Val Kilmer was an American actor who became famous for movies like Real Genius, Top Gun, and Willow. His role as Jim Morrison in The Doors earned him praise. Val appeared in many films, including Tombstone, True Romance, and Heat. He also played Batman in Batman Forever and appeared in The Ghost and the Darkness, The Saint, The Prince of Egypt, Alexander, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and The Snowman. His last film role was in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), where he returned as Iceman.
In 2015, Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer, and he shared his experiences in his 2020 memoir, I’m Your Huckleberry, and the 2021 documentary Val, which premiered at Cannes. Val is a top-paid actor of the 1990s, and his films earned over 3.7 billion dollars worldwide. Critic Roger Ebert once called him “the most unsung leading man of his generation.”
“I’m very lucky in that I haven’t cultivated fame. From what I’ve seen of my contemporaries, this takes an enormous amount of time. I have a lot of respect for people who do it and are successful at it, especially people who aren’t such talented actors.” 1imdbÂ
Val Kilmer Bio
Val Edward Kilmer was born on 31 December 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA, and he died on 1 April 2025 (age: 65 years old). His height is around 5’11” inches.
Val Kilmer Parents
Val Kilmer was born to Gladys Swanette Kilmer (Ekstadt) and Eugene Dorris Kilmer, who was a real estate developer and aerospace equipment distributor. His parents divorced when he was 8, and his mother remarried in 1970. His grandfather was a gold miner in New Mexico. He later became the youngest student at the time to be accepted into Juilliard’s Drama Division. His mother was Swedish, while his father was American. 2imdb
Val Kilmer Wife
Val Kilmer dated multiple figures in his life, such as Cher, Lesley Ann Warren, Cindy Crawford, Angelina Jolie, Daryl Hannah, and Ellen Barkin. Kilmer was married to actress Joanne Whalley from March 1988 to February 199,6, and they had two children, a daughter, Mercedes, and a son, Jack. 3bbc Â
Val Kilmer Career
Val Kilmer’s Batman Forever was released in 1995, and then he appeared in Dead Girl and starred with Marlon Brando in The Island of Dr. Moreau. He also co-starred with Michael Douglas in The Ghost and the Darkness. In 1997, Val played Simon Templar in The Saint, a fun action thriller where he used disguises. In 1998, he voiced Moses in The Prince of Egypt. In 1999, Val appeared in Joe the King and played a blind man in At First Sight.
In 2000, Val Kilmer did a role in Red Planet and also had a role in Pollock and hosted Saturday Night Live. In 2002, Val starred in The Salton Sea, and he also acted in Hard Cash with Christian Slater. In 2003, Val played John Holmes in Wonderland and appeared in The Missing. Then, he appeared in Spartan as a secret agent and acted in Stateside and Mindhunters, which was released in 2005.
In 2004, Kilmer played Moses in The Ten Commandments: The Musical and voiced Moses in The Prince of Egypt. He also made a guest appearance on Entourage. From June to September 2005, he performed in The Postman Always Rings Twice on stage in London. That year, he co-starred in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Val appeared on Numb3rs in 2007 and released a charity CD. In 2008, he starred in Felon, voiced KITT in the Knight Rider reboot, and acted in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and Streets of Blood. In 2010, Val starred in The Traveler and worked with Francis Ford Coppola on Twixt.
Val starred in The Fourth Dimension and began work on a film about Mark Twain and Mary Baker Eddy. The stage version of Citizen Twain later became a film called Cinema Twain. In 2013, he voiced Bravo in Disney’s Planes and also appeared in the series finale of Psych. In 2017, he acted in Song to Song and The Snowman. 4wikipediaÂ
Val Kilmer Net Worth
Val had a net worth of more than 10 million USD, and he also donated some of his wealth to the people affected by disasters and disease.
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