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Val Kilmer, a homegrown Hollywood actor who tasted leading-man stardom as Jim Morrison and Batman, but whose protean gifts and elusive personality also made him a high-profile supporting player, died ...
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Val Kilmer, who in his varied career was both a movie-star leading man ("The Doors") and a great character actor ("Tombstone") — a tough combination to pull off — has died.
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Kilmer’s films made nearly $2 billion at the global box office, according to Comscore.
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Celebrities are paying tribute to 'Top Gun' star Val Kilmer
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Kilmer was also the subject of the 2021 documentary Val, which is an intimate portrait of the actor that explores his battle with throat cancer, his artistic passions and his reflections on his caree...
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Actress Michelle Williams and her husband, director Thomas Kail, quietly welcomed their third baby together via surrogate.
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Kilmer crossed paths with countless performers and directors during a career that made him one of the world's biggest movie stars in the 1990s.
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Nicolas Cage, who starred alongside Kilmer in 2009's "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," shared a statement with "Good Morning America" on Wednesday, paying tribute to his former co-star. "I always liked Val and am sad to hear of his passing. I thought he was a genius actor," Cage said.
The death of Val Kilmer at age 65 has put a spotlight on not only the actor's long career in Hollywood, but also his health. Kilmer's death was confirmed by his daughter Mercedes, who said he died April 1 in Los Angeles surrounded by family and friends, according to The Associated Press.
Fellow actors, industry figures, fans, and family are mourning the death of Val Kilmer. Kilmer died from pneumonia at age 65 on April 1, according to his daughter Mercedes. The award-winning actor, who starred in 1980s and ’90s blockbusters Top Gun and Batman Forever and was also known for portraying musician Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors,
Dead at 65, Kilmer spent his life in pursuit of wonderful things, even if it meant rubbing others the wrong way.
Both of Kilmer’s kids are actors. Mercedes co-starred with her dad in the 2020 film “Paydirt.” Jack has starred in films like “The Stanford Prison Experiment,” “Woodshock,” “Palo Alto” and “Lord of Chaos.” He also narrated his dad’s 2021 documentary “Val.”
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'There Wasn't Anyone Quite Like Val Kilmer': Hollywood Pays Tribute To Late On-Screen IconKilmer, who was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but later recovered, died Tuesday from pneumonia. He was 65.
Val Kilmer, the wide-ranging actor who earned critical praise, has died at 65. As a leading man in roles such as Iceman in "Top Gun" and Jim Morrison in the 1991 Oliver Stone film "The Doors," Kilmber could be charismatic but unpredictable.
Tom Cruise paid tribute to Val Kilmer Thursday while presenting at CinemaCon. Cruise took the stage in Las Vegas, Nevada, to reveal new footage from his upcoming film, "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.