Teacher-turned-'Mission: Impossible' actor credits Tom Cruise for career transformation
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Actor Greg Tarzan Davis transitioned from teaching to Hollywood, landing roles in "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Mission: Impossible." Davis inspired his students to follow their dreams.
"I got flown home by Tom Cruise in his private jet after the last day of filming ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’" Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.
"I used to preach to my students that they can be whatever they want, to follow their dreams," Davis told Fox News Digital. "One of my students asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, when I got older. I was like, ‘I wanted to be a teacher.’ And the student was like, ‘No you didn't.’"
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