Inside Tom Cruise's Inner Circle of Friends Including Will Smith, Val Kilmer and More

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Tom Cruise is celebrating his birthday with fans!The  actor rang in the big 6-1 at the  premiere in Sydney, Australia, with some of the film's stars and a bevy of excited Australian fans by his side.«It was great to spend my birthday with fans today.

Thanks for coming out to the premiere!» Cruise captioned the tweet on Monday, which featured photos from the red carpet, a fireworks show and pics of the actor signing autographs for fans.It was great to spend my birthday with fans today.

Thanks for coming out to the premiere! pic.twitter.com/QmQY3R37fHWhile it's no secret that Cruise has a mega fanbase, ET is helping celebrate his 61st birthday by looking at the action star's inner circle, which includes the likes of other A-list actors such as Will Smith, Val Kimer and more.Cruise and Smith's friendship dates back to the early aughts, with Cruise even surprising Smith at this hand and footprint ceremony at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theater in 2007.«He's truly an exceptional, exceptional human being,» Cruise told ET of the  actor.«Wherever Will Smith is, that's where the party is,» he added. «Everybody knows that.

When I was doing  , his music got me through that picture.»The pair has even engaged in some friendly competition over the years, with Smith noting in Mark Manson's book, , «I started quietly monitoring all of Tom's global promotional activities, and I vowed to do two hours more than whatever he did in every country.»They've worked together as well, with Cruise doing some uncredited work on the Smith-led  that same year.«He's read five drafts of the script, sent me notes.