Video Of The Week - Tom Cruise, More Than Just A Good Actor
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While Hollywood star Tom Cruise has starred in all kinds of movies, he is best known for his action flicks - Films like Top Gun where he played a naval aviator and most recently, as secret Agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible series.
Turns out that in real life the 50-year old is as big a daredevil. When the actor was recently invited to pilot a Red Bull F1 car on Southern California's Willow Springs circuit, he handled it like a pro - managing to reach a top speed of 181mph (291km/h), just 4mph short of the top speed reached by his instructor and 13-time Grand Prix winner, David Coulthard.
If that wasn't enough excitement for the day, the actor then leapt onto an acrobatic helicopter and performed a few loops - Just like in the movies!
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- teejhayalmost 10 yearsI want to be him!
- yellewover 10 yearscool
- Michaelover 12 yearsTom Cruise is an amazing actor. My favorite. Sort of
- Michaelover 12 yearsCool
- JasperHDover 12 yearsThe Best !
- mattyover 12 yearsawesome
- shivekover 12 yearsIts so cool
- Lop lopalmost 13 yearscool
- nick54322almost 13 yearsthat looks like so muck=h fun
- mangle6544almost 13 yearsknight and day is one of the greatest movies ever!