17. He Had Steamy Affairs With A-Listers

As we said, it wasn’t just female fans who had the hots for Cruise—he was breaking hearts in Hollywood as well. While making Risky Business, he reportedly had an affair with co-star Rebecca de Mornay, who had a partner at the time. He was also involved with Cher and musician Patti Scialfa (who would go on to marry Bruce Springsteen) in those early years.

18. The Filming Was A Disaster

Things were running incredibly smoothly for Cruise, whose next project was the fantasy film Legend. Then, all of a sudden, it all came to a grinding halt. Filming was delayed when the studio burned to the ground—but then Cruise received some chilling news of his own. His father had cancer, and likely wouldn’t make it.