And His L0ve Life
Although Tom Cruise has had a very successful career, his love life has not been as such. In fact, his love life has often been the subject of media attention. He has been married three times, all of which have ended in divorce. His first marriage was to actress Mimi Rogers. Mimi introduced Cruise to Scientology. They were married for three years. He met his second wife, actress Nicole Kidman, on the set of “Days of Thunder” in 1990. They married shortly after and during the course of their marriage, they adopted two children together.
11 years later, Cruise filed for divorce from her. A few years later, Cruise began dating actress Katie Holmes. Dubbed “TomKat” by the media, they had their first daughter together one year later and got married shortly after that. After five and a half years of marriage, Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise. It is speculated that Scientology is the root cause of their divorce.
The “Real” Top Gun School
"Top Gun" was based on an actual flight school named U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School or TOPGUN, which used to be based at Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego. The school was founded in the latter part of the 1960s as a way to combat losing the air war in Vietnam. Because of base realignments and closures, TOPGUN was relocated to Fallon, Nevada in 1996, and later renamed the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor.
A bonus fact: Anytime a staffer quotes or references the movie, the school fines them $5. So students there need to be careful not to let out the lyrics, "You never close your eyes anymore / when I kiss your lips" or else they owe the dough. And if you ever "feel the need, the need for speed" while at school, you may want to keep that to yourself.
Cruise These Days
Following "Top Gun", Tom Cruise continued to blossom with his very successful acting career. In 1988, he acted opposite Dustin Hoffman in the award-winning drama "Rain Man", which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 1996, he starred in the first of a critically and commercially successful film franchise, "Mission: Impossible", playing IMF agent Ethan Hunt.
In 1996, he played the role of the title character in the romantic-comedy drama "Jerry Maguire", which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
Anthony Edwards Today
After playing the role of Goose, Anthony Edwards experienced a major boost in his acting career. He is the winner of four Emmy nominations, a People’s Choice Award, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Golden Globe. He was one of three actors in the film to play roles in the TV series "ER". The other two actors are Michael Ironside and Rick Rossovich who had fairly brief roles in the medical drama. Anthony's role as Dr. Mark Greene on the show spanned eight seasons and 181 episodes. It also allowed him to experience his hand at directing for the first time.
From 1994 to 2015, Edwards was married to Jeanine Lobell. Lobell is a makeup artist who founded the Stile cosmetics line which she sold to Estee Lauder in 1999. Edwards currently lives in New York City. He continues to act and is also active as a philanthropist. He serves as chairman of Shoe4Africa, a non-profit that raises money for healthcare and footwear for children and athletes in Africa.
Kelly McGillis
After her performance on "Top Gun", McGillis landed several roles in films and TV series. She played the role of Kathryn Murphy in "The Accused" with Jodie Foster. McGillis married twice; the first time to fellow Julliard student Boyd Black in 1979 which was followed by divorce a few years later, and the second time to Fred Tillman in 1989.
The two have two daughters together. They divorced in 2002. In 2010, she entered into a civil union with Melanie Leis. They too have since broken up and as far as we know, these days Kelly is single.