Cruise’s first marriage, to actress (and now professional poker player) Mimi Rogers, didn’t last even three years. The two wed in May 1987—Emilio Estevez served as Cruise’s best man—but they divorced in February 1990. Rogers reportedly introduced Cruise to the Church of Scientology, rekindling his interest in organized religion and setting him on a course of rabid devotion that would later make him infamous for far more than high-profile relationships and high-budget movies.
Tom Cruise at 50: Where Does the Newly Single Star Go From Here?
Cruise celebrates his 50th birthday on July 3 — just days after his third wife, Katie Holmes, filed for divorce. TIME looks back at all the blockbuster movies, love interests, couch-jumping and Scientology videos that have shaped his career