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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[BartLA]

zzzzzzzzzz.

[Wigelah]

That was cute. What a sad and unhappy bunch of people that have to slam him for existing. Shame on all of you who behave that way. I'm not that much of a Tom Cruise fan but these kinds of ugly comments are just uncalled for in polite society. ESPECIALLY these days.

[SeanONe]

Yes a numbing bland hypocrisy must be the best solution, especially these days.

[Wigelah]

If you call being nice and not ripping everything to shreds numbing bland hypocrisy, then yes. Especially these days.

[lvdragonlady]

TC is becoming very much like SP
Will he ever just go away??

[epidwsp]

um..........excuse the ignorance but who is sp?

[AmandaBC]

Sarah Palin?

[AgentMacGyver]

It's a scientology term...

[LoveMuffin]

What a misleading headline. He didn't "jump around," but I do think he is a freak.

[LuceMDiffundo]

is it my imagination, or are there a ton of scientologist posts on here?

[NaturesNurturer]

they're everywhere!!!

by the way... what are your CRIMES??? ;p

[retrorio]

Xenu must be proud.

[Clare53]

Man, Xenu is not proud of the trons. He is against them. He blew up all those thetans didn't he?

[Seven7s]

Wow @ all the angry envious morons in here.

What guys? mad he doesnt believe in the same invisible space goblin you believe in? Mad that he isnt a part of the same hypocritcal false religion you were brainwashed into adopting?

Please jealous horde, get over yourselves or go out and do better than he has...which youc ant so basically just GIVE IT UP.

[Afarensis]

Would have been funnier if you said "angry envious Mormons"

[DeniseD]

LOL! But seriously, these cults are damaging to people's lives.

[MurrayAbraham]

Just say you are an adept of Scientology and that it brought you peace of mind and self-esteem.

[Clare53]

Envious of Tom Cruise? Ahahahahahaha. I know I want to be him.

[Badgirl]

Wow. Happy, likeable Tom Cruise. Good humored and entertaining. Welcome back.

[orangepetal]

I know, isn't he adorable.

[lonnette33]

Nice Tom. Looking good!

[hollyo]

I was very impressed with his poise, intellegiance and skills.
Piloting an antique plane and landing it after doing flyovers...!!!! ...Wow.
I thought he was delightful and will see "Valkerie" as soon as it gets here.

[lvdragonlady]

barf

[rob2007]

Cont'd from above--

Adrenalin freaks are a serious danger to themselves and more importantly to those around them because they don't feel the fear response. They are often race car drivers, firemen, and other high-risk occupations, like actors who insist on doing their own ridiculously dangerous stunts. The really special ones, like Mr. Cruise, get excited vicariously by other people's fear which they cause. It is ultimate control. Jim Morrison would take women for rides on his motorcycle going insanely fast and laugh his butt off as the women screamed and screamed and held on for dear life. Fun times.

Seriously, if I'm married to Katie Holmes, I am especially not going to ride a motorcycle, not even in first gear. Not at forty-five freakin' years old.

So my dear Holly, enjoy watching your hero play out his adrenalized hormonal imbalance doing "flyovers" on the big screen, but before you accept a ride on his Ducati or in his Bugatti, please, please consider just how profoundly selfish he truly is.

[rob2007]

(Sorry H, I inverted Parts I and II).

[1success]

That guy is the biggest ham

[rob2007]

Cont'd --

Adrenalin freaks are a serious danger to themselves and more importantly to those around them because they don't feel the fear response. They are often race car drivers, firemen, and other high-risk occupations, like actors who insist on doing their own ridiculously dangerous stunts. The really special ones, like Mr. Cruise, get excited vicariously by other people's fear which they cause. It is ultimate control. Jim Morrison would take women for rides on his motorcycle going insanely fast and laugh his butt off as the women screamed and screamed and held on for dear life. Fun times.

Seriously, if I'm married to Katie Holmes, I am especially not going to ride a motorcycle, not even in first gear. Not at forty-five freakin' years old.

So my dear Holly, enjoy watching your hero play out his adrenalized hormonal imbalance doing "flyovers" on the big screen, but before you accept a ride on his Ducati or in his Bugatti, please, please consider just how profoundly selfish he truly is.

[TheWanderer]

Why does he still have the haircut he had as a child? Makes me think of Pete Rose...

[TheWanderer]

Personally, if I was going to venerate a science fiction writer as my personal savior, I'd pick Philip K. Dick - with news reportsthat are actually partisan operatives and the real news delivered by comedians, it seems we are all living in one of Dick's novels.

[dnddays]

And here I thought Scientology was supposed to cure mental illness. Tom needs his ritalin.

[ddemos]

Never trust a pear shaped man!