a striking appearance on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022, displaying a more refined and slimmer appearance.

PRESENT DAY

Last year, Tom made a powerful comeback to the spotlight with his first film in four years, Top Gun: Maverick.

The movie raked in over $1 billion at the box office, emerging as the highest-grossing film of his career, earning accolades for its notable improvements over the original.

Tom has once again embraced longer locks and has kept busy in recent months, putting the finishing touches on Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning parts one and two.

While the release for Part one is scheduled for July, devoted fans of the franchise will have to wait until June 2024 for Part two to hit the screens.

Quick summary

• Tom Cruise’s Dental Journey: The article details Tom Cruise’s initial dental imperfections, his decision to undergo corrective procedures, and the evolution of his smile over the years, showcasing his transformation from crooked teeth to a flawless grin.
• Career Trajectory: It traces Tom Cruise’s career from his breakthrough in the 1980s, highlighting his notable roles and achievements, including his rise as a prominent Hollywood figure and his appearances in iconic films like Top Gun and Mission: Impossible.
• Personal Life and Relationships: The article provides insights into Tom Cruise’s personal life, including his publicized relationships, particularly his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman and his subsequent high-profile romance with Katie Holmes, which ultimately ended in divorce.
• Recent Speculations and Projects: It discusses recent speculations about Tom Cruise’s changing appearance, addressing expert observations on his possible cosmetic procedures. The article also highlights his recent projects, notably his successful return to the screen with Top Gun: Maverick and his continued involvement in the Mission: Impossible franchise.

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Tom Cruise: Deadline’s How They Reached The Top

By Matt Grobar , Mike Fleming Jr

After soaring to the highest heights of his career with Top Gun: Maverick , Tom Cruise looks to surpass that with the Mission: Impossible franchise’s seventh outing, Dead Reckoning Part One . From the time he launched his now over 40-year career with an appearance in Endless Love , Cruise was “laser-focused” on achieving greatness, Val Kilmer recalls in his memoir, looking to become not only one of the most iconic and commercially successful actors of all time, but also perhaps the most athletic, regularly pulling off stunts that no one else would dare attempt. There will never be another one like him.

Here, we chart the methodical growth of a star who  has shown courage and pluck and mostly making strong choices along the way. That will include his greatest ever stunt, which will be to head up to space with frequent collaborator Doug Liman and shoot the first narrative feature that way.

RELATED: Harrison Ford: Deadline’s How They Reached The Top

Taps (1981)

In a cast that included Tim Hutton, George C. Scott and Sean Penn, Cruise got his ‘who’s that guy?’ moment as a gung-ho military student who goes out in a blaze of gunfire. “When I made Taps , really my first film experience, I remember laying there at night in the hotel room thinking, I love this so much. I wanted it since I was four, and there I was, thinking if I did my best on Taps , maybe I could do this for the rest of my life.” Said Penn about his mate: “Tom was so, what’s the word, sincere a guy, that I overlooked his talent. I will tell you that I loved him and thought he had no chance in this business. Because he was just so nice, and seemingly naive at the time. Of course, he’s become this force as a professional. As good as he was in Taps , I totally underestimated his talent, the things that came later which are really extraordinary, and he’s really a machine.”

The Outsiders (1983)

Cruise was a supporting player in the Francis Ford Coppola-directed adaptation of the S.E. Hinton novel, but the actor was envied by every member of this killer cast. This was a coterie of young stars in the making — Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Emilio Estevez and Matt Dillon — and Coppola told Deadline that they were being offered roles in ensemble films. But it was Cruise who’d landed a true lead in Risky Business , the role every one of them wanted. Cruise removed a cap from his front tooth to convincingly play a greaser kid from the wrong side of the Tulsa tracks, and he endured “sugar shock” from three days of cake eating for one memorable scene. Cruise said the film taught him comedic timing, which would come in handy.  

Risky Business (1983)

Joel Goodsen was Cruise’s ticket to the A list. Approached for “every killer-murderer part” after Taps , Cruise fought hard to convince Paul Brickman he was right for the precocious affluent high schooler with Ivy League dreams. From sinking his father’s Porsche 928 – “Which one of you is the U-boat captain?” said the mechanic who fished out and fixed the car – to making love on a train (Rebecca De Mornay), to the youthful spirit lip-synching of Old Time Rock N’ Roll in his skivvies, to outwitting Guido, the killer pimp and showing entrepreneurial chops as a brothel owner that gets him into Princeton, Risky Business was a tour de force that put Cruise atop the young actor lists.

All the Right Moves (1983)

Cruise tapped his experience as a high school football player for the sports drama about a youth whose hopes for a college scholarship and a trip out of the steel mill is jeopardized by a clash with his head coach. Drawn to the project by Michael Chapman’s work as the cinematographer of Raging Bull , Cruise began a tradition of doing his own stunts and wound up at the hospital with a concussion. He also used his growing clout to appeal to producers on co-star Lea Thompson’s behalf to have nude scenes cut or altered to the point where she’d be comfortable. Just one of the instances in which he would prove himself a natural leader on set.

Top Gun (1986)

Top Gun turned Cruise into one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Everything clicked. “Tony Scott was firing on all cylinders. Simpson-Bruckheimer had just produced Beverly Hills Cop ,” Cruise remembers. “It was an exciting time.” Cruise helped the film broaden beyond a domestic hit by throwing himself into the overseas marketing. When he grew up, his mom struggled to make ends meet, and Cruise dreamed of visiting the exotic locations he watched in movies. He pressed studios to let him travel to promote films at a time when overseas revenues weren’t deemed that important. It became the playbook for big stars, but Cruise really just wanted to see the world. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer told Deadline that it became impossible to shoot the actors flying in those jets, because they would vomit every time. Only Cruise was able to spit out lines instead of his breakfast. 

The Color of Money (1986)

Another important step for Cruise, who got to work with two legends, Paul Newman and director Martin Scorsese. He played Vincent Lauria, the cocky young pool hustler mentored by Fast Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) and rekindles something in the pool player role that helped launch Newman’s star in The Hustler . Cruise bonded with Newman over their love of fast cars. “He was a helluve driver,” Cruise once told me. “I remember one day we were out at Willow Springs, and we brought out some stock cars, some big stuff from NASCAR. Every time we were around each other, we’d race cars against eath other…I remember this one day where I was driving well and thinking, finally, I got the old man. I came off this corner, thinking, I’m going to get him at the finish line, and he ripped past me. And as he went past me, he gave me the finger. And I don’t think I ever laughed so hard.” 

Rain Main (1988)

Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar playing autistic savant Raymond, and was able to immerse in the affectations and eccentricities of his character. Playing his conniving brother Charlie who kidnaps his sibling to drive to LA to claim an inherence and bonds with his bro on the road trip, Cruise wasn’t nominated. To director Barry Levinson, “Tom had the harder job,” he says. “It was a difficult role because he basically had to drive the movie. Otherwise, Raymond would just be content to sit in a motel. His obligation is to continually drive it and push him, and at the same time not exhaust the audience with a one-beat, ‘C’mon, we’re going.’ It was a very hard role, and he never got the credit he deserved for that film. The two worked really well with each other. I know it sounds like it can’t be true, but it was as good a relationship between the two guys and in terms of what we were trying to accomplish. They were both contributing, and Tom was the one who had to push this movie all the time and I think Dustin would acknowledge that. You keep slowly seeing the changes, as he becomes more emotionally attached to his brother.” Many of the best scenes were ad-libbed, and the Best Picture winner was important in establishing that Cruise had chops to go with starpower. 

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Oliver Stone had volunteered to serve in Vietnam, and came back injured and disillusioned, but a filmmaker with a purpose. He found his voice in addressing his war experience in Ron Kovic, the Long Islander who bought into the war, came back paralyzed, went through a fresh hell in a system that neglected wounded vets, and galvanized into an anti-war activist. Stone told me that the film kept falling apart and it crushed him to tell Kovic each time, until Cruise enlisted. “When I met Ron Kovic to write Born on the Fourth of July in ’77, I found somebody … now, I hadn’t done Platoon yet, so I had written Born back in ’77. But when I met him, I said, ‘This guy is more what I think I’m looking for. This is the return home. This is as stark as it can get.’ I went with his return, and that kind of vitiated the need to do my return.” Cruise gave one of his most transformative and emotionally vivid performances, which drew his first Oscar nomination. Cruise would say he was looking for “a real test” to determine if he was truly “any good” as an actor. And he committed to this “defining” moment fully, remaining in his wheelchair as much as possible during post-war scenes and delving deep into the psychology of a hero who felt his country had let him down. “My head was shaved, I’d lost weight, I was exhausted. And I got into that mind-set, and I saw it in Ron’s eyes,” Cruise once said. “You couldn’t fake it. You had to go there. When Ron got angry…he wanted to just explode. And I found it hard to disassociate those moments. It just became the world.”

A Few Good Men (1992)

Cruise didn’t shrink when his JAG lawyer character went head-to-head with Jack Nicholson’s grizzled colonel character in the iconic courtroom scene from this adaptation of Aaron Sorkin’s play directed by Rob Reiner. Said Reiner: “I’d never met a young actor with as much dedication as he had to the process. He worked his ass off in rehearsals. He was not only on time, but early every day, and always had his lines nailed. Never had I seen a young actor with a work ethic like this guy. He may tell you behind the scenes that he was intimidated by Jack, but I never saw it. When Jack came and we had the first reading of the script, he came fully loaded to work, with a performance at the table. In a table read, you’re usually just kind of marking it. And when Jack got into his performance, it just sent a message to every other young actor. Kiefer Sutherland, Tom, Demi [Moore] and Kevin Bacon and Kevin Pollak, everybody involved knew, you better step up here. We’re not messing around. Tom was always right there with it…people don’t realize how great an actor this guy is.”

The Firm (1993)

A huge hit for Cruise, but also intriguing is how his kinship with The Firm director Sydney Pollack was so integral to why Cruise was so gung ho to make Top Gun: Maverick, the film Spielberg said saved the movie business after Covid. “I always wanted to fly and that was one of the reasons I did Top Gun,” Cruise told me for the Playboy Interview. “I just never had the time to learn. Then I met Sydney Pollack. I was 19 or 20, and he was editing Tootsie at the time and I’d just finished Risky Business. I got a meeting with Sydney, it was supposed to be 20 minutes and it ended up being over two hours. Outside of my admiration of him as a filmmaker, we talked about a big mutual interest that we had in aviation because I knew he flew. Sydney became a lifelong friend, and when we finished The Firm together in ’93 or ‘94, he gave me flying lessons as the wrap gift. He said, I know how much you love flying. Take the time, right now, and do it, because otherwise you’ll never get to it. I had two kids by then, and I worked all the time. In a few months I had my instrument rating, and a little while after that I had my commercial rating. I trained mostly in aerobatics, because I wanted to fly the P-51. I was doing rolls, loops, all kinds of aerobatic maneuvers. My first airplane was called a Pitts, and then I flew a Marchetti. That’s a Third World air force trainer they use in the Top Gun schools for air to air combat. This was all in preparation to fly the Warburg, the P-51. I searched all over the world for my P-51 and found it in 2000.”

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Author Anne Rice was publicly critical when director Neil Jordan set Cruise to play her most famous character creation. The bisexual vampire Lestat was as charming as he could be cruel, as he turns both Brad Pitt and a young Kirsten Dunst into creatures of the night to form a family. Director Neil Jordan thought of Cruise for the part given parallels between the lives of the character and the actor, who likewise has to “retreat to the shadows” and “live in a spectral kind of world” given his immense fame. Rice changed her mind when she saw the result, and publicly became a big fan of Cruise’s performance, for which he learned to play piano and hung upside down before scenes to help along the creation of their undead looks. “I learned from the Anne Rice scenario,” Cruise told me later in a Playboy interview. “I should have called and sat down with her first, like I did on Born on the Fourth of July . I sat with Ron Kovic and said, I’ve been offered this; how do you feel about it? It was really a job interview.”

Mission: Impossible (1996)

The film adaptation of the old CBS spy series might have seemed like just another job, but at closer inspection, Cruise had been an action hero in training since boyhood. He sold greeting cards door to door, cut grass and raked leaves in Canada and Kentucky to buy his first motorcycle at 12, which he crashed doing stunts. A double gymnastic flip left him with a broken ankle (he’d break another on M:I6 leaping between buildings). Cruise became meticulous in stunt planning, but always made his directors and studio execs nervous. “When I was climbing at Mojave for Mission: Impossible 2 , Sherry Lansing was running Paramount and I held back sending them until we’d finished the sequence because I love her and didn’t want to give her a heart attack. Then we sent the rushes and normally Sherry would call right away to discuss them. I never heard from her on those. Finally, when I got back it was like, Tom, we’re not even going to talk about this.” Luckily for her, Lansing retired by the time Cruise hung off an ascending Airbus A400 airplane, or scaling the outside of a Dubai skyscraper, 124 floors up. 

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

It is still hard to even look at photos of Cruise scaling the perimiter of the Burj Khalifa, 124 floors high in Dubai. Cruise shugged when I asked him about it, saying that if he’d done the stunt 20 floors up and fell, he’d die. Why not an extra 100 floors? But the truth is that it was a nail biter of a day for Cruise, director Brad Bird, and the stunt team. But their meticulous attention to detail won the day. “I want it to be better than my director Brad Bird designed it, but I don’t have the level of blood flow through my body and I’m getting lightheaded because my body’s not getting enough oxygen,” Cruise told me in the Playboy interview. “And I’m hitting the side of the building. I rehearsed it in knee and elbow pads and a helmet the night before, but I couldn’t wear pads for the shot.  So I’m going off, and I’ll never forget; the sun is going down and we’re we’ve convinced the building now to knock out not just two windows but I think 27 windows. Originally they were worried about what it would do to the structure of the building, the pressure differentials through the building. But we’re like, C’mon, man, we’re making a movie! It’s Hollywood. And by the end of that day they were just ripping windows out. I was worried the whole time. The height is what it is, but is the cable gonna hold me if it gets kinked? Holding onto the building gave me a level of false security, but now I’m pushing away from the building, and I immediately realize, shit, I’ve got crosswinds. We’re so high that even a light crosswind would change my trajectory as I’m jumping across. I’m arching back trying to make it look good, but I’m facing out and I have no reference to the building. I have to know when to swing my legs around or it ruins the shot. I want to hold position as long as I can, and then at the last second catch the building. But I’m swinging in a pendulum arc, couldn’t sense the building and man, I slammed right into it at high speed and almost knocked myself out. Luckily I caught it right at the last second with my foot and came in with my elbow and knees. I try finding visual references, but it’s the highest building around and if my head’s looking down, it changes the trajectory of the arc. So I just had to start feeling when am I at the apex, when to adjust right at the last second and have enough energy to snap my body around to catch myself into the side of the building. It was one of those things where you just have to will it to go right.”

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Cameron Crowe’s film about a sports agent who finds his conscience in an existential crisis journey has many classic lines that could have become groaners. But it was the last scene that gave Crowe the biggest fear he might cross the line, until Cruise begged for a shot at pulling it off. “Oh, Tom couldn’t wait for that scene,” Crowe says. “I was a little nervous about some of the lines, like, ‘You complete me.’ It’s a slippery slope; if you lean wrong into a line like that, it’d probably be the first thing you cut. But he said, ‘I want to say I love you in this movie, and I want to say it with that line.’ And by the time he got to it, it was two in the morning, at the end of a long week. Tom surprised the women because we didn’t tell them that he would be there to do the scene with them that day. In he comes, and in the most loving way, this heavyweight was ready for the knockout. He gently crushed it. The ladies were crying. The crew members were crying. And Renée [Zellweger] was a mess. He just took great pleasure in being able to deliver a line that he knew I was on the fence about. He’d said, ‘Just give me a shot, man. You’ll see if I got it, or if I didn’t.’ And, you know, I’m still just so proud of it.” Crowe also recalled the courtesy Cruise showed to the youth who first had the role made famous by Jonathan Lipnicki, but who’d felt too much pressure and bowed out. Cruise stayed in touch with the boy and when Crowe later asked why, he said, “I just don’t want that guy growing up, looking at movies and feeling disappointed about what happened. I want him to love movies.” Wow.

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Cruise set a Guinness World Record for longest continual film shoot 15 months shooting the Stanley Kubrick film. He did it to work with then-wife Nicole Kidman, but also to immerse himself in Kubrick. He played William Harford, a Manhattan doctor drawn into a sexual underworld following his wife’s admission of dissatisfaction in the bedroom, finding that Kubrick played mind games with him and Kidman in order to draw the most out of their performances. The filmmaker made them confront real personal issues in joint therapy sessions and prevented them from communicating during production, blurring the line between reality and fiction. The stresses of the process reportedly led Cruise to develop an ulcer, though he wouldn’t let it distract him from this opportunity to work with a filmmaking icon. “I didn’t like playing Dr. Bill. I didn’t like him. This guy’s holding everything in for such a long time. And he never broke out,” said Cruise. “It was unpleasant. But I would have absolutely kicked myself if I hadn’t done this.” Many believed this was an apprenticeship toward Cruise moving to the director’s chair, but that hasn’t happened yet. 

Magnolia (1999)

Cruise found a character like none other on his resume in Frank T.J. Mackey, a vulgar motivational speaker teaching men to “Seduce and Destroy,” In Paul Thomas Anderson’s surreal mosaic of Southern California stories. He came to inhabit the ponytail-wearing purveyor of phrases like “Respect the cock, tame the c**t” as a fan of Anderson’s Boogie Nights who responded to the script’s strange comedic bent. “I like humor. I thought it was dark and funny,” he said. “And that’s what I focused on, working on…the bitter humor of that.” But if Mackey was an outlandish type, he was made human by a pain regarding his relationship with his father, which led up to a staggering deathbed scene. Cruise landed another Golden Globe and Oscar nom for his work.

Minority Report (2002)

While Steven Spielberg initially looked to direct Cruise in Rain Man , he found his long coveted first opportunity to work with the actor on this noirish sci-fi actioner based on a Philip K. Dick novella. It was Cruise who brought the story to the filmmaker, viewing it as a vehicle to meditate on the emergence of Big Tech and its reach into society in “very cinematic” fashion. He stars as John Anderton, a police chief living in the year 2054, who oversees a department known as Precrime, which is able to identify and arrest future criminals before they’ve done a single thing. All is well, of course, until Anderton, himself, is accused.

The Last Samurai (2003)

Cruise delivered a performance of potent emotional depth in the Ed Zwick-directed drama. Nathan Algren was a veteran haunted by his participation in both the Civil War and the American Indian Wars who comes to a deep reverence for the Japanese after being sent overseas to help westernize the army of the Meiji Restoration government. Cruise looked at the project as his epic adventure film in the vein of Lawrence of Arabia , not only studying American and Japanese history for the role, but also learning the Japanese language and how to wield a sword and packing on over 20 pounds of muscle for scenes in heavy armor. “I spent a year training six hours a day, seven days a week to be able to handle the sword, and do it on uneven terrain because I didn’t want to blow my knees out. You’ve got to build the body up for impact. I remember trying to put my shirt on at one point and couldn’t, my forearms had gotten so big.” Cruise’s dedication had much to do with the samurai’s codes of honor. “This movie has a lot of adventure and battle scenes, but I wouldn’t have made it if it didn’t explore the samurai’s code. The purity of that is stronger than any battle scene we could have dreamt up.”

Collateral (2004)

“Millions of galaxies of hundreds of millions of stars and a speck on one in a blink — that’s us,” says an existentially-minded Cruise in this Michael Mann-directed action thriller. In one of his most memorable villain roles, he here plays Vincent, the gray-haired hitman who brings Jamie Foxx’s unsuspecting Los Angeles taxi driver Max along for a ride he’ll never forget. Max something in the sociopath that leads to the assassin’s spiral, but not before some memorable action scenes including a tour de force in a nightclub, where Cruise’s character adapts to a chaotic crowd situation to take out his mark. “What Tom did, those are real techniques and there was a lot of training with my friend Mick Gould, who was the head of close-quarter combat training for the British SAS,” Mann said. “The scene in the alley, there’s no cut in that scene… It came down to doing the work. There was nothing he was doing that wasn’t established close-quarter combat moves that came from months of training. That included blending in. Obviously, people know Tom, but I wanted him to feel what it would be like to blend in, to mix with people and have conversations. He went to Central Market and trained to be a FedEx delivery guy. He said to me, ‘They’re gonna know it’s me.’ I said, ‘No, they’ll see the sign that says FedEx, and you’ll wear sunglasses and a cap and carry that portable computer that drivers used to have when they made deliveries.’ Tom went in and delivered something to a liquor stand and sat down and struck up a conversation with a couple people and insinuated himself into the lives of others. There was a lot of psychological training he did. Tom is a dream. He sees the adventure in what we do, just the way I do, and I imagine other directors do. He just goes for it.”

War of the Worlds (2005)

Reteaming with Spielberg on this sci-fi action thriller based on the novel by H.G. Wells, Cruise here returned to hero mode as Ray Ferrier, a Brooklyn longshoreman who does whatever it takes to protect his children in the midst of an alien invasion. Commonly discussed as a response to the terrors of 9/11, this film sparked the enthusiasm of the filmmaker-actor duo, to the extent that they pushed work on other projects — Munich for Spielberg and Mission: Impossible III for Cruise — to make War their priority. The Paramount title scripted by by Josh Friedman and David Koepp brought the latter his biggest opening weekend up until Top: Gun Maverick came around.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

The actor brought the basic premise of Groundhog’s Day into a sci-fi action world as Major William Cage, a military PR officer caught in a time loop until he can fend off the advances of an alien race, starring opposite Emily Blunt in Warner Bros’ adaptation of the Hiroshi Sakurazaka novel All You Need Is Kill . Director Doug Liman had the actor wearing tactical outfits so heavy, he’d have to be suspended by chains in between takes to protect his joints. Cruise responded to the dark humor of the material, joking with regard to his character, caught between life and death, “It’s fun coming up with new ways to kill yourself.” Said McQuarrie: “They were extremely heavy, cumbersome, took 10 minutes to get on and off and was too heavy for him to sit in between takes. He would get out of the armor and go, we’re wasting all this time, me getting in and out of this suit. So, Tom gets this idea that, between setups, it would save time if, instead of getting in and out of his suit, we converted a child’’ swing set into something with hooks that he could hang from, in between setups.”

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

On the first Top Gun, Cruise was the only cast member who didn’t lose his lunch while filming dialogue scenes inside those roaring jets. Mindful of that unpleasant experience, he made it his mission to make sure the new crop of actors playing Top Gun pilots in the sequel fared better.

“We learned on the first one,” said producer Jerry Bruckheimer. “He was the only one we got good footage on; we couldn’t use the footage on the other actors because he was the only one who didn’t throw up. So, Tom designed a flying program for all the actors this time. It took months to do this. First, they went up in a single engine prop plane, just to get a feel for flying. Then, an aerobatic prop plane, and then a jet, and once they were comfortable in that jet, he put them in the F-18. Tom designed [the process] himself to acclimate the actors to the G forces they would experience.” He also was a mentor to the hotshot young actors who probably reminded him of himself during the original Top Gun. 

“I remember one day on the carrier, when Tom was sitting with these young actors, most of them just starting their careers,” director Joseph Kosinski said. “Miles Teller has a lot under his belt, but the rest were new. For them, every day was like a master class, and he would make time for them every day. He would sit down and have these impromptu sessions with the actors, either to talk about the scenes we were shooting that day, the technical aspects of shooting an aerial sequence, or broader advice, like how to build a career. I remember Tom asked Glen (Powell), what kind of career do you want? Glen said, ‘I want your career, Tom.’ So, Tom said, ‘How do you think I got that?’ Glen said, ‘By choosing great roles.’ And Tom said, ‘No. That’s not how I did it. I did it by choosing great films. Then, I took the roles and made them the best I could.’ That advice blew Glen’s mind. If you look at Tom’s career, that’s exactly what he did. He chose great films and directors he admired. Regardless of the size of the role, especially on a movie like Taps. And then he created something with it, made the role his own. That’s something these younger actors hadn’t thought about and can only get from someone who spent 30 years as a movie star.”

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Actor Tom Cruise is the star of several box-office hits, including Risky Business , A Few Good Men , The Firm , Jerry Maguire , and the Mission: Impossible franchise.

Who Is Tom Cruise?

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, better known as Tom Cruise, was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York, to Mary and Thomas Mapother. Cruise's mother was an amateur actress and schoolteacher, and his father was an electrical engineer. His family moved around a great deal when Cruise was a child to accommodate his father's career.

Cruise's parents divorced when he was 11, and the children moved with their mother to Louisville, Kentucky, and then to Glen Ridge, New Jersey, after she remarried. Like his mother and three sisters, Cruise suffered from dyslexia, which made academic success difficult for him. He excelled in athletics, however, and considered pursuing a career in professional wrestling until a knee injury sidelined him during high school.

At age 14, Cruise enrolled in a Franciscan seminary with thoughts of becoming a priest, but he left after a year. When he was 16, a teacher encouraged him to participate in the school's production of the musical Guys and Dolls . After Cruise won the lead of Nathan Detroit, he found himself surprisingly at home on the stage, and a career was born.

'Taps,' 'The Outsiders'

Cruise set a 10-year deadline for himself in which to build an acting career. He left school and moved to New York City, struggling through audition after audition before landing an appearance in 1981's Endless Love , starring Brooke Shields. Around this same time, he snagged a small role in the military school drama Taps (1981), co-starring Sean Penn .

His role in Taps was upgraded after director Harold Becker saw Cruise's potential, and his performance caught the attention of a number of critics and filmmakers. In 1983, Cruise appeared in Francis Ford Coppola 's The Outsiders , which also starred Emilio Estevez , Matt Dillon and Rob Lowe —all prominent members of a group of young actors the entertainment press dubbed the "Brat Pack." The film was not well received, but it allowed Cruise to work with an acclaimed director on a high-profile project.

'Risky Business'

His next film, Risky Business (1983), grossed $65 million. It also made Cruise a highly recognizable actor — thanks in no small part to a memorable scene of the young star dancing in his underwear.

In 1986, after a two-year hiatus, the budding actor released the big-budget fantasy film Legend , which did poorly at the box office. That same year, however, Cruise's A-list status was confirmed with the release of Top Gun , which co-starred Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards and Meg Ryan . The testosterone-fueled action-romance, set against the backdrop of an elite naval flight school, became the highest-grossing film of 1986.

'The Color of Money,' 'Rain Man' and 'Born on the Fourth of July'

Cruise followed the tremendous success of Top Gun with a string of both critically acclaimed and commercially successful films. He first starred in The Color of Money (1986) with co-star Paul Newman , and then went on to work with Dustin Hoffman on Rain Man (1988). Cruise's next role, as Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in the biopic Born on the Fourth of July (1989), earned him an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe for Best Actor.

'A Few Good Men,' 'The Firm' and 'Interview with a Vampire'

In 1992, Cruise proved once more that he could hold his own opposite a screen legend when he co-starred with Jack Nicholson in the military courtroom drama A Few Good Men . The film grossed more than $15 million its first weekend and earned Cruise a Golden Globe nomination. He continued to demonstrate his success as a leading man with The Firm (1993) and Interview with a Vampire (1994), which co-starred Brad Pitt.

'Mission: Impossible,' 'Jerry McGuire'

Next, Cruise hit the big screen with two huge hits—the $64 million blockbuster Mission: Impossible (1996), which the star also produced, and the highly acclaimed Jerry McGuire (1996), directed by Cameron Crowe. For the latter, Cruise earned a second Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe for Best Actor.

'Eyes Wide Shut,' 'Magnolia'

Cruise and then-wife Kidman spent much of 1997 and 1998 in England shooting Eyes Wide Shut , an erotic thriller that would be director Stanley Kubrick 's final film. The movie came out in the summer of 1999 to mixed reviews, but that year Cruise enjoyed greater success with the release of Magnolia . His performance as a self-confident sex guru in the ensemble film earned him another Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

'Vanilla Sky,' 'The Last Samurai'

Cruise then starred in the long-awaited smash hit Mission: Impossible 2 in 2000, alongside Anthony Hopkins , Thandie Newton and Ving Rhames. In 2002, he starred in Vanilla Sky , his second collaboration with Crowe, as well as Steven Spielberg 's Minority Report . The following year, Cruise traveled to Australia to shoot the $100 million war epic The Last Samurai, which earned him another Golden Globe nomination.

'War of the Worlds'

Cruise proved he remained a top draw by starring in the Spielberg-directed remake of the science-fiction classic War of the Worlds (2005), which grossed more than $230 million at the box office.

His next effort, Mission: Impossible 3 (2006), also scored well with audiences. However, Cruise was faced with a professional setback in August when Paramount Pictures ended its 14-year relationship with the actor. The company's chairman cited Cruise's erratic behavior and controversial views as the reason for the split, though industry experts noted that Paramount more likely ended the partnership over Cruise's high earnings from the Mission: Impossible franchise.

Cruise quickly rebounded and on November 2, 2006, he announced his new partnership with film executive Paula Wagner and the United Artists film studio. Their first production as a team, the political drama Lions for Lambs (2007), proved a commercial disappointment despite a strong cast that included Meryl Streep and Robert Redford .

'Tropic Thunder'

Taking a break from weighty material, Cruise delighted audiences with his performance in the comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). Despite his relatively small role in a movie that featured Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller , Cruise stood out by obscuring his trademark good looks to play a balding, obese movie studio executive.

'Valkyrie,' 'Rock of Ages'

In December 2008, Cruise released his second project through United Artists. The film, Valkyrie , was a World War II drama about a plot to assassinate German leader Adolf Hitler . Cruise starred as a German army officer who became involved in the conspiracy.

Cruise returned to one of his most popular franchises in 2011 with Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol . Breaking into new territory, he then starred in the 2012 musical Rock of Ages . Although Cruise received some positive reviews for his performance as a rock star, the movie failed to attract much of an audience.

'Jack Reacher,' 'Edge of Tomorrow'

Returning to his mainstream action roots, Cruise starred in the 2012 crime drama Jack Reacher , based on a book by Lee Child. He then headlined a pair of science-fiction adventures, Oblivion (2013) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014). Showing no signs of slowing down, the veteran actor in 2015 delivered his usual high-energy performance for the fifth installment of his blockbuster franchise, Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation .

Latest Movies and Familiar Franchises

In 2016, Cruise reprised the role of Jack Reacher for Never Go Back . He then headlined a reboot of The Mummy (2017), which performed respectably at the box office but was savaged by critics, before earning better reviews later that year for the crime thriller American Made .

2018 brought a return to familiar territory for Cruise, who starred in Mission Impossible —Fallout that summer. Prior to its release, he tweeted a photo to mark day 1 of production on the long-awaited sequel Top Gun: Maverick , scheduled for a June 2020 release.

Scientology and Personal Life

Cruise married actress Mimi Rogers in 1987. It was through Rogers that the actor became a student of Scientology, the religion founded by writer L. Ron Hubbard. Cruise credited the church with curing his dyslexia, and he soon became one of its leading proponents. However, while his spiritual life flourished, his marriage to Rogers ended in 1990. That same year, Cruise made the racecar drama Days of Thunder alongside Kidman. Though the movie was unpopular among critics and fans alike, the two lead actors had real chemistry. On Christmas Eve 1990, after a brief courtship, Cruise and Kidman married in Telluride, Colorado.

Divorce from Kidman

For much of the 1990s, Cruise and Kidman found themselves fiercely defending the happiness and legitimacy of their marriage. They filed two different lawsuits against tabloid publications for stories they considered libelous. In each case, the couple received a published retraction and apology, along with a large monetary settlement which they donated to charity. The couple has two children, Isabella and Connor.

On February 5, 2001, Cruise and Kidman announced their separation after 11 years of marriage. The couple cited the difficulties involved with two acting careers and the amount of time spent apart while working. Following the divorce, Cruise briefly dated his Vanilla Sky co-star Penelope Cruz , followed by a much-publicized relationship with actress Katie Holmes. A month after his ties to Holmes became public, Cruise professed his love for the actress in a now-famous appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, during which he jumped on Winfrey's sofa, shouting "Yes!"

Marriage to Katie Holmes

In June 2005, after a two-month courtship, Cruise proposed to Holmes in a restaurant at the top of the Eiffel tower. In October, they announced that they were expecting their first child together. The hasty proposal and surprise pregnancy quickly became tabloid gossip. But Cruise made even bigger headlines that year as an outspoken advocate for Scientology. He openly criticized former co-star Brooke Shields for using anti-depressants during her recovery from postpartum depression. He also denounced psychiatry and modern medicine, claiming Scientology held the key to true healing. Cruise's statements led to a heated argument with news anchor Matt Lauer on The Today Show in June 2005, for which Cruise later apologized.

In 2006, Cruise and Holmes welcomed daughter Suri into the world. That year, they were married in an Italian castle, with celebrities Will Smith , Jada Pinkett Smith , Jennifer Lopez and Victoria and David Beckham among those in attendance. However, the storybook romance wouldn't last, and in June 2012, the couple announced their separation.

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Suri Cruise Turns 18: Photos Of Tom & Katie Holmes' Daughter Then & Now

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While it might be hard to believe, Suri Cruise, the only biological child of Tom Cruise , is turning 18 in 2024. In fact, it’s her golden birthday, turning 18 on April 18. Since the day Katie Holmes and Tom welcomed her to the world, Suri Cruise has been in the public eye. The interest in the celebrity tyke only intensified after her parents divorced. These days, the real question is, how well does she even know her estranged father ? But for now, let’s look back at how much Suri has grown over the years. She’s not a tyke anymore! She’s almost as tall as mom!

The Early Days

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were the picture of a happy family when their daughter was first born. In 2008, they took Suri Cruise, along with Tom’s adopted daughter Isabella Kidman-Cruise to a soccer match with David Beckham and his sons.

Mother/Daughter Duo

Katie Holmes and daughter Suri watch the LA Galaxy vs. Chelsea FC soccer game July 22, 2007 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

A Tender Moment

Katie Holmes takes her young daughter Suri, age 2m to see “The Nutcracker” at the New York City Ballet on December 14, 2008 in New York City.

A Family Photo Finish

Tom Cruise and his daughter Suri wait at the finish line to greet his wife Katie Holmes after she finished running the New York City Marathon in New York 04 November 2007. After six years of marriage, the two would divorce and Tom would not be seen with Suri in photos again.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

 Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri Cruise attend the East Regional Final of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament between the Connecticut Huskies and the Michigan State Spartans at Madison Square Garden. Look at their identical smiles!

Growing Up Fast

Suri Cruise joins mom Katie Holmes as she speaks on stage at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival to end extreme poverty by 2030 in Central Park on September 26, 2015 in New York City.

A Little Lady

Suri Cruise was all smiles as she joined her mom at Z100’s Jingle Ball 2017 on December 8, 2017 in New York City. Katie and Suri presented together, announcing one of the first performances.

Suri Cruise Today

Katie Holmes’ daughter is all grown up and almost as tall as her mom! Suri Cruise joined her mama for the the opening night premiere of “In The Heights” during the Tribeca Festival at the United Palace Theatre on June 9, 2021 in New York City.

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All 7 tom cruise cameo roles, ranked worst to best.

Tom Cruise has appeared in many iconic roles, but he's also made cameos in several unexpected films that audiences might have forgotten.

• Tom Cruise's career showcases his versatility in dramatic, action-packed, and comedic roles, solidifying his status as a bankable star for over four decades.
• Despite being known for leading roles, Cruise has taken on unexpected cameos and minor parts, showcasing his talent even with minimal screen time.
• Some of Cruise's cameos include Young Guns and Austin Powers in Goldmember, while his minor roles came in Rock of Ages, The Outsiders, and more.

Tom Cruise has delivered many of the most memorable leading roles in modern film history, but he's also made cameo appearances in some unexpected movies. Cruise's career spans over four decades and covers practically every genre imaginable. His filmography includes no shortage of iconic movies, and as a result, he's maintained his status as a bankable star since the 1980s.

Cruise has delivered heart-pounding action in the beloved Top Gun and Mission: Impossibl e franchises, but he's also been praised for his dramatic turns in films like Magnolia and Born on the Fourth of July , both of which earned him Academy Award nominations. As such, Cruise is mainly thought of as a dramatic and action-based actor, especially in recent years. However, his earlier filmography proves that he's just as comfortable in comedic roles, such as Risky Business .

Although Cruise has done a lot of work as a leading man, he isn't afraid to take on unexpected cameos, some of which make him look virtually unrecognizable . Beyond cameos, Cruise has appeared in minor roles in several projects, especially early in his career, proving that he can make a huge impact even with a minimal amount of screen time. Many of Cruise's cameos and minor roles have allowed him to show off his talent beyond his typical leading man status. These cameos and smaller roles also prove that Cruise is a box office draw, even when he's barely in the movie.

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7 young guns (1988), as henchman shot off of roof (uncredited).

Cruise is not given very much to do in Young Guns , which focuses on the life of Billy the Kid. He only appears in a brief, uncredited role as Henchman Shot off of Roof. Cruise is difficult to even recognize in the film, as he's only seen from a distance and is wearing a fake mustache. Interestingly, Cruise only appeared in the movie because he was visiting friends on set, and the director, Christopher Cain, decided to include him in a shot of the climactic final battle.

Young Guns stars Emilio Estevez, whom Cruise previously worked with on The Outsiders .

Although the Young Guns role is unremarkable, it does show Cruise's early interest in stunt work . Today, Cruise is notorious for performing his own stunts , especially ones that are challenging and dangerous. It's become a hallmark of his career, helping him stand apart from actors of the same age and giving audiences an incentive to check out his films in theaters. Cruise's willingness to topple off a roof for an uncredited role proves that he has always been game for any part, no matter how physically demanding.

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6 Endless Love (1981)

Cruise's very first on-screen role came in 1981's Endless Love , a romantic drama starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt. Cruise only appears briefly as Billy, a friend of Hewitt's character who recounts how he once set his crush's house on fire. Cruise, who was 19 at the time, seems like a completely different person from the movie star that audiences would grow to love just a few years later. His voice is notably higher, and he spends most of the scene dressed in only a pair of jean shorts.

The Endless Love scene itself is fairly unmemorable, but it does mark the beginning of Cruise's life as an actor, making it fun to revisit now. The role also kickstarted one of the most iconic trends in Cruise's career . When Billy is introduced, he's running during a soccer game before taking a break to chat with Hewitt's character. Running became one of Cruise's signature moves as a movie star, thanks to his distinct approach. It's interesting to see this development foreshadowed in his very first role.

5 Rock of Ages (2012)

As stacee jaxx.

The jukebox musical Rock of Ages is generally considered to be a misstep in Cruise's career, though his part is small enough that it didn't negatively impact his future success. The movie was a box office bomb and was panned by critics, currently holding a rating of only 42% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, Cruise at least commits to the role of flamboyant rock star Stacee Jaxx. He channels real-life rock inspirations Axl Rose and Keith Richards, decked out in tattoos and heavy eyeliner that effectively make him disappear into the character.

Cruise even performed all of his own vocals for the film, singing the classic rock hits "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Wanted Dead Or Alive." Despite the film's overall lack of quality, it's obvious that Cruise enjoyed playing against his usual heroic type , and audiences got a kick out of seeing him show off a different side as well. His performance is so fun to watch that it almost makes up for how difficult the rest of the movie is to sit through.

4 The Outsiders (1983)

As steve randle.

In 1983, the same year Cruise starred in his career-defining film Risky Business , he also made an appearance in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of The Outsiders . The star-studded cast of The Outsiders featured several up-and-coming young actors, and, in hindsight, provides a fascinating preview of where Hollywood would go in the next few decades. Cruise was cast as Steve Randle, the best friend of Rob Lowe's Sodapop Curtis, and more than held his own even in this minor role.

Cruise is charming and funny, bringing occasional moments of levity to a movie full of extremely serious topics , and it's no wonder that this performance helped jumpstart his career as an actor. However, Cruise's role is very minor, and the character ends up getting lost among all the other standout performances from actors like Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio. Additionally, although Cruise always commits to his characters, his attempt at Randle's Southern drawl is pretty unconvincing. While this misstep can be forgiven as Cruise was still quite early in his career, it does his performance no favors.

The Outsiders

3 austin powers in goldmember (2002), as tom cruise (as austin powers).

The third installment of the Austin Powers trilogy opens with a self-parody of the franchise where it's revealed that Cruise (as himself) is playing Austin alongside several other high-profile stars, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny DeVito, and John Travolta. The film-within-a-film also ends up being a spoof of the Mission: Impossible movies, parodying their high-tech gadgets and absurd stunts. This meta casting is a perfect encapsulation of where Cruise's career was at the time .

Steven Spielberg also appears in the opening scene of Austin Powers in Goldmember as the director of the parody.

In the early 2000s, Cruise was on a run of critical and commercial hits which elevated him to becoming one of the biggest movie stars around. It makes sense that, in the world of Austin Powers , he would be the top choice to play the larger-than-life spy. Although Cruise's role in the film is contained to just the one scene, it's still an incredible performance. His straight-to-camera delivery of Powers' catchphrase " yeah, baby " is one of the movie's funniest moments. Similar to Cruise's role in Rock of Ages , his Austin Powers cameo also showed the actor's willingness to poke fun at himself.

Austin Powers in Goldmember

2 taps (1981), as cadet captain david shawn.

Taps is only Cruise's second film role. However, even with a lack of experience, Cruise manages to make a huge impact on screen. According to director Harold Becker, Cruise was originally meant to appear as a background character, but his performance was so engaging that they offered him an expanded role . Cruise appears in the film as Cadet Captain David Shawn, a high-ranking but hotheaded student at the Bunker Hill Military Academy who winds up having a big impact.

Following the tragic events of the film, Shawn opens fire on the forces coming to shut down the school, deciding to go out in a blaze of glory rather than surrender to them. His final words, " It's beautiful, man, " as he fires his machine gun became the film's most iconic quote, showing Cruise's ability to make a meal out of even a small part. His performance is incredibly powerful, especially for someone still in the early stages of his career. Looking back, the Taps role marks the beginning of Cruise's rise to movie stardom and hints at even brighter things to come.

1 Tropic Thunder (2008)

As les grossman.

Cruise is almost unrecognizable as Tropic Thunder 's Les Grossman, the hilarious but morally bankrupt studio head behind the titular film. The character was intended as a parody of many of the abusive executives that the cast and crew had worked with during their careers, and Cruise intentionally made Grossman's appearance as grotesque as possible. His receding hairline, comically hairy chest, and oversized prosthetic hands were all decided on by Cruise to bring the ridiculous character to life.

Although Cruise's role in the film is brief, his scene shouting nonsensical profane insults at the Flaming Dragon gang over the phone is one of the most memorable parts of the movie. The follow-up scene where he persuades Matthew McConaughey's character Rick to abandon his best friend to the gang memorably occurs as Grossman dances to Flo Rida's "Low." Like Cruise's work in Rock of Ages and Austin Powers in Goldmember , it's a great example of the actor not taking himself too seriously . It's also one of the most absurd moments in Tom Cruise 's career and deserves props for its sheer audacity and confidence.

Tropic Thunder

30 Years Ago Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman Adopted Two Kids- This is What They Look Like Today

I n the realm of Hollywood, where fame often casts a glaring spotlight on every aspect of one’s life, there exist enigmatic figures who navigate the shadows with quiet grace. Among them are Isabella and Connor Cruise , the adoptive children of legendary actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Since their parents parted ways in 2001, the siblings have largely eluded the public eye, cultivating a mysterious aura around their lives.

Cruise and Kidman, whose union captivated fans worldwide, embarked on their journey into parenthood through adoption. Isabella, fondly known as Bella, entered their lives two years after their marriage, filling a void left by a heartbreaking ectopic pregnancy experienced by Kidman. The family grew again in 1995 with the adoption of Connor, cementing their bond through shared love and commitment.

Despite their challenges, Cruise and Kidman remained dedicated to their craft and family. Their professional collaboration on the set of “Eyes Wide Shut” in 1999 served as a testament to their enduring connection, with Kidman recalling moments of joy amidst the demanding shoot. However, the idyllic facade shattered in 2001 when Cruise filed for divorce, marking the end of an era for the once inseparable couple.

Tom Cruise's adopted children were suddenly faced with an incredible challenge

In the aftermath of their split, Tom Cruise's adopted children found themselves navigating a new reality. Divided between their parents’ residences on opposite sides of the globe. As Cruise embarked on a new chapter with Katie Holmes, their children adapted to the dynamics of a blended family, forging bonds with their stepmother and half-sibling.

Despite their physical distance from Kidman, Isabella expressed affection for her mother in rare public statements. Affirming the enduring ties that bind their family together. However, significant family events, such as Isabella’s wedding in 2015, unfolded without the presence of her famous parents, underscoring the complexities of their relationship dynamics.

Where are they today?

Today, Bella Kidman Cruise remains a largely private figure, opting to keep her life out of the public eye. While details about her current endeavors are scarce, it’s known that she has pursued interests in art and fashion. Bella has occasionally shared glimpses of her artwork on social media platforms, showcasing her talent and creative expression.

Beyond her artistic pursuits, she appears to maintain a low-profile lifestyle, avoiding the trappings of celebrity culture. Despite her famous lineage, Bella seems content to carve her path on her terms. Away from the spotlight that often accompanies her family name. Her journey serves as a testament to her resilience and independence, forging her identity separate from the legacy of Hollywood fame.

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Connor Cruise , much like his sister Bella, continues to lead a private life away from the glare of the public spotlight. While details about his current endeavors are limited, it’s known that he has dabbled in various creative pursuits. These include music and DJing, and fishing. Connor has occasionally shared snippets of his DJ performances on social media platforms, showcasing his passion for music and performance.

Beyond his artistic interests, he appears to maintain a low-key lifestyle, eschewing the trappings of celebrity culture. Despite being the son of two Hollywood icons, Connor seems to prefer anonymity. Focusing on his personal growth and pursuits outside of the spotlight. His journey reflects a desire for autonomy and authenticity, as he forges his path away from the shadow of his famous parents.

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• “Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's Kids Isabella and Connor Through the Years: Photos” US Weekly .  Johnni Macke  May 1, 2023.

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