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Val Kilmer Biography
Val Kilmer is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on December 31, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Versatile actor who portrayed Batman in the 1995 film Batman Forever and played Jim Morrison in the 1991 film The Doors. He also played memorable roles in the films Heat, Top Gun, Tombstone and Willow.
He and Tom Cruise played adversaries in the 1986 action film Top Gun.
Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor, musician and artist. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! (1984) and Real Genius (1985), as well as the military action film Top Gun (1986), and the fantasy film Willow (1988).
In 1981, while at The Juilliard, Kilmer co-authored and starred in the play How It All Began, which was performed at the Public Theater at the New York Shakespeare Festival. Kilmer turned down a role in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film The Outsiders, as he had prior theatre commitments. In 1983 he appeared off Broadway in The Slab Boys with Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn. That same year, his first off-stage acting role (excluding television commercials) came in the form of an episode of ABC Afterschool Special called One Too Many, which was an educational drama on drinking and driving; it also starred a young Michelle Pfeiffer. Also in 1983, Kilmer self-published a collection of his own poetry entitled My Edens After Burns, that included poems inspired by his time with Pfeiffer. The book of poems is difficult to obtain, and expensive; even second-hand copies fetch $300 and up.
He got married to actress Joanne Whalley in March 1988 and the couple separated in February 1996. He has a son named Jack and a daughter named Mercedes.
| Name | Val Kilmer |
| First Name | Val |
| Last Name | Kilmer |
| Occupation | Movie Actor |
| Birthday | December 31 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles |
| Home Town | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Joanne Whalley |
| Children(s) | Jack Kilmer, Mercedes Kilmer |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In the early 1990s, Kilmer starred in the mystery thriller Thunderheart, the action comedy The Real McCoy, and again teamed with Top Gun director Tony Scott to play Elvis Presley in True Romance, which was written by Quentin Tarantino. In 1993, Kilmer played Doc Holliday in the western Tombstone alongside Kurt Russell. In the film, Doc Holliday performs Chopin’s Nocturne in E minor, Op.72, No. 1; however, Kilmer does not play the piano and he practiced that one piece for months in preparation. In 1995, Kilmer starred in Wings of Courage, a 3D IMAX film, and that same year, he starred opposite Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Heat, which is now considered one of the best crime/drama films of the 1990s.
Val Kilmer Net Worth
Val Kilmer is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Val Kilmer's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He became the youngest person at the time to be accepted to Julliard’s Drama Division at age seventeen.
He took a hiatus from acting and in 2010 returned to play Mark Twain in a play called Citizen Twain which he wrote, directed, and starred in.
Kilmer was born December 31, 1959, in Los Angeles, the son of Gladys Swanette (née Ekstadt; 1928–2019) and Eugene Dorris Kilmer (1921–1993), an aerospace equipment distributor and real estate developer. His mother was of Swedish descent. His father’s ancestry included English, Scottish-Irish, French and German. His parents divorced in 1968 when he was 8 years old. Kilmer’s grandfather was a gold miner in New Mexico, near the border with Arizona. In 1977 Kilmer’s younger brother Wesley, who had received a diagnosis of epilepsy, drowned in a jacuzzi at age 15; their father died in 1993.
| Net Worth | $25 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Movie Actor |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kilmer was married to actress Joanne Whalley from March 1988 to February 1996. The two met while working together on the film Willow. The couple had two children, a daughter, Mercedes (b. October 29, 1991), and a son, Jack (b. June 6, 1995).
Some of his other notable film roles include Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991), an apparition of Elvis Presley in True Romance (1993), Doc Holliday in Tombstone (1993), Chris Shiherlis in Heat (1995), Bruce Wayne / Batman in Batman Forever (1995), Simon Templar in The Saint (1997), Moses in The Prince of Egypt (1998), “Gay Perry” in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), and Dieter Von Cunth in MacGruber (2010).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Val Kilmer height 6 ft 0 in Val weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
During a brief hiatus, he backpacked throughout Europe before going on to play the lead character in the 1985 comedy Real Genius. He turned down a role in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet before being cast as naval aviator “Iceman” in the action film Top Gun alongside Tom Cruise. Top Gun grossed a total of $344,700,000 worldwide and made Kilmer a major star. Following roles in the television films The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, Kilmer played Madmartigan in the fantasy Willow; he met his future wife, co-star Joanne Whalley, on the film’s set. Kilmer starred in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet in 1988. In 1989, Kilmer played the lead in both Kill Me Again, again opposite Whalley, and in TNT’s Billy the Kid.
Released in June 1995, Batman Forever was a success at the box office, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics. There was debate about Kilmer’s performance: some critics, like The New York Times’ Janet Maslin, thought Kilmer was a poor successor to Keaton in the part; while others, such as Roger Ebert, had kind words for Kilmer. Batman creator Bob Kane said in a Cinescape interview that of all the actors to have played Batman up to that point, he felt Kilmer had given the best interpretation. Film critic Leonard Maltin (who criticized the dark tone contained in Batman Returns) complimented Kilmer’s portrayal when he reviewed the film for his expanding collection of film reviews. Defenders of Batman Forever praised the film for portraying Batman as a more heroic, less ruthless, and more human character than in the Tim Burton films. The film also brought the film interpretation of Bruce Wayne more into line with his comic book counterpart, showing him as a socialite and a very public figure rather than the neurotic recluse of the previous films.
Who is Val Kilmer Dating?
According to our records, Val Kilmer married to Joanne Whalley . As of December 1, 2023, Val Kilmer’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Val Kilmer. You may help us to build the dating records for Val Kilmer!In December 1993, Batman director Joel Schumacher had seen Tombstone and was most impressed with Kilmer’s performance as Doc Holliday. Schumacher felt him to be perfect for the role of Batman, though at the time, the role was still Michael Keaton’s. In July 1994, Keaton decided not to return for a third Batman film after 1992’s Batman Returns, due to “creative differences”. William Baldwin (who previously worked with Schumacher on Flatliners) was reported to be a top contender, though just days after Keaton dropped out, Kilmer was cast. Kilmer took the role without even knowing who the new director was and without reading the script.
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In 1996 he appeared in a largely unknown film, Dead Girl, and starred alongside Marlon Brando in the poorly received The Island of Dr Moreau. That year, Kilmer starred alongside Michael Douglas in the thriller The Ghost and the Darkness. In 1997 he played Simon Templar in the popular action film, The Saint. Kilmer looked forward to the title role as a change toward a more fun, less serious action thriller, while enjoying the “master of disguise” chameleon characters like a mad artist, a nerdy British scientist, a cleaner, and a Russian mob boss. Kilmer also wrote the poetry in the film. He received a salary of $6 million for the movie. The Saint was a financial success, grossing $169.4 million worldwide.
Did Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer get along?
“We were all so young during the making of the first movie, but even then there was a special bond between us all,” says Kilmer today. “Even after shooting we would laugh and dance the night away!”
Can Val Kilmer speak?
The actor lost his ability to speak after going through throat cancer treatment in 2014. Instead of leaving Iceman and Kilmer out of the long-anticipated sequel, the writers wove Kilmer’s story into the character.
Did Val Kilmer speak in Top Gun Maverick?
Val Kilmer used voice AI to talk in Top Gun: Maverick But, thanks to a special voice AI program, Kilmer was able to revisit his role, and catch up with his old friend Maverick. Val Kilmer’s voice in Top Gun: Maverick was actually created by an AI. A company named Sonantic developed the voice AI that Kilmer uses.
Why did Val Kilmer stop acting?
In December 2017, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Kilmer had gone through a “two-year battle with throat cancer” and that “a procedure on his trachea has reduced his voice to a rasp and rendered him short of breath“.
How old was Kelly Mcgillis in Top Gun?
64 years (July 9, 1957)
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