Teen Heartthrobs: Then and Now

Remember the iconic scene — Tom Cruise sliding across the living room floor in a button-down, knee-high socks and sunglasses — in the classic "Risky Business?" He's come a long way: from his Maverick days, to "Days of Thunder," to impossible missions to... a rock musical-turned-movie. Click to see Cruise (and other teen stars) then and now.

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