Long before Top Gun and becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Tom Cruise appeared like this in the pages of Parlée in 1981. 📸✨ At just 18 and at the start of his career, the actor was photographed wearing athletic shorts, knee-high socks and sneakers, in a photo shoot presented under the title “A Career Is Born” (“A Career Is Born”).
The images come from a publication aimed at a gay audience and have resurfaced decades later, surprising users with the young Cruise’s appearance. The magazine itself clarified that appearing in its pages should not be interpreted as an indication of the photographed person’s sexual orientation.
At the time, Cruise was only just beginning to make a name for himself in Hollywood; years later, Risky Business and Top Gun would arrive and propel him to worldwide fame.