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'To Mav from Ice': Val Kilmer wishes Tom Cruise on 60th birthday as their 'Top Gun' characters

'Happy Birthday Mav @TomCruise from Ice!' Kilmer wrote, referring to their 'Top Gun' characters' nicknames

Tom Cruise was inundated with birthday wishes by fellow actors and a number of collaborators as he turned 60 on Sunday, July 3. The 'Top Gun: Maverick' star celebrated his birthday in the most special way by first attending the Formula One British Grand Prix in England.

He later enjoyed Adele's concert that was held in London. The Hollywood megastar also received heartfelt birthday wishes from his Mission Impossible co-stars, including Val Kilmer who played Lt. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky in the original 'Top Gun' and reprised the role in the 2022 sequel.  

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The perennial A-lister was also wished on his special day by filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie, who worked alongside Cruise in 2012's 'Jack Reacher' as well as multiple 'Mission: Impossible' films, including the hotly-anticipated 'Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning' Part One and Part Two. "Happy 60th Birthday, Tom," McQuarrie wrote alongside a shot of Cruise clinging onto the wing of a vintage plane in mid-air.

Cruise, who successfully reprised his role of Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in the summer blockbuster 'Top Gun: Maverick', was also wished by two of his costars in the film, Val Kilmer and Glen Powell. "Happy Birthday Mav @TomCruise from Ice!" Kilmer wrote, referring to their 'Top Gun' characters' nicknames, "Maverick" and "Iceman".

Meanwhile, Powell, who played the role of Lt Jake 'Hangman' Seresin in the movie, retweeted the photo shared by McQuarrie and wrote, "This is 60. TC, there is just no one like you. Keep hangin’ in there. Happy Birthday!"

At the time of publication, it's safe to say that the movie has been a major hit — drawing more than $564 million in box office totals domestically and more than $1.1 billion in international totals, per Box Office Mojo. It is by far Cruise's highest-earning movie ever on a worldwide scale. The film dropped only 16 percent this weekend from the previous weekend, which is in itself a record for any blockbuster. 

Last November, Cruise was seen working on a stunt in Cambridgeshire, England, sporting a bodysuit and headgear during a death-defying sequence. The plane in the stunt is reportedly a 1941 Boeing B75N1 Stearman biplane and was over 2,000 feet in the air when Cruise did the maneuver. According to Page Six, the stunt was likely to be a part of a forthcoming Mission: Impossible movie.

That said, several others chimed in to wish the Hollywood icon on his 60th birthday. "HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY, TOM CRUISE!! BIG CONGRATS on having 'TOP GUN MAVERICK' pass $1 BILLION (and counting!) as the BIGGEST MOVIE OF YOUR CAREER! What a PERFECT BIRTHDAY PRESENT! @TomCruise #TopGunMaverick," film critic Scott Mantz tweeted.

"Happy 60th Birthday, @TomCruise! We’ve jumped roofs in Austria, raced cars in Spain, geeked out about stunts in Paris, and reminisced about pulling 9Gs on an aircraft carrier in San Diego. We’ve been chatting since I was a kid — something I’ll always be thankful for," entertainment journalist Jake Hamilton wrote.

Even the official Twitter account for the U.S. Naval Institute commemorated the Hollywood megastar's birthday with an amusing post. "Happy Birthday Tom Cruise! At the age of 60 and with over 30 years of service, Maverick is still somehow flying missions as a captain in the U.S. Navy. #HappyBirthdayTomCruise," they wrote, sharing a photo of the actor flying a fighter jet.