Tom Cruise pays tribute to Val Kilmer
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Kilmer died of pneumonia Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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Val Kilmer, who in his varied career was both a movie-star leading man ("The Doors") and a great character actor ("Tombstone") — a tough combination to pull off — has died.
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“Most people are still finding their voices at that age, but McQ had already written a film that changed the cinematic landscape,” Cruise said.
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Actor Val Kilmer, 65, died of pneumonia this week, his daughter confirmed. Dr. Marc Siegel discusses common causes and risks of the respiratory virus.
Tom Cruise led CinemaCon 2025 attendees in a moment of silence to honor the late Val Kilmer, who died at 65 on Tuesday, April 1, to begin his presentation at the film industry convention on Thursday,
Kilmer portrayed Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazanski in the 1986 “Top Gun” film starring Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. The two were rival fighter pilots who eventually became friends. The film catapulted both Kilmer and Cruise's careers, leading to a slew of box office hits for the two movie stars.
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In a statement obtained by PEOPLE, the family also expressed thanks "for honoring our extraordinary father's memory," two days after his death at age 65
Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Kilmer in 2011 film “Twixt,” wrote, “Val Kilmer was the most talented actor when in his High School, and that talent only grew greater throughout his life. He was a wonderful person to work with and a joy to know — I will always remember him.”
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"I'm remembering Val Kilmer today with great admiration for him as a man and as a generational talent who left us an enviable legacy of indelible acting performances," Jim Carrey,
Val Kilmer, who died at age 65 on Tuesday, April 1, told PEOPLE in a September 2021 cover story that his family 'was never the same again' after his younger brother, Wesley, died at age 15 when he drowned in their father's hot tub after experiencing an epileptic seizure.