Although Tom Cruise recently spent his birthday with fans, the Hollywood actor has a tight-knit circle of celebrity friends, including Will Smith, fellow co-star Val Kilmer and many more
Tom Cruise recently revealed that he spent with 61st birthday with fans as he promoted his latest Mission Impossible film.
He took to his Twitter account to thank the fans he spent the special day with, writing: “It was great to spend my birthday with fans today. Thanks for coming out to the premiere!”
Despite seemingly enjoying his day on the red carpet and surrounded by those who admire him, Tom could’ve spent it with his small circle of celebrity pals. The iconic actor is said to have a close-knit circle in the world of showbiz from which to pick from. Let’s take a look at some of his close pals.
Will and Tom are super close ( Image: FilmMagic)
The duo’s friendship goes as far back as the early 2000s ( Image: Starmax/PA Photos)
Tom and Will Smith’s friendship goes way back to the early noughties, with Tom surprising Will at his hand and footprint ceremony at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theater in 2007. “He’s truly an exceptional, exceptional human being,” Tom previously told Entertainment tonight of Will.
“Wherever Will Smith is, that’s where the party is, everybody knows that. When I was doing Born on the Fourth of July, his music got me through that picture.”
Despite some friendly competition between the pair in Hollywood films, the pair have worked together, with Tom going uncredited for his work on Will’s hit movie I Am Legend. “He’s read five drafts of the script, sent me notes. We are committed to helping each other be able to be the best that we can be,” Will said at the time.
Val Kilmer
Val and Tom’s characters were enemies in Top Gun ( Image: Corbis via Getty Images)
Val Kilmer and Tom famously worked together on the 1980s film Tom Gun and developed a life-long friendship. Tom ensured Val be included in the recent sequel, which Val accepted despite issues with his voice following a battle with throat cancer.
Speaking of the scene where Val and Tom’s characters reunite, Tom said at the premiere: “You see that scene, it’s very special. The first one, I really rallied hard for him. I was like, ‘Val, you gotta make this movie. You’re gonna be amazing.’”
Producers used AI to help bring Kilmer’s voice back for the short cameo.
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerry speaks highly of Tom ( Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images f)
Jerry Bruckheimer and Tom also got close on the set of Top Gun and Jerry has only ever had kind words for the actor. “Great actor. Great partner,” he said in 2016.
“If you’re in a foxhole, you want Tom Cruise next to,” Bruckheimer told ET 2016. Jerry also said that Tom’s character in the film is “an iconic character that he helped create” before adding: “He’s the hardest working actor I’ve ever worked with.”
Dakota Fanning
Dakota and Tom worked together in 2005 ( Image: WireImage)
Tom always gives Dakota presents ( Image: WireImage.com)
Tom remained close with his War of the Worlds on-screen daughter, Dakota Fanning, after they worked together in 2005. As she took to Watch What Happens Live, Dakota told audiences that Tom had sent her birthday gifts every year since she was 11.
“He has sent me a birthday gift every year since I was 11 years old. It’s usually shoes,” she said.
Tom once told Oprah of Dakota: “She’s ten, eleven… she’s incredibly bright. You know what, I told her, ‘You’re a great actress, and so I’m here if you need anything.’”
