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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