Veterans Day: Top Gun and American Sniper star Tom Cruise and Bradley Cooper.

Hollywood stars who have played military figures will honour military veterans on Friday.

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"American Sniper" starred Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle. The actor "appreciated veterans."

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Before filming the movie, he was ignorant of the impact on military families. Before "Lone Survivor," Mark Wahlberg supported veterans.

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Hollywood actors who have played fictional and non-fictional military officials are included here.

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"Top Gun" (1986) and "Top Gun: Maverick" (2022) starred Tom Cruise as jet pilot Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.

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"Top Gun: Maverick" grossed $151 million over Memorial Day weekend, Cruise's greatest opening.

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In 1986, Cruise played teenage naval aviator "Maverick" on the USS Enterprise. He collaborated with Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, and Anthony Edwards.

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"I had an appreciation for soldiers before this, but I absolutely did not understood the toll it took on the family," Cooper said.

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