Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has made a dramatic appearance at Sunday night’s Paris 2024 closing ceremony, abseiling off the Stade de France roof.<\/p>\n Spectators shrieked in delight as the Mission: Impossible star, dressed in leather jacket and gloves, lowered himself into the stadium while his compatriot H.E.R. performed on guitar. <\/p>\n To mark the handover to Los Angeles, which will host the Olympics in 2028, Cruise was seen in a pre-recorded film travelling through Paris and onto the US.<\/p>\n There he journeyed to the legendary Hollywood sign and unfurled the Olympic colours. The ceremony in Paris marked a formal “au revoir” from this year’s host city. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cruise grinned as he was mobbed by a surging crowd of athletes the moment he landed in the stadium – having rappelled about 50m (164ft).<\/p>\n His feat was performed as musician H.E.R. jammed on an electric guitar – having moments before delivered a rocky rendition of the US national anthem. <\/p>\n Cruise proceeded to take the Olympic flag from one of the stars of Paris – American gymnast Simone Biles – before the thrilled audience watched him zip away on a motorbike. <\/p>\n The pre-recorded clip showing his journey to LA was soundtracked by California natives Red Hot Chili Peppers. <\/p>\n The funk-rock hitmakers then delivered a live performance of their classic track Can’t Stop on a palm-fringed beach in Los Angeles. Other acts included Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg, who performed with Dr Dre.<\/p>\n Snoop – who is from LA himself – was a regular fixture at the Games, which culminated with the US topping the medals table after a dramatic win in Sunday’s final event, the women’s basketball final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cruise, also known for Top Gun, is renowned for performing his own stunts.<\/p>\n Over the last decade or so, these have included scaling Dubai’s Burj Khalifa and dangling on the outside of a plane as it took off, both for the Mission: Impossible series.<\/p>\n Artistic director Thomas Jolly complemented Cruise’s feat with another cinematic-feeling segment. A hushed, darkened stadium watched as a troupe of dancers rolled five giant rings across a stage, ultimately assembling the Olympic logo.<\/p>\n The gloomy sci-fi aesthetic was finally punctured by an up-tempo performance from French band Phoenix, who tore into two hits. They were surrounded by athletes who climbed up on stage, to the consternation of the stadium announcer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cruise’s role was perhaps Paris’s worst-kept secret. Rumours had been in the press for days – even before he was photographed in the stadium itself on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n The 62-year-old was spotted several times in Paris during the Games fortnight, cheering on the US team in the swimming relay and watching multi-medal-winning American gymnast Simone Biles in action. <\/p>\n “It’s awesome,” he told Reuters news agency at the time. “Great stories, great athletes. It’s incredible what they do.”<\/p>\n Artistic director Jolly was also responsible for the Olympics’ ambitious curtain-raiser last month. This featured a parade of boats along the River Seine and a comeback performance from singer C\u00e9line Dion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"EPA](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7950\/live\/88107540-582c-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg.webp\")
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