Val Kilmer
American actor
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| April 7 2025 | Kilmer was cremated following his death on April 1st. |
| April 1 2025 | Died of pneumonia after battling throat cancer and undergoing multiple medical treatments. |
| April 1 2025 | Died of pneumonia at age 65. |
| April 1 2025 | Died from pneumonia in Los Angeles at the age of 65. |
| April 1 2025 | Passed away after a long battle with throat cancer. |
| 2025 | Announced as a voice actor for the upcoming animated film 'Zootopia 2', currently in post-production. |
| 2022 | Kilmer appeared in 'Willow' via archive footage, reprising his iconic role of Madmartigan. |
| 2022 | Reprises his role as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick, returning to a iconic character from his earlier film. |
| 2022 | For the film Top Gun: Maverick, director Joseph Kosinski confirmed they used Kilmer's actual voice (digitally altered for clarity), contrary to reports about using AI voice technology. |
| 2021 | Val Kilmer appeared as himself in 'The Choe Show'. |
| 2021 | Documentary film Val premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim and documenting his health issues and career. |
| 2021 | Kilmer collaborated with Sonantic, a London-based software company, to digitally recreate his voice using AI technology and archived audio recordings, generating over 40 vocal models. |
| 2020 | Kilmer reported being cancer-free for four years, though he continued to struggle with medical treatments, including using a feeding tube. |
| 2020 | Publishes his memoir, I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir, detailing his life and career. |
| August 2020 | Val Kilmer collaborated with his daughter Mercedes Kilmer in the film Paydirt, marking their first on-screen appearance together. |
| 2019 | Made a cameo in 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot' and performed 'Cinema Twain', a filmed version of his one-man show about Mark Twain. |
| 2017 | Appeared in The Snowman opposite Michael Fassbender and Rebecca Ferguson. |
| 2017 | Appeared in Terrence Malick's Song to Song opposite Rooney Mara and Ryan Gosling, and in The Snowman opposite Michael Fassbender and Rebecca Ferguson. |
| December 2017 | The Hollywood Reporter revealed Kilmer had undergone a two-year battle with throat cancer, which resulted in a tracheotomy that permanently altered his voice and breathing. |
| April 2017 | Kilmer publicly acknowledged experiencing a 'healing of cancer' after previously denying cancer rumors. |
| 2016 | Featured in the music video 'Animals' by Oneohtrix Point Never |
| 2015 | Diagnosed with throat cancer, undergoes a procedure that damages his vocal cords and requires chemotherapy and tracheotomies. |
| January 2015 | Val Kilmer was hospitalized for medical tests related to a possible tumor, which he later clarified was not a tumor operation but a precautionary stay at UCLA ICU. |
| 2014 | Kilmer featured in 'The Spoils of Babylon' as General Cauliffe in three episodes and guest-starred in an episode of 'Psych' as Detective Dobson. |
| 2013 | Val Kilmer appeared as himself in an episode of 'Life's Too Short' and starred in 'Ghost Ghirls' as Sweetriver Jackson in two episodes. |
| 2013 | Voiced character Bravo in Disney animated movie Planes, reuniting with Top Gun co-star Anthony Edwards, and played Detective Dobson in the series finale of Psych. |
| May 2013 | Lobbied Congress in support of the Equitable Access to Care and Health Act (H.R. 1814), seeking an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate of Obamacare. |
| 2012 | Appeared as himself in the Tenacious D music video 'To Be the Best' |
| 2012 | Received a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word and starred in Harmony Korine's short film The Lotus Community Workshop as a version of himself. |
| 2012 | Continued his acting career with roles in direct-to-video films like 'Seven Below' and 'Wyatt Earp's Revenge', and appeared in 'The Fourth Dimension' playing a version of himself. |
| April 2012 | Performed Citizen Twain as a one-man show in a Hollywood workshop, which later became the basis for his film project. |
| 2011 | Val Kilmer voiced the character Walker Sloan in the video game Spider-Man: Edge of Time |
| 2011 | Val Kilmer sold his ranch in New Mexico, a property where he had previously engaged in activities like trekking, hiking, fishing, and raising bison. |
| 2011 | Kilmer took on roles in diverse films like 'Kill the Irishman' as Detective Joe Manditski, '5 Days of War' as a Dutch Journalist, and 'Twixt'. |
| 2010 | Appeared as villain Dieter Von Cunth in MacGruber and had a cameo in Tenacious D's 'To Be the Best' music video. |
| 2010 | Starred in horror film The Traveler as a vengeful spirit of a man tortured and murdered in police custody. |
| 2010 | Briefly considered running for Governor of New Mexico but ultimately decided against pursuing the political candidacy. |
| November 2010 | Filming Twixt with Francis Ford Coppola in Napa County, California. |
| May 5 2010 | Spoke at William Woods University commencement ceremonies in Fulton, Missouri, and performed his one-man play Citizen Twain, receiving an honorary doctorate. |
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