Tom Cruise has set a very specific new world record after performing an incredible stunt while filming Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. The Ethan Hunt actor has been awarded the Guinness World Record for "most burning parachute jumps by an individual" for the stunt, which he performed a whopping 16 times during filming.

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.

It's difficult to imagine anybody other than Alan Ritchson in the role of Jack Reacher, but, not too long ago, the character was played in two theatrical movies by none other than Tom Cruise. Reacher creator Lee Child wasn't exactly a fan of Cruise's casting as the famously towering character,