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Tom Cruise

The latest news on Tom Cruise, American actor and producer, including showbiz news and updates.

Born

3 Jul 1962

Industry

Entertainment, Film

Job Title

Actor, Filmmaker

last updated:

21 November, 2024

Meet Tom Cruise’s agent and rumoured love interest Maha Dakhil, who’s also worked with Madonna and Anne Hathaway. Photos: TNS; AFP

Fame and celebrity

Meet Tom Cruise’s controversial agent and rumoured love interest Maha Dakhil

Fans can’t get enough of Tom Cruise’s rumoured romance with Hollywood talent agent Maha Dakhil – but who is she, and what did she write about Israel-Palestine that saw her resign from the CAA?

24 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM

United States

Tom Cruise honoured with US Navy’s top civilian award

17 Dec 2024 - 9:13PM

Celebrity children

Shiloh Jolie and Suri Noelle’s lives at age 18, compared

18 Sep 2024 - 4:00AM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

While you were sleeping: a golden cockroach and Tom Cruise close the Olympics

France coming agonisingly short of winning women’s basketball gold should have been the enduring memory of the Games – organisers had other ideas.

12 Aug 2024 - 8:10PM

The Golden Voyager stands atop a pile of masked dancers in a performance during the closing ceremony. Photo: Reuters

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Is Tom Cruise in the Paris Olympics closing ceremony? Here’s what we know

The Games farewell is expected to be a more traditional affair than the joyful and impertinent opening ceremony, which took place on the Seine.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:01PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Tom Cruise’s rumoured new 25-year-old girlfriend, Victoria Canal?

Tom Cruise and singer songwriter Victoria Canal have been described as ‘pretty much inseparable’ since their first meeting two months ago – here’s what you need to know about her

6 Aug 2024 - 6:00PM

Asia travel

The good, the bad and the ugly of the Maldives, famed celebrity holiday spot

A holiday spot for celebrities from Taylor Swift to Tom Cruise to Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Maldives has plenty to love about it – though Indians might presently disagree.

25 Feb 2024 - 3:15PM

Fame and celebrity

10 celebrities with weird habits, from Kim Kardashian to Eileen Gu

Kim K and Jennifer Aniston board planes in a very specific way and Megan Fox thinks she won’t die if she’s listening to Britney Spears – read on for 10 of the weirdest celebrity rituals of all time

16 Feb 2024 - 4:00AM

Royalty

8 celebs licensed to fly besides Prince Harry, from Brangelina to Tom Cruise

While Prince Harry and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez were just named a Living Legends of Aviation, these Hollywood celebrities have learned how to fly aeroplanes and helicopters

7 Feb 2024 - 6:00AM

Beauty

How male celebrities are increasingly embracing cosmetic procedures

While 61-year-old Tom Cruise continues to keep fans guessing, Joe Jonas and other male A-listers are being open about how they maintain their appearance – and the practice seems to be spreading

7 Jan 2024 - 6:00AM

Joe Jonas is one of a handful of male celebrities who’s spoken openly about getting cosmetic work. Photo: Handout

Fame and celebrity

Who is Tom Cruise’s rumoured new Russian socialite girlfriend, Elsina Khayrova?

Tom Cruise may have a new woman in his life as the Top Gun: Maverick superstar was spotted dancing the night away in Mayfair with his rumoured belle, Elsina Khayrova

15 Dec 2023 - 4:00AM

Tom Cruise is rumoured to be dating Elsina Khayrova. Photos: AFP, @elsina_k/Instagram

Tourism

US$1 billion Mexico project has ‘biggest potential for sustainable tourism’

Another luxury resort in Mexico’s unspoilt Costalegre region is under way – Xala, a US$1 billion development, will include luxury hotels and holiday homes, all next door to a new airport.

9 Dec 2023 - 7:15PM

Fame and celebrity

All 35 stars named ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ since 1985, from Becks to The Rock

As actor Patrick Dempsey is named 2023’s Sexiest Man Alive, we look back at the other stars who have been given the prestigious, tongue-in-cheek title over the years – and discover a few surprises

9 Nov 2023 - 7:00PM

Celebrity children

Where are Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s adopted kids Bella and Connor today?

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman adopted 2 kids during their high-profile marriage – so where are they today and what’s their relationships like with their famous parents?

30 Sep 2023 - 7:00AM

Actor Tom Cruise and his then-wife, Australian actress Nicole Kidman, in 2000. Photo: Reuters

American cinema

Review | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One: Tom Cruise does it again

Tom Cruise is as impressive as ever in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, a hugely entertaining blockbuster with throwbacks to past films in the franchise and a cliffhanger ending.

6 Jul 2023 - 12:00AMvideocam

Tom Cruise (front) and Hayley Atwell in a still from “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”. Photo: Paramount Pictures and Skydance

Fame and celebrity

Inside Shakira’s post-Gerard-Piqué ‘Shakira-ssance’ in 2023

The ‘Shakira-ssance’ has arrived, and we’re here for it – from the ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ songstress’ ‘secret’ date nights with superstars, to hanging out with supermodel Gisele Bündchen

27 May 2023 - 9:07PM

Celebrity children

What ‘world’s most famous baby’ Suri Cruise has been up to in 2023, at 17

Suri Cruise is growing up! The 17-year-old is carving her own path, from applying to university to possibly study fashion, to singing in mum Katie Holmes’ film …

3 May 2023 - 12:10AMvideocam

American cinema

Hollywood in 2023: Barbie movie, Tom Cruise and Timothée Chalamet, horror

In 2023, Tom Cruise and Timothée Chalamet’s stars will continue to shine; Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling will play Barbie and Ken, while the Indiana Jones and Fast & Furious franchises will wind up.

3 Jan 2023 - 4:15PMvideocam

Hollywood’s output in 2023 includes the Barbie movie, with Margot Robbie (above) in the title role, as well as more from Tom Cruise and Timothée Chalamet. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures/TNS

Fame and celebrity

10 highest-paid actors of 2022, ranked – from Tom Cruise to Will Smith

From Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick millions to Will Smith’s pre-Oscars pay cheque and Brad Pitt’s upcoming F1 film with Lewis Hamilton, which Hollywood actor made the most money this year?

5 Dec 2022 - 12:11PM

United States

Tom Cruise’s next role could include a spacewalk thanks to Musk’s SpaceX

Head of Universal Pictures told BBC it is developing a project with Cruise that could involve a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Nasa and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been linked to the project.

12 Oct 2022 - 11:57PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Nazanin Boniadi, star of Amazon’s Rings of Power series?

The British-Iranian actress is outspoken on human rights issues – but was she really set up with Tom Cruise by the Church of Scientology?

13 Sep 2022 - 7:00PM

Actress Nazanin Boniadi, previously seen in Iron Man, Homeland and How I Met Your Mother, is now starring in Amazon Prime’s series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Photo: Getty Images for TNT LA

Fame and celebrity

10 celebs who are estranged from their kids, from Tom Cruise to Elon Musk

Being famous doesn’t always equate to having a happy family … these 10 stars are all estranged from their children for a variety of reasons

31 Jul 2022 - 1:00AM

Brad Pitt, Caitlyn Jenner, Tom Cruise, Jackie Chan and Elon Musk all have children that don’t talk to them anymore – so what went wrong?
Photos: @bradpittofficial, @caitlynjenner, @tomcruiseofficciall, @jackiechan, @elonmusk.ab/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Tom Cruise turns 60: milestones and controversies of his 40-year career

As the Mission: Impossible and Top Gun star celebrates his 60th birthday, we look back at his life, his marriages to Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes, his adoption of Scientology and other defining moments.

2 Jul 2022 - 5:33AMvideocam

Luxury cars

Inside Tom Cruise’s multimillion-dollar collection of cars, bikes and jets

He arrived at the Mission Impossible: 3 premiere on a Confederate Hellcat motorcycle, can fly real fighter jets, and loves his Porsches and Bugattis – the Top Gun star truly does have a need for speed

13 Jun 2022 - 12:10AM

Explore Hong Kong

The rise and fall of Hong Kong tourist icon, Jumbo Floating Restaurant

Celebrities from Queen Elizabeth to Tom Cruise loved the iconic tourist destination – opened by Stanley Ho in 1976 – but what will happen to it after Covid-19 struggles and that capsizing accident?

9 Jun 2022 - 12:00PMvideocam

Jumbo Floating Restaurant in Aberdeen, Hong Kong, was an iconic tourist destination ... but now it’s set to relocate outside of the city. Photo: Sam Tsang

Taiwan

Explainer | Why Taiwan fans are celebrating Tom Cruise’s return as Top Gun star

Sequel shows Hollywood star wearing familiar bomber jacket from 1986 original bearing Taiwan’s flag, after the patch went missing in a 2019 trailer.

5 Jun 2022 - 9:28PMvideocam

A patch featuring the Taiwanese flag is back on the bomber jacket worn by Tom Cruise’s character in Top Gun: Maverick (right). Photo: Twitter

American cinema

10 belated returns to iconic roles that we love, from Top Gun to Star Wars

Harrison Ford in Blade Runner, Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting and Star Wars, Tom Cruise in Top Gun: we celebrate 10 actors’ belated returns to iconic movie roles.

4 Jun 2022 - 7:15PMvideocam

Hong Kong culture

Films and video games that feature Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant

A fixture in Hong Kong’s Aberdeen Harbour for nearly half a century, the troubled Jumbo Floating Restaurant has featured in films, from Contagion to The God of Cookery, and the Fatal Fury video game series.

3 Jun 2022 - 10:18AMvideocam

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