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Tom Cruise pulls off incredible stunt at Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony

  2024-08-15 pagesixSara Whitman47720
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Mission: accomplished.Tom Cruise pulled off an epic Hollywood stunt to help close out the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday

Tom Cruise pulls off incredible stunt at Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony

Mission: accomplished.

Tom Cruise pulled off an epic Hollywood stunt to help close out the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday and officially hand the torch off to Los Angeles, which is set to host the 2028 summer games.

The “Mission: Impossible” star jumped from the top of Stade de France and landed on the stadium field where the official Olympic flag awaited him.

He took the flag from LA Mayor Karen Bass and gold medalist Simone Biles before riding off on a motorcycle through the streets of Paris and boarding a plane near the Eiffel Tower.

Actor Tom Cruise performs a stunt during the closing ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Tom Cruise helped close out the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday. REUTERS
Actor Tom Cruise performs a stunt during the closing ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The actor descended from the top of Stade de France and landed on the stadium field during Sunday’s closing ceremony in Paris. REUTERS

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A dramatic pre-recorded video then showed the actor — who is known for doing his own stunts in his action-packed films — flying the coveted flag to the US and skydiving to the famed Hollywood sign in Los Angeles.

He then attached the five multicolored Olympic rings to the two Os in “Hollywood.”

TMZ reported earlier this month that Cruise, 62, approached the International Olympic Committee about being involved in the closing ceremony.

In paparazzi photos and video obtained by TMZ, he could be seen filming part of his grand Olympics stunt video in March in LA — but no one knew what it was for at the time.

Tom Cruise takes the Olympic flag from US gymnast Simone Biles during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France
He accepted the Olympic flag from LA Mayor Karen Bass and gymnast Simone Biles during the closing ceremony in Paris Sunday. AP
Tom Cruise rides a motorbike with the Olympic flag attached during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France
He then rode off on a motorbike with the Olympic flag attached. AP

The Oscar nominated actor is a longtime fan of the Olympics and even carried the torch in Los Angeles in 2004 to contribute to a ceremonial relay across the world that ended in Athens, Greece, ahead of the official opening of the games.

This year, he was photographed cheering Team USA on at the women’s gymnastics qualifiers on July 28.

“It’s awesome,” he told Reuters. “Great stories, great athletes. It’s incredible what they have to do, the sense of accomplishment.”

Actor Tom Cruise holds the Olympics flag among athletes during the closing ceremony.
Cruise approached the International Olympic Committee about doing the stunt, per TMZ. REUTERS
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The actor carried the Olympic torch in 2004 as part of a ceremonial relay across the world that ended in Athens, Greece. Getty Images
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Cruise was photographed in the stands on July 28 cheering Team USA on at the artistic gymnastics women’s qualification event. Getty Images
Tom Cruise attends day two of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
He was also seen taking pictures with fans at Paris’ Bercy Arena. Getty Images

The Olympics was filled with famous spectators, including Ariana Grande, Snoop Dogg, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Nick Jonas and more.

Gaga — who introduced her longtime partner Michael Polansky as her “fiancé” while attending a swimming competition — put on a dazzling performance during the controversial opening ceremony with a rendition of French icon Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon truc en plumes.”

Celine Dion delivered a moving comeback performance to close out the opening ceremony following a years-long hiatus from the stage due to her battle with stiff person syndrome.

(By/Sara Whitman)
 
 
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