On a lark, a colorblind artist contacted Tom Cruise’s management team to see if the Top Gun star wanted to keep a portrait he had made of him.
Wilf Elliott, who hails from the east England town of Clacton, is colorblind and has made charcoal drawings of celebrities like Gareth Bale, Zara Larsson, and Sam Ryder.
Having seen the 2022 action film Top Gun Maverick 18 months ago, he concluded it was one of the most enjoyable films he had seen.
The portrait traveled through multiple people before it was finally given to Tom Cruise who said he wanted to meet Elliott in person.
The pair finally met last month after 9 months of planning and they spent 20 minutes together.
“He asked me about my career and said it was so impressive. I shook hands with him multiple times,” said Elliott. “The people I have met before have all been big and incredibly lovely, this has been way above any expectations I’ve ever had.”
“He was probably one of the nicest guys I have ever met, and he wanted to know about my career,” he added.
Wilf had also completed a second artwork to gift to him, but during the chat, Tom insisted on Wilf keeping it as a memory and they took some photos together.
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The cockpit drawing was then taken away by Cruise’s management and Elliott immediately called his parents on the drive home.
“They are incredibly proud, looking back at the pieces so far they have been adding up to something like this,” Elliot admitted.
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“I’m very grateful for everyone involved in making this happen. This was the best day of my life.”
Some of Elliott’s dream choices would be musician Post Malone, and actors like Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, and Adam Sandler.
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