Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise inTop Gun(1986).Photo: Paramount/Kobal/ShutterstockTom Cruiserang in his 60th birthday with a special birthday wish from his best wingman.Val Kilmer— who starred as Top “Iceman” Kazansky to Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in 1986’sTop Gunand reprised his role in the recently releasedTop Gun: Maverick— posted a sweetmessage to Cruiseon Sunday as the actor celebrated his latest age milestone.“Happy Birthday Mav@TomCruisefrom Ice!” tweeted Kilmer, 62, referencing their iconic characters' call signs.Among Cruise’s otherMaverickcostars to wish him many happy returns on social media wasGlen Powell, who shared a snapshot of the daredevil actorhanging off the side of a plane.“This is 60,” wrote Powell, 33. “TC, there is just no one like you. Keep hangin' in there. Happy Birthday! @TomCruise.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.True to his love of action, Cruise himself spent part of his birthday weekendin attendance at the British F1 Grand Prixon Sunday.The actor was seen flashing a big smile while greeting fans and rubbing shoulders with other VIP attendees.Other familiar faces in attendance at the event includedGordon Ramsay,Geri HalliwellandLewis Hamilton.RELATED VIDEO:Top Gun: MaverickStarsTom Cruise, Jon Hamm, Miles Teller and More on Filming the “Love Letter to Aviation"Meanwhile,Top Gun: Maverickpassed the $1 billion markat the global box office over the weekend of June 25, according toVariety. It became the first of Cruise’s films to reach the rare milestone, with his next-highest global earner being 2018’sMission: Impossible – Fallout, which made $791.1 million.Cruise was thrilled to have Kilmer return for the sequel. “I’ve always admired his work, his talent,” Cruise told PEOPLE in May, adding, “We get together … we just start laughing. It was special to have him back. It meant a lot to me.“For Kilmer, becoming Iceman once againwas “like being reunited with a long-lost friend.“Even after more than 30 years, he told PEOPLE, “the characters never really go away. They live on in deep freeze. If you’ll pardon the pun.“Top Gun: Maverickis now playing in theaters.
Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise inTop Gun(1986).Photo: Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
Tom Cruiserang in his 60th birthday with a special birthday wish from his best wingman.Val Kilmer— who starred as Top “Iceman” Kazansky to Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in 1986’sTop Gunand reprised his role in the recently releasedTop Gun: Maverick— posted a sweetmessage to Cruiseon Sunday as the actor celebrated his latest age milestone.“Happy Birthday Mav@TomCruisefrom Ice!” tweeted Kilmer, 62, referencing their iconic characters' call signs.Among Cruise’s otherMaverickcostars to wish him many happy returns on social media wasGlen Powell, who shared a snapshot of the daredevil actorhanging off the side of a plane.“This is 60,” wrote Powell, 33. “TC, there is just no one like you. Keep hangin' in there. Happy Birthday! @TomCruise.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.True to his love of action, Cruise himself spent part of his birthday weekendin attendance at the British F1 Grand Prixon Sunday.The actor was seen flashing a big smile while greeting fans and rubbing shoulders with other VIP attendees.Other familiar faces in attendance at the event includedGordon Ramsay,Geri HalliwellandLewis Hamilton.RELATED VIDEO:Top Gun: MaverickStarsTom Cruise, Jon Hamm, Miles Teller and More on Filming the “Love Letter to Aviation"Meanwhile,Top Gun: Maverickpassed the $1 billion markat the global box office over the weekend of June 25, according toVariety. It became the first of Cruise’s films to reach the rare milestone, with his next-highest global earner being 2018’sMission: Impossible – Fallout, which made $791.1 million.Cruise was thrilled to have Kilmer return for the sequel. “I’ve always admired his work, his talent,” Cruise told PEOPLE in May, adding, “We get together … we just start laughing. It was special to have him back. It meant a lot to me.“For Kilmer, becoming Iceman once againwas “like being reunited with a long-lost friend.“Even after more than 30 years, he told PEOPLE, “the characters never really go away. They live on in deep freeze. If you’ll pardon the pun.“Top Gun: Maverickis now playing in theaters.
Tom Cruiserang in his 60th birthday with a special birthday wish from his best wingman.
Val Kilmer— who starred as Top “Iceman” Kazansky to Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in 1986’sTop Gunand reprised his role in the recently releasedTop Gun: Maverick— posted a sweetmessage to Cruiseon Sunday as the actor celebrated his latest age milestone.
“Happy Birthday Mav@TomCruisefrom Ice!” tweeted Kilmer, 62, referencing their iconic characters' call signs.
Among Cruise’s otherMaverickcostars to wish him many happy returns on social media wasGlen Powell, who shared a snapshot of the daredevil actorhanging off the side of a plane.
“This is 60,” wrote Powell, 33. “TC, there is just no one like you. Keep hangin' in there. Happy Birthday! @TomCruise.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
True to his love of action, Cruise himself spent part of his birthday weekendin attendance at the British F1 Grand Prixon Sunday.
The actor was seen flashing a big smile while greeting fans and rubbing shoulders with other VIP attendees.
Other familiar faces in attendance at the event includedGordon Ramsay,Geri HalliwellandLewis Hamilton.
RELATED VIDEO:Top Gun: MaverickStarsTom Cruise, Jon Hamm, Miles Teller and More on Filming the “Love Letter to Aviation”
Meanwhile,Top Gun: Maverickpassed the $1 billion markat the global box office over the weekend of June 25, according toVariety. It became the first of Cruise’s films to reach the rare milestone, with his next-highest global earner being 2018’sMission: Impossible – Fallout, which made $791.1 million.
Cruise was thrilled to have Kilmer return for the sequel. “I’ve always admired his work, his talent,” Cruise told PEOPLE in May, adding, “We get together … we just start laughing. It was special to have him back. It meant a lot to me.”
For Kilmer, becoming Iceman once againwas “like being reunited with a long-lost friend.“Even after more than 30 years, he told PEOPLE, “the characters never really go away. They live on in deep freeze. If you’ll pardon the pun.”
Top Gun: Maverickis now playing in theaters.
source: people.com
