Since the 1980s, Tom Cruise has been a staple of the silver screen, starring in numerous box office smashes such as Risky Business and the Mission Impossible series. The Top Gun actor has made a career spanning over four decades as an actor and producer, with film credits that include the Jack Reacher films, The Last Samurai, and more. Yet while Tom is recognised as one of Hollywood's legends, he also now has the chance to say he stole the show at the Paris 2024 Olympics closing show.
Entering the Stadium in true action-hero style by standing on the roof and jumping down to the floor to collect the Olympic flag, Tom wasted no time in high-fiving athletes on the way past, before stopping for a few well placed kisses too. Yet if that wasn’t dramatic enough there were more theatrics in store for viewers as Tom jumped onto a motorbike and rode out of the arena carrying the Olympic flag, before it cut to a VT of the star speeding through Paris past the Eiffel Tower and onto a waiting plane. READ MORE: Olympic Games Closing Ceremony LIVE: Tom Cruise in Paris and Billie Eilish performs ahead of handover to LA In a blink of an eye fans were then transported to Los Angeles, the host of the next Olympics, where Tom bravely jumped from the plane, parachuting down to the hills outside LA before he created an Olympic Rings overlay on the iconic Hollywood sign.
The jaw dropping stunt was certainly a huge hit with fans with Tom's daring performance showcasing exactly why he is well known .