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Tom Cruise Has the Majestic Vocal Potency of an Opera Singer

Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/2009 Getty Images
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 17:  Actor Tom Cruise attends his handprint ceremony at the Yongsan CGV on January 17, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Tom Cruise is visiting South Korea to promote his recent film 'Valkyrie' which premieres on January 18 and is on general release from January 22.  (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Tom Cruise. Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/2009 Getty Images

Tom Cruise: Man of magic. He can play six-foot-five-inch hulking guys, he gives motorcycle lessons to Zac Efron, and now, comes news that even his lungs are made of gold. According to his Rock of Ages co-star Malin Akerman, Cruise’s pipes are the object of envy to all those around him. “He has such a powerful voice,” she told Vulture at the screening of Sarah’s Key last night. “You know, he puts his mind to it, and he succeeds.” Akerman, who will sing “I Want to Know What Love Is” with Cruise in the movie, explained that Cruise singing was “one of those moments where [the cast] had the same [vocal] coach, all of us, and the coach just said, ‘You know, Tom could be an opera singer.’” An opera singer. Tom Cruise could be an opera singer.

Tom Cruise Has the Majestic Vocal Potency of an Opera Singer