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When he was 18, Tom Cruise gave himself 10 years to make it in Hollywood.

Cruise hustled through his early years in New York City, taking on odd jobs and relentless auditions.

Cruise’s breakout role in Risky Business catapulted him to instant stardom.

Tom Cruise is known for his extreme dedication to his craft—just look at the lengths he goes to in pulling off the death-defying stunts in the Mission: Impossible franchise. But when Cruise set off for New York City when he was just 18 with a 10-year deadline to make it in the movie business, even he may not have expected to reach that goal so soon.

Yet within just three years, the little-known actor would land the role that turned him into a supe

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