How tall is movie icon Tom Cruise? The star been acting for almost 40 years, arguably earning his big break in cult classic The Outsiders in 1983. Over the following decades, he became one of Hollywood's biggest draws, pioneering iconic roles in franchises such as the big-screen take on the Mission: Impossible series, as well as working with a whos-who of A-list directors from Stanley Kubrick to Steven Spielberg.
Tom Cruise's first major starring role was in weird location of its sex scene. Risky Business earned more than $60 million on a tiny budget of around $6 mil and Cruise's rise to fame was assured.
Cruise recently had two starring roles as the titular character in too old to continue playing Reacher. The franchise will be rebooted as a series on Amazon Prime.
From his rapidly-ascending star status in the early 80s, Tom Cruise went from strength to strength, including appearances in Ridley Scott's Legend, and his brother Tony Scott's Liman is unsure it will happen.
Tom Cruise's juggernaut franchise has undoubtedly been the Mission: Impossible series, it's most recent entry being 2018's Mission: Impossible 8 already announced for 2021 and 2022, respectively. Frustratingly, the production of Mission: Impossible 7 has been halted due to Coronavirus concerns; whether this will impact the film's release date is as yet unclear.