On Tom Cruise's 57th Birthday, Here Are 8 Of His Death-Defying Stunts That Made Our Jaws Drop!

He's one of Hollywood's highest paid actors. He¡¯s a man without fear! He's the man who doesn't age. From scaling Burj Khalifa, skydiving from over 25,000 feet to hanging off a flying plane, Tom Cruise is making us believe that age is indeed just a number.

Tom Cruise has spent 38 years in Hollywood and still manages to dazzle us with his presence on the silver screen. It would be unfair not to count his biggest franchise - Mission Impossible film series.

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On his 57th birthday, let's take a look at the Tom Cruise's best Mission impossible stunts that redefined action scenes for all of us.

1. An actor, a producer, Tom Cruise has played Ethan Hunt in six films of The Mission Impossible series

The famous rock climbing sequence in Mission Impossible 2 was filmed at Dead Horse Point in Utah. Tom Cruise was on cables which were then digitally removed.

2. Needless to say, he's one of the highest grossing actors of all time.

In the third outing - the undeniable king of the blockbuster stunt ensured the Bridge shootout turns out to be a perfect shot. So much so that he ran full speed and got slammed into a car as he was trying to outrun a missile.

3. When the megastar dangled on a moving plane

As per reports, when this scene was discussed, even "the veteran stunt coordinator said it sounded over-the-top until Tom smiled and said 'it's going to be fun." And we can see who won and nailed it here.

4. Just when you thought it's not possible, Tom Cruise surprised us yet again

We have our very own Spider man. Everytime someone talks about the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, it definitely includes how Tom Cruise jumped and was swinging on it for his movie. Fun fact - He was 3000 Ft above ground without an apparent life insurance. Yep.

5. Not a Mission Impossible movie, but Knight and Day sequence deserves a special mention

Tom Cruise knows how to do death defying stunts on a Ducati nonetheless, because he has mad skills. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz' chemistry is also sizzling AF.

6. Tom Cruise is the first actor to do a Halo jump for Mission Impossible: Fallout

Tom Cruise is the ultimate global superstar. He's one of the few actors who is still passionate about doing his own stunts for his movies!

7. Do not miss the deathly long line stunt which is easily the most death defying one too

According to Tom Cruise in a magazine interview, ¡°It was definitely one of the most extreme things we did on this movie, but you can¡¯t get this stuff on a green screen. It¡¯s very technical: You have to figure out what the helicopter can hold, the payload, where you can put the cameras, what the angles can be. All the rigs have to check out, any little particle that comes off and hits the rotor blades is a real problem. It required great flying from the pilot and rigging from the stunt guys, who all did an incredible job.¡±

8. When Tom Cruise made the French authorities chase him in the streets of Paris

To make a good Tom Cruise action film, you need to have him running, and riding a bike and this is one of his stellar performances.

And if his stunts didn't impress you enough (which we don't believe), then let's not forget how good looking the man is and he just refuses to age. He's the true definition of bold and beautiful and we don't think we're getting over him anytime soon.