Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 52
Tom Cruise, star of blockbusters like Top Gun, Mission: Impossible and Jerry Maguire, can still give actors half his age a run for their money as he turns a year older. He recently received rave reviews for his performance in Edge Of Tomorrow and is now busy shooting for the fifth installment of Mission: Impossible and the movie Go Like Hell.
Here's a pictorial look at his journey as he turns a year older.
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Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 52Tom Cruise, star of blockbusters like Top Gun, Mission: Impossible and Jerry Maguire, can still give actors half his age a run for their money as he turns a year older. He recently received rave reviews for his performance in Edge Of Tomorrow and is now busy shooting for the fifth installment of Mission: Impossible and the movie Go Like Hell.
Here's a pictorial look at his journey as he turns a year older. -
Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 52In school, Tom was very active in sports. He played floor hockey and once even chipped his front tooth. Apart from sports, Tom also was involved in drama, under the tutelage of George Steinburg. The first play he participated in was called IT. -
Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 52Tom and Katie were married for five-and-a- half years until Katie filed for divorce 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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Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 52In 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. -
Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 521983'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 for his performance in the film. -
Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 52In 2006, Tom was back as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible III. Although the film grossed over $400 million in worldwide sales, it still remains the least successful of the series though it did receive positive reviews from critics. -
Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 52Next, 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. -
Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 52Tom Cruise's Rock of Ages, which released in 2012, was a box office disaster. However, Tom's performance as rock star Stacee Jaxx was singled out for praise. Jack Reacher, which released the same year, also bombed at the box office. -
Tom Cruise: Top Gun at 52Tom Cruise is currently busy shooting for Mission Impossible: V and Go Like Hell. Top Gun 2 is also on the cards, producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed recently.
Here's wishing Tom Cruise a very happy birthday and a great year ahead.
