Val Kilmer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Val Kilmer
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Dec 31, 1959(1959-12-31)
Age	65
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

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.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Val Kilmer height 6 ft 0 in Val weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

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.

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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.

Facts & Trivia

Val Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Val Kilmer celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.

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.

Top Facts about Val Kilmer

1. Val Kilmer was born on December 31, 1959.
2. He is best known for his roles in Top Gun and Batman Forever.
3. Kilmer has appeared in over 80 films throughout his career.
4. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in The Doors.
5. Kilmer played Jim Morrison in the biopic film The Doors (1991).
6. He has also worked as a voice actor, including for the animated film The Prince of Egypt.
7. In recent years, Kilmer has battled throat cancer and undergone multiple surgeries.
8. Despite his health struggles, he continues to act and make public appearances.
9. Kilmer published an autobiography titled “I’m Your Huckleberry” in 2020.
10. He is active on social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram.

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)