TOM CRUISE looks like butter wouldn't melt in adorable snaps from his very early acting days, as he turns 60 next week.
Tom Cruise unrecognisable as fresh-faced teenager in adorable photos before fame
Tom Cruise looks just like any teenage boy in adorable photos from his early acting career.
Tom Cruise looks just like any teenage boy in adorable photos from his younger years.
Unearthed 1981 snaps show him wearing a smart grey suit jacket and red tie with a white shirt, as well as some trusty double denim.
Then just 19, Tom looks fresh-faced and a little shy - a far cry from the confident movie star we all know and love.
He had just moved to New York to pursue acting, working as a busboy to pay the bills until he landed his big break in Taps.
The Top Gun star will turn 60 on 3 July, and is said to be celebrating with two huge parties - one of which will be in the UK’s Soho Farmhouse.
Tom looks innocent and fresh-faced as a 19-year-old
He was a budding young actor in these unearthed snaps.
(Image: GETTY)The actor rocked some double denim in another photo
The picture was taken in the 1980s.
(Image: GETTY)The youngster looked like any other teenager
But he was about to become one of the biggest film stars in the world.
(Image: GETTY)Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born in 1962
Growing up, he attended 15 schools in 14 years.
(Image: GETTY)Tom briefly took a Catholic Church scholarship and aspired to become a priest
But he was expelled from the seminary for drinking and becoming interested in acting.
(Image: GETTY)Tom, who turns 60 next week, recently starred in the Top Gun reboot
His work as LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell helped him to become one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.