Tom Cruise Talks Musicals, Does Elvis On "Tonight Show" (VIDEO)

Tom Cruise appeared on the "Tonight Show" Thursday to promote his WWII drama "Valkyrie," but wound up sharing his musical ambitions and Elvis impersonation in the process. When host Jay Leno asked Cruise if he'd ever consider doing Broadway and musicals, he replied, "Yes, I'd like to do a musical," then confessed he had enjoyed performing in "Guys and Dolls" in high school (which prompted Leno to shout "Broadway is my LIFE!").

Leno then asked Cruise if he'd ever sung on television, and he answered "No, I haven't...we should do that now," before breaking into Elvis's "Blue Suede Shoes"-- tentatively at first, but as the audience egged him on he picked up momentum. Finally, he jumped off the couch to do a little hip gyration as Leno shouted "Yeah! Yeah!"

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Comments

[freeUSofcorp]

When did society become so uptight that it is judges people as weird for jumping on a couch. So he has a lot of energy. So he's happy. So he loves someone, actually loves many. When did being exuberant classify you as crazy. I wish more people would act like Tom Cruise. This world is too uptight. No I don't believe in Scientolgy, but I think it is just as much nonsense to believe in a man up in the clouds. I say believe in what you want as long as you mostly believe in love and not hate, being nice and not being mean.

[FaceYourFears]

I like Tom Cruise, the audience gave him a well deserved standing ovation. I wish him much sucess in the future. I'll take Tomkat any day over Brangelina.

[bmwracer]

"I'll take Tomkat any day over Brangelina­."

You said it. :)

[Ugonna]

I like both couples. :)

[NoSillyName]

Thanks, but no thanks for either one, please. Thank you.

[octo]

Stop giving tax breaks to religions. They're service providers, nothing more.

[horsey]

The guy is living and enjoying his life, more power to him.

[bmwracer]

Right on.

More people should follow his lead.

[IntExec]

Who is he?

[auramac]

We need a restraining order to keep this guy away from couches.

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

lol

[SkuddGobang]

remind me again... is he still famous for something?

[surfcitysteven]

Yeah, he is the spokesman for scientology.

[RickMcd85]

And also stars in very successful feature films.

[breakingpoint]

leave Tom Cruise alone!

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

You're not going to go under a sheet in a closet with a light, crying while your mascara is running, are you?

Cuz it's been done to death.

[breakingpoint]

now there's an idea!

[Forester]

A decent actor, but a weird manchild.

[Okieborn]

Tom ,
Puleeeze get back on your meds quick !!!!
This guy is really creepy Uh Huh !!!!!

[Babysnake]

An "Okie" calling someone weird?

See how silly you are?

[PaceSetter]

Scientologists don't do meds. Ask Brooke Shields about it.

[Ugonna]

he did absolutely NOTHING creepy in this clip! You came in here expecting something creepy, and saw what you wanted to.

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

He was just being Tom Cruise - and that is creepy,

[Babysnake]

Tom is always Tom.
Love him or hate him, he doesn't sit in his Mom's basement doing hate blogs in his P.J's.

[Ugonna]

LOL.

[rob2007]

Sarah you barracuda you found me again!

[CraigR]

Everyone can make their snide comments, yet TC is laughing all the way to the bank and back...

[LovingHope]

I love you, Tom! You are so handsome and charming. I never get enough of you.

[AntonBursch]

Listen to the nerd hate for the cool guy in here. High school is over folks. Time to move on.

[Gib]

"Cool" and "Scientology" are mutually incompatible.

[Agentlady007]

Yeah, he's still got it.