Inside the Mysterious Life of Tom Cruise

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00:00Who is the real Tom Cruise?

00:02For 40 years, he's been Hollywood's most bankable and most mysterious leading man.

00:07From sprinting across rooftops in Mission Impossible to flashing that signature Tom grin,

00:12Cruise has mastered the art of performance.

00:15But behind the scenes, he's a fortress.

00:17Now 62, Cruise rarely discusses his personal life.

00:22He hasn't been seen publicly with daughter Suri in over a decade.

00:25He keeps quiet about Scientology,

00:27though former insiders say the controversial religion still plays a central role in his life.

00:32Even close friends follow one unspoken rule.

00:35Don't gossip about Tom.

00:37But this secrecy isn't by accident.

00:40It's actually a strategy.

00:41After a rough patch in the early 2000s, Cruise stepped back, rebuilt his image,

00:45and in a world of no filters and intimate access to stars via social media,

00:50he let his work speak for itself.

00:52From Top Gun Maverick to The Final Reckoning,

00:55he's all about spectacle, never scandal.

00:57Tom Cruise may be the last true movie star.

01:00And if he has his way, that's all we'll ever really know.