Skådespelaren Val Kilmer är död – blev 65 år
Den amerikanska skådespelaren Val Kilmer är död, rapporterar New York Times. Kilmer är bland annat känd för sina roller i ”Top Gun” och ”Batman forever”.
Enligt Kilmers dotter dog han till följd av lunginflammation. 2014 diagnostiserades han med strupcancer från vilken han återhämtade sig.
Val Kilmer blev 65 år gammal.
Val Kilmer
Wikipedia (en)
Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) was an American actor. Originally a stage actor, he found fame after 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). Kilmer gained acclaim for his portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's The Doors (1991). He was cast as a main character in films such as the western Tombstone (1993), and the crime dramas True Romance (1993) and Heat (1995). He portrayed Batman in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever (1995), and continued to star in films such as The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), The Saint (1997), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Alexander (2004), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), and The Snowman (2017). In 2022, Kilmer reprised his role as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
In 2015, Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer; he had a procedure on his trachea that damaged his vocal cords to the point where he had extreme difficulty speaking. He also underwent chemotherapy and two tracheotomies. In 2020, he published his memoir, titled I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir. The 2021 documentary film Val documents his health issues and career. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. He was one of the best-paid actors of the 1990s; films featuring him have grossed over $3.5 billion at the worldwide box-office. In 1992, critic Roger Ebert wrote, "if there is an award for the most unsung leading man of his generation, Kilmer should get it".
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