As his Web persona expands more than ever on both Twitter and his own site, I've never understood why Tom Cruise wouldn't just back off and let his 30-year body of work speak for itself sometimes. Like, another contest? Really? The guy made Risky Business, Born on the Fourth of July and Eyes Wide Shut among so many other titles -- own it, right? Finally, Cruise is. And the self-love is awesome.
However, you'll notice two glaring omissions in the epic sizzle reel right off the bat: 1. It's not embeddable (not very viral, TC!), and 2. It features no sign of Cruise's extraordinary performance in that Scientology recruitment video from a few years back. One might understand the megastar's reluctance to feature his Oprah couch-jumping episode, but as truly historic and influential career milestones go, you've got to take the bad with the good. I mean, he included Cocktail, right?
Anyway, here you go; feel free to return here every now and then and intercut key passages where you see fit. We shall be nothing if not comprehensive.
[TomCruise.com via @TomCruise]