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Tom Cruise has gone from the top of Oprah’s couch to the Edge of Tomorrow.

The actor, though still considered totally crazy by many of the world’s population, starred in his best-reviewed film in years this summer, cementing his place as an all-time great.

Love him, hate him or think he’s scouring the church of Scientology for his next young wife, there’s no denying Cruise’s box office success. Nor is there any denying the following fact:

He turns 52 years old today!

Try to decide whether you’d rather do Cruise or Brad Pitt and then flip through 52 photos of the birthday boy now!