Tom Cruise ’s quest to become America’s most death-defying stuntman continues to pay off. The Oscar-nominated actor has spent the last couple of decades primarily focused on his action-packed “Mission: Impossible” films — and just set a Guinness World Record for one of the most daring stunts in the series.

In addition to breaking some box office records, Tom Cruise‘s performance in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning earned him a Guinness World Record. The 4x Oscar nominee set the record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual after jumping out of a helicopter 16 times with a fuel-soaked chute set ablaze in a

Action star Tom Cruise has officially earned a Guinness World Record for his daring performance in the latest installment of the 'Mission: Impossible' film series, 'Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning'. Cruise set the record for the "most burning parachute jumps by an individual".