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* CoolOldGuy: His trademark role these days, especially in ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' and ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' where his age hasn't come close to slowing him down compared to other actors of the same age.

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* CoolOldGuy: His trademark role these days, especially in ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' and ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' where his age hasn't come close to slowing him down compared to other actors of the same age.age to whom he often acts as a mentor.



* SilverFox: Has dyed his hair gray for roles, including ''Film/{{Collateral}}''. Still doesn't detract from his overall good looks.

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* SilverFox: Has dyed his hair gray for roles, including ''Film/{{Collateral}}''. Still doesn't detract from his overall good looks. He's also shown to be more than capable of playing charismatic heroes well into middle age, even getting shirtless scenes in his fifties to show he's still as cut as ever.
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* WagTheDirector: Generally exerts a ''lot'' of influence over the movies he's in, for better or worse. For ''Film/TheMummy2017'' in particular, it got to the point where it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to suggest that Tom Cruise was effectively the movie's actual director.

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* WagTheDirector: Generally exerts a ''lot'' of influence over the movies he's in, for better or worse. For ''Film/TheMummy2017'' ''Film/{{The Mummy|2017}}'' in particular, it got to the point where it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to suggest that Tom Cruise was effectively the movie's actual director.director (his closest collaborator Creator/ChristopherMcQuarrie even stepped in to do rewrites).

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: His reputation for eccentricity aside, Tom is undeniably a terrific actor and one of the last remaining stars who can make films successful largely on his name and charisma and his performances and track record of working with legendary directors and three Oscar nominations are proof of why.



* CoolOldGuy: His trademark role these days, especially in ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' and ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' where his age hasn't come close to slowing him down.

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* CoolOldGuy: His trademark role these days, especially in ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' and ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' where his age hasn't come close to slowing him down.down compared to other actors of the same age.



* HeightAngst: He is famously somewhat short in stature, somewhere in the vicinity of 170 cm (5'7"), not extremely short but just below the average height for American men, so many serious or romantic scenes in his works are filmed so that he was at least on a par with his LoveInterest. It's notably not necessary in the later ''Mission: Impossible'' films, though, opposite the 5'5" Creator/RebeccaFerguson, and he is the same height as Creator/JenniferConnelly, his love interest in ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.
* {{Hunk}}: He may be short but is still handsome, muscular, and manly.

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* HeightAngst: He is famously somewhat short in stature, somewhere in the vicinity of 170 cm (5'7"), not extremely short but just below the average height for American men, so many serious or romantic scenes in his works are filmed so that he was at least on a par with his LoveInterest. It's notably not necessary in the later ''Mission: Impossible'' films, though, opposite the 5'5" Creator/RebeccaFerguson, and he is the same height as Creator/JenniferConnelly, his love interest in ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.
* {{Hunk}}: He may be short but is still can play handsome, muscular, and manly.manly leading roles with ease.



* {{Keet}}: He's well-known for being very energetic and upbeat, something that hasn't waned a bit even though he's pushing sixty. However, this can lead to him getting intense at times, such as the infamous couch jumping incident.



* NiceGuy: Even with his controversial reputation in the tabloids, Tom is actually a lot more humble and friendly in real life and is very popular with co-stars and crew members.
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** ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'' (2023)

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** ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'' ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'' (2023)



** For most of his career, Tom Cruise has worked out percentage deals for his films rather than taking a salary, meaning he gets a portion of the gross when the movie comes out. This helps ensure his films stay under budget while ensuring the biggest pay-day for himself, but only if it succeeds. It also means he has to bust his ass to promote the movie and make it the best it can be before release. Most of this certainly motivated his infamous recorded rant on the set of ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'' when some crew members didn't respect the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic production guidelines (though he didn't forget to mention it's also about ensuring the livelihood of everyone involved).

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** For most of his career, Tom Cruise has worked out percentage deals for his films rather than taking a salary, meaning he gets a portion of the gross when the movie comes out. This helps ensure his films stay under budget while ensuring the biggest pay-day for himself, but only if it succeeds. It also means he has to bust his ass to promote the movie and make it the best it can be before release. Most of this certainly motivated his infamous recorded rant on the set of ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'' ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'' when some crew members didn't respect the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic production guidelines (though he didn't forget to mention it's also about ensuring the livelihood of everyone involved).
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: His reputation for eccentricity aside, Tom is undeniably a terrific actor and one of the last remaining stars who can make films successful largely on his name and charisma and his performances and track record of working with legendary directors are proof of why.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: His reputation for eccentricity aside, Tom is undeniably a terrific actor and one of the last remaining stars who can make films successful largely on his name and charisma and his performances and track record of working with legendary directors and three Oscar nominations are proof of why.



* HeightAngst: He is famously rather short in stature, somewhere in the vicinity of 170 cm (5'7"), so many serious or romantic scenes in his works are filmed so that he was at least on a par with his LoveInterest. It's notably not necessary in the later ''Mission: Impossible'' films, though, opposite the 5'5" Creator/RebeccaFerguson, and he is the same height as Creator/JenniferConnelly, his love interest in ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.

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* HeightAngst: He is famously rather somewhat short in stature, somewhere in the vicinity of 170 cm (5'7"), not extremely short but just below the average height for American men, so many serious or romantic scenes in his works are filmed so that he was at least on a par with his LoveInterest. It's notably not necessary in the later ''Mission: Impossible'' films, though, opposite the 5'5" Creator/RebeccaFerguson, and he is the same height as Creator/JenniferConnelly, his love interest in ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.



* NiceGuy: Even with his controversial reputation in the tabloids, Tom is actually a lot more humble and friendly in real life.
* NoStuntDouble: He does the majority of his stunts personally and is proficient enough that he is trusted to do those high-risk stunts. On their own, each ''Mission: Impossible'' film tries to up itself with what he does. From rock climbing without a harness and having his co-worker actually try to stab him in the eye in ''MI:II''[[labelnote:*]]Dougray Scott was told to put his full force behind an actual knife, and the only thing keeping it from blinding Tom was a wire preventing its entry[[/labelnote]] to scaling the Burj Khalifa in ''Ghost Protocol'', hanging on the side of a real cargo plane in ''Rogue Nation'', performing over 100 HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) skydiving jumps for just a handful of usable takes, doing high-speed motorcycle chases through busy Paris streets ''sans'' helmet or any protection, and eventually breaking his ankle jumping between buildings in ''Fallout''. WebVideo/CinemaWins refers to this quite accurately as "Unnecessary Risks Taken by Tom Cruise Due to His Unimpeded Devotion to Realism." And he learned to pilot helicopters and jet fighters so that's really him in a cockpit that you see doing that onscreen in ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' and ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.[[note]]No, he's not really flying an F-14 Tomcat or an F-18 Super Hornet -- those are multimillion-dollar military jets, and no one but a naval aviator would be allowed to fly one -- but he ''can'' fly a number of older models, including the WWII-era P-51 Mustang at the end (which is actually Cruise's own personal plane).[[/note]]

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* NiceGuy: Even with his controversial reputation in the tabloids, Tom is actually a lot more humble and friendly in real life.
life and is very popular with co-stars and crew members.
* NoStuntDouble: Probably the most famous example in modern cinema. He does the majority of his stunts personally and is proficient enough that he is trusted to do those high-risk stunts. On their own, each ''Mission: Impossible'' film tries to up itself with what he does. From rock climbing without a harness and having his co-worker actually try to stab him in the eye in ''MI:II''[[labelnote:*]]Dougray Scott was told to put his full force behind an actual knife, and the only thing keeping it from blinding Tom was a wire preventing its entry[[/labelnote]] to scaling the Burj Khalifa in ''Ghost Protocol'', hanging on the side of a real cargo plane in ''Rogue Nation'', performing over 100 HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) skydiving jumps for just a handful of usable takes, doing high-speed motorcycle chases through busy Paris streets ''sans'' helmet or any protection, and eventually breaking his ankle jumping between buildings in ''Fallout''. WebVideo/CinemaWins refers to this quite accurately as "Unnecessary Risks Taken by Tom Cruise Due to His Unimpeded Devotion to Realism." And he learned to pilot helicopters and jet fighters so that's really him in a cockpit that you see doing that onscreen in ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' and ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.[[note]]No, he's not really flying an F-14 Tomcat or an F-18 Super Hornet -- those are multimillion-dollar military jets, and no one but a naval aviator would be allowed to fly one -- but he ''can'' fly a number of older models, including the WWII-era P-51 Mustang at the end (which is actually Cruise's own personal plane).[[/note]]



* PintsizedPowerhouse: Famously on the shorter side compared to many other stars, but frequently plays characters who are extremely skilled fighters.

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* PintsizedPowerhouse: Famously on the shorter side compared to many other stars, but frequently plays characters who are extremely skilled fighters.fighters and has very ripped physiques.



** His peculiar way of running.

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** His peculiar peculiar, full body method way of running.
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** Creator/HannahWaddingham, who isn't exactly known for tolerating BS or ill-treatment on set, also got in on it after beginning filming for ''Mission: Impossible 8'', calling him "one of the loveliest... human beings [she has] ever met" after spending five days filming with him on an aircraft carrier.
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** ''Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two'' (2024)

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** ''Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two'' (2024)8'' (2025)
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* ''Film/LosinIt'' (1983) as Woody
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* ''All the Right Moves'' (1983) as Stefen Djordjevic

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* ''All the Right Moves'' ''Film/AllTheRightMoves'' (1983) as Stefen Djordjevic
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* NoStuntDouble: As part of DoingItForTheArt, he does the majority of his stunts personally and is proficient enough that he is trusted to do those high-risk stunts. On their own, each ''Mission: Impossible'' film tries to up itself with what he does. From rock climbing without a harness and having his co-worker actually try to stab him in the eye in ''MI:II''[[labelnote:*]]Dougray Scott was told to put his full force behind an actual knife, and the only thing keeping it from blinding Tom was a wire preventing its entry[[/labelnote]] to scaling the Burj Khalifa in ''Ghost Protocol'', hanging on the side of a real cargo plane in ''Rogue Nation'', performing over 100 HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) skydiving jumps for just a handful of usable takes, doing high-speed motorcycle chases through busy Paris streets ''sans'' helmet or any protection, and eventually breaking his ankle jumping between buildings in ''Fallout''. WebVideo/CinemaWins refers to this quite accurately as "Unnecessary Risks Taken by Tom Cruise Due to His Unimpeded Devotion to Realism." And he learned to pilot helicopters and jet fighters so that's really him in a cockpit that you see doing that onscreen in ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' and ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.[[note]]No, he's not really flying an F-14 Tomcat or an F-18 Super Hornet -- those are multimillion-dollar military jets, and no one but a naval aviator would be allowed to fly one -- but he ''can'' fly a number of older models, including the WWII-era P-51 Mustang at the end (which is actually Cruise's own personal plane).[[/note]]

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* NoStuntDouble: As part of DoingItForTheArt, he He does the majority of his stunts personally and is proficient enough that he is trusted to do those high-risk stunts. On their own, each ''Mission: Impossible'' film tries to up itself with what he does. From rock climbing without a harness and having his co-worker actually try to stab him in the eye in ''MI:II''[[labelnote:*]]Dougray Scott was told to put his full force behind an actual knife, and the only thing keeping it from blinding Tom was a wire preventing its entry[[/labelnote]] to scaling the Burj Khalifa in ''Ghost Protocol'', hanging on the side of a real cargo plane in ''Rogue Nation'', performing over 100 HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) skydiving jumps for just a handful of usable takes, doing high-speed motorcycle chases through busy Paris streets ''sans'' helmet or any protection, and eventually breaking his ankle jumping between buildings in ''Fallout''. WebVideo/CinemaWins refers to this quite accurately as "Unnecessary Risks Taken by Tom Cruise Due to His Unimpeded Devotion to Realism." And he learned to pilot helicopters and jet fighters so that's really him in a cockpit that you see doing that onscreen in ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' and ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.[[note]]No, he's not really flying an F-14 Tomcat or an F-18 Super Hornet -- those are multimillion-dollar military jets, and no one but a naval aviator would be allowed to fly one -- but he ''can'' fly a number of older models, including the WWII-era P-51 Mustang at the end (which is actually Cruise's own personal plane).[[/note]]

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* CoolOldGuy: His trademark role these days, especially in ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' and ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' where his age hasn't come close to slowing him down.



* CoolOldGuy: His trademark these days, especially in ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' and ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' where his age hasn't come close to slowing him down.

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* TheCharmer: Tends to play a ''lot'' of these characters even when entering his 60s.

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* TheCharmer: Tends to play a ''lot'' Heroic or villainous, all of these his characters even when entering his 60s.tend to radiate charisma. His famous megawatt smile tends to help.


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* ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' film series as Ethan Hunt

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* ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' film series as Ethan Matthew Hunt
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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good - sometimes even great - actor]] with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. So far, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.

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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good - sometimes even great - actor]] with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. So far, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering in his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.
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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good - sometimes even great - actor]] with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. As of 2022, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.

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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good - sometimes even great - actor]] with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. As of 2022, So far, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.
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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: He was the physical inspiration for the title character in ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''.
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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good actor]], with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. As of 2022, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.

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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good actor]], - sometimes even great - actor]] with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. As of 2022, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.
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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good actor and a powerful figure in modern film history]], with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. As of 2022, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.

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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good actor and a powerful figure in modern film history]], actor]], with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. As of 2022, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.
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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good — sometimes even great — actor]], with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. As of 2022, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.

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Despite all the crazy, Cruise is considered [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct a genuinely good — sometimes even great — actor]], actor and a powerful figure in modern film history]], with great films and powerful performances under his belt. He has remained an A-list actor since TheEighties, something very few can claim, starting around the time of ''Film/TopGun''. As of 2022, Cruise has exclusively appeared in theatrical films, and has yet to ever act for TV or streaming, prompting the ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/media/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick.html New York Times]]'' to refer to him as "Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star". He also opened the 2002 [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] -- just months after 9/11 -- and gave a memorably powerful and heartwarming opening speech called "A Little Bit of Magic". Finally, [[OlderThanTheyLook even entering his 60s]], he remains Hollywood's preeminent PrettyBoy.

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