Actor Tom Cruise is one of the most influential and famous actors in the entertainment industry. Despite being 60, the actor has maintained his physical health. Even today, the actor prefers performing all his stunts and doesn’t hire a stunt double.
He once climbed the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, while filming a scene for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011). He also climbed on the outside of an Airbus A400M aircraft which was flying 5,000 feet in the air. The actor is used to these big stunts, so naturally, he has no problem performing some high-speed action sequences. Cruise’s driving is so good that the creators of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) didn’t hire a professional driver as Cruise was better than them.
Tom Cruise is a great driver
While filming Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), the stunt coordinator of the movie told actor Simon Pegg that Tom Cruise will be doing all the driving stunts because no one else on the set was better than him. The actor also loves motorcycles as he has been spotted riding some powerful bikes in many movies. Cruise is also a licensed pilot, which means he can pilot private planes, commercial flights, and even helicopters.
The actor once crashed his billionaire friend’s car
In 2022, several media outlets claimed that Tom Cruise crashed his friend, Larry Ellison’s Toyota Land Cruiser on his private island. Ellison is the founder of Oracle and bought the Hawaiian island for $300 million.
Some sources on the island claimed that Cruise “rolled and totaled a Toyota Land Cruiser while driving on the island’s unpaved roads.” Thankfully, no one was injured and the car was towed away by a private tow truck.
Tom Cruise performs all his death-defying stunts without a stunt double
It is no secret that Tom Cruise is an adrenaline junkie. He likes to do all his stunts in all his movies by himself without any stunt doubles. He crossed all limits while filming Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) as he climbed and ran across the wing of a moving Airbus A400M aircraft at 5,000 feet in the air. The scene was shot 8 times over the course of a week in the United Arab Emirates.
The actor has always worked hard to provide his fans with authentic performances. The actor’s pursuit of perfection is unparalleled. He puts in long hours of practice and preparation to get the scenes right. Despite the risks involved in performing the dangerous scenes, Cruise always makes sure that they are executed to perfection.
Source: IMDb
