Legendary actor Tom Cruise will be the first actor to receive of the 2018 CinemaCon Pioneer of the Year award. The award has been previously bagged by non actors like Dick Cook, Cecil B. DeMille and Alan Horn. Others are Donna Langley, Tom Sherak, Jack Valenti, and Jack Warner.
For Cruise, this adds another feather on his hat. He is famous for stunts in Hollywood movies, as well as his successful acting career that has seen him star in hundreds of blockbuster movies.
The award is an initiative of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. It is given to the industry professional who possess the best qualities in leadership, service and philanthropy. Interestingly, Cruise ticks all the three boxes.
Firstly, as an award winning actor who has featured in hundreds of films, he was a clear contender given his …show more content…
Cruise Foundation for instance, is a charitable organization founded in 1998 to help improve the quality of life of different communities.
King of stunts
Tom Cruise has earned a reputation among his fans as a dare devil stunt man who makes his movies irresistible.
Among his famous movies are the 1996 series; Mission: Impossible, which documents the adventures of a team of government spies who embark on impossible missions.
In the latest trailer for the new Mission: Impossible movie, Cruise is seen dangerously hanging from an airplane. This is one of the stunts that has kept people talking ever since the trailer was released. Since the first installment of the Mission Impossible movie, he has been featured executing daring stunts.
In his own admission, Cruise shocked most of his fans when he said that he actually hung from the side of the plane. He added that he was frightened throughout the stunt, as jet fuel fumes, birds and particles from the runway posed a serious threat. However, he said he was determined to keep his audiences on the