Tom Cruise still Top Gun at 51
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, the star of blockbusters such as Top Gun, Mission Impossible and Jerry Maguire seems to have put a painful past year behind him as he turns 51. The Hollywood hunk, whose last birthday was marred by the announcement of his divorce from third wife Katie Holmes, seems to have moved forward since then. On the personal front, he has been linked with his Oblivion co-star and former Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko. Professionally, the actor is excited about the much awaited sequel to Top Gun. Besides confirming Mission Impossible 5, Cruise has also revealed that he will make a comeback as his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman on the big screen.
Here's a pictorial look at his journey as he turns 51.
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A year ago, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise's 50th birthday was marred by the announcement that he and wife Katie Holmes were divorcing. Since then, the star of blockbusters such as Top Gun, Mission Impossible and Jerry Maguire has been busier than ever. He appeared in the big budget Jack Reacher and Oblivion, announced the sequel to Top Gun and a fifth Mission: Impossible film and also revealed that his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman would be making a comeback. On the personal front, he has been linked with his Oblivion co-star and former Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko.
Here's a pictorial look at his journey as he turns 51. -
Tom and Katie were married for five-and-a- half years until Katie filed divorce papers anonymously on June 30, 2012 in New York citing 'irreconciliable differences'. She admitted that life with the actor made her feel like a 'robot'. By all accounts, Tom didn't see it coming.
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In 1983, Tom Cruise was part of an ensemble cast for the film The Outsiders that also starred Matt Damon and Patrick Swayze among others. The same year, Tom tried his hand at comedy in Losin' It, also starring Shelley Long. In his next movie All the Right Moves, Tom played the role of a football player who seeks a college football scholarship to escape his economically depressed town.
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1983's Risky Business, co-starring Rebecca De Mornay as a call girl, launched Tom Cruise to stardom. A scene featuring Tom clad in a shirt, underwear and socks dancing to the song Old Time Rock And Roll is considered a cult classic. He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor.
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Next, Tom starred in Valkyrie (2008), based on the real life plot by a group of German officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler during World War II. Tom's casting caused controversy in Germany because of his belief in Scientology, a religion viewed with suspicion by Germans.
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Cruise's casting caused controversy among German politicians and members of the von Stauffenberg family because of the actor's practice of Scientology, which is viewed with suspicion in Germany. The actor was reportedly introduced to Scientology by his first wife Mimi Rogers and has since been its outspoken champion.
