After so many years, Tom Cruise remains as one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood. He has lived a highly controversial life especially with issues surrounding his belief in Scientology, but this time new facts have risen with regards to the actor. He wears thongs when doing action stunts!

According to Dailystar.co.uk, the 'Mission Impossible' superstar loves wearing thong underwear when he is doing action film scenes since it gives him more space to move flexibly. There are even reports that he has dozens of them on set whenever he is shooting a film.

This may lead to a few laughs around but to Deadgoodundies.com founder Adam Davies, the thongs are the best option for men who want to maximize their movement and have more sense of control especially when doing acrobatic stunts or activities. Comfort is the utmost reason behind Mr Cruise's preference when it comes to underwear and his are actually tailor made.

Here are some other interesting facts to know about Tom Cruise as gathered impressively by Yahoo! contributor Ben Kenber:

The Hollywood actor has worked hard to get to where he is. He grew up in a not so well off background and even went through attending a total of 15 schools.

He grew up in a family led by a dominant father who beat the actor on a regular basis. Mr Cruise once described him as 'merchant of chaos.'

Cruise used to be a part of a wrestling team in high school until he suffered from an injury. This was thought of to be the reason behind why he went for acting instead.

His first appearances were in movies like 'Endless Love' with Brooke Shields and even 'Taps.'

His status as a Hollywood superstar was established when he got the lead role of Maverick for the smash movie hit "Top Gun."

Apart from acting, Mr Cruise also loves scuba diving and flying planes, having earned his pilot license way back in 1994.


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