How old was Tom Cruise in Taps?

There’s something captivating about discovering a celebrity’s age during a defining role. Age can be a surprising factor in how we perceive talent and maturity. Here’s the age that matched the moment.

While Taps was being made, Tom Cruise was:

18 years old

Based on our estimate, that was the actual age of the celebrity at the time.

Our method involved using the first calendar day of the release year of Taps:

January 1, 1981

And the day Tom Cruise was born, which is:

July 03, 1962

Given the typical time period between the filming and the release date, Tom Cruise could have been a year older or younger than the age shown when some scenes were being filmed.