Tom Cruise's changing look over years from fresh-faced Top Gun star to action hero

Mission Impossible prima Tom Cruise roseate to fame successful the 1980s and has appeared successful galore high-profile projects implicit the years since, with him 1 of the biggest names successful acting

It's been much than 4 decades since Tom Cruise made his acting debut and successful the years since past he's go 1 of the biggest names successful the amusement industry.

The actor, 62, roseate to fame with starring roles successful projects similar Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), anterior to fronting the long-running Mission Impossible movie series. The award-winner has besides been successful films similar Minority Report (2002).

Alongside his acclaimed career, Tom - who is besides a movie shaper - has attracted attraction implicit his idiosyncratic beingness and his quality too. He's been described by immoderate arsenic "unrecognisable" successful caller years, whilst others person suggested that he's "ageing similar good wine". The Mirror's present taken a look backmost implicit the years.

1980s

Fresh-faced Tom got his breakthrough with Risky Business, which was released successful 1983. Three years later, the histrion had different standout relation successful Top Gun. Tom's benignant during that decennary has since been described arsenic "impeccable" by GQ magazine and helium often sported a abbreviated hairstyle then.

When it was teased that helium had "good looks" successful 1986, Tom told Interview Magazine that helium didn't look "like" Paul Newman oregon Warren Beatty. He said: "I deliberation I person the quality to look antithetic ways. I look bully conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic I look bad. I mean, I don't look similar [Newman] oregon Beatty."

The decennary besides saw him look successful films similar Rain Man (1988) and Born connected the Fourth of July (1989). He was becoming a household sanction by past and was concisely joined to Mimi Rogers astir the clip that some films were released.

1990s

Tom, who entered the pursuing decennary successful his precocious twenties, opted to turn his hairsbreadth retired astatine times during the 1990s. He continued to adhd acting credits to his resumé, including successful films similar A Few Good Men (1992) and Jerry Maguire (1996).

He made his debut arsenic the quality Ethan Hunt successful Mission: Impossible (1996) and sported a shorter hairstyle than astatine different times during that epoch for the role. And it was during that aforesaid decennary that helium was joined to his present ex-wife Nicole Kidman, with whom helium adopted 2 children.

2000s

Tom, who sported braces successful 2002, erstwhile again modelled assorted hairstyles successful the 2000s. He continued to athletics a clean-shaved look passim the decennary though, with him not showcasing overmuch facial hair, similar successful astir of his career.

His movie projects included Vanilla Sky (2001), War of the Worlds (2005) and Valkyrie (2008). Away from his career, helium was romantically linked to Penélope Cruz astatine 1 point, earlier marrying his present ex-wife Katie Holmes successful 2005. The erstwhile mates welcomed their girl the pursuing year.

2010s

As reported by People, Tom addressed the imaginable of cosmetic country successful an interrogation with Playboy successful 2012. He said: "I haven't, and I ne'er would". He alternatively credited his 'youthful look' to his lifestyle, saying that helium goes "hard". He said: "I'm ever with family. I train, spell without sleep."

The pursuing year, a survery of 20,000 people, conducted by Cineworld, deemed Tom to beryllium the 2nd favourite "heartthrob" from the 1980s, down Johnny Depp. The canvass had asked which stars remained "just arsenic sexy" decades later.

The decennary saw Tom look successful films similar Rock of Ages (2012) and the Mummy (2017). He besides appeared successful sequel Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018), which was past followed by a 4 twelvemonth lack from starring successful immoderate movie projects.

2020s

Tom attracted attraction successful October 2021 erstwhile helium was seen with a fuller face astatine an shot crippled successful San Francisco. It sparked speculation that helium whitethorn person opted for cosmetic attraction similar fillers, whilst others suggested that the actor's quality could person simply been owed to value gain. Dawn Attewell, registered aesthetics caregiver astatine therapyhouse.co.uk, speculated to the Daily Mail: "You tin spot that Tom looked swollen and puffy, which could beryllium owed to excessive filler, post-procedure swelling, oregon value gain."

Amid the speculation, fans defended him, with 1 idiosyncratic tweeting: "Frankly, it's nary one's concern but his." Someone other wrote astatine the time: "I inactive accidental helium is looking bully - radical are ever gonna kick astir something."

After his instrumentality to the spotlight the pursuing year, with his on-screen comeback successful Top Gun: Maverick (2022), it was noted that Tom looked "slimmed down". More recently, it's been stated that helium looks "as handsome arsenic ever".

Last year, arsenic reported by the Daily Mail, a canvass of 2,000 mothers conducted by Showcase Cinemas resulted successful Tom being declared the "sexiest antheral histrion of each time". Robin Williams placed 2nd successful the survery, it was revealed.

Tom starred successful Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), the latest instalment successful the franchise, past year. He's since been moving connected the adjacent movie successful the bid and performed a stunt astatine the Olympics successful Paris this year.

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