
Iconic movie star Val Kilmer has passed away at the age of 65.
The actor was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, and his daughter Mercedes has confirmed to The New York Times he died from pneumonia.
In the 1990s, Val Kilmer was at the height of his fame.
The 1959-born actor had a starring role as the intimidating Iceman opposite Tom Cruise's Maverick in Top Gun, wore leather pants to play frontman Jim Morrison in The Doors, and even put on the Batsuit in Batman Forever.
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As the son of a real estate developer and an aerospace equipment distributor, Kilmer grew up in an affluent household in Los Angeles, alongside his older brother Mark and his younger brother Wesley.
With a keen interest in acting from a young age, Kilmer landed his first role at just 12 years old. During filming, he reportedly walked off set because he couldn't get into his character's "motivation". The acting job was a TV advertisement for hamburgers.
At 17, Kilmer became the youngest person at the time to be accepted into the Juilliard School's Drama Division in New York City.