Tom Cruise was so close to being an “SNL” wingman for Val Kilmer. The actor, 62, was supposed to appear on “Saturday Night Live” alongside his former “Top Gun” co-star in a sketch written by Michael ...

When Val Kilmer hosted Saturday Night Live in December 2000, a Top Gun sketch almost featured a cameo from co-star Tom Cruise. Why didn't it happen?

Despite four decades of stardom, Tom Cruise is one of the few major stars never to have appeared on Saturday Night Live. But ...

Tom Cruise continues to redefine the term “movie ... a surprise cameo on Saturday Night Live back in 2000 during a sketch featuring Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer. The sketch involved Kilmer ...

The 2000 sketch's co-writer, Michael Schur, joked that "30 Rock would have crumbled to the ground" had the cameo worked out.