Tom Cruise made his film debut in 1981 with minor roles in Endless Love and Taps, but his breakthrough came in 1983 with the romantic comedy Risky Business, which earned him his first Golden Globe nomination. He solidified his stardom in the 1980s with Top Gun (1986), Rain Man (1988) opposite Dustin Hoffman, and Born on the Fourth of July (1989), the latter winning him a Golden Globe for Best Actor. In 1996, he launched the Mission: Impossible franchise—starring in eight films through 2025—and co-founded his production company Cruise/Wagner Productions. His acclaimed 1990s and 2000s work includes Jerry Maguire (1996), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Magnolia (1999) (which brought an Oscar nomination), and collaborations with Steven Spielberg on Minority Report (2002) and War of the Worlds (2005). He continued to dominate action and sci-fi genres in the 2010s with Jack Reacher (2012) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and achieved his biggest commercial success with Top Gun: Maverick (2022), which grossed over $1.4 billion. Throughout his career, he has also taken on diverse roles in films like Tropic Thunder (2008) and Valkyrie (2008), cementing his status as one of Hollywood's most enduring and bankable stars.