Hollywood stars are mourning the death of Val Kilmer.
The Top Gun actor died of pneumonia on Tuesday, April 1, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told The New York Times.
Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015 and featured in a July 2021 documentary about his life, titled Val, which showed him requiring a breathing tube.
The actor was best known for his performances in 1986’s Top Gun alongside Tom Cruise. He also portrayed Jim Morrison in 1991’s The Doors and Batman in 1995’s Batman Forever.
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Following news of Kilmer’s death, tributes have poured in from across Hollywood.
Keep scrolling to see how stars are paying tribute to and remembering Kilmer:
Josh Brolin
“See ya, pal. I’m going to miss you. You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker,” Brolin captioned a photo of him posing with Kilmer via Instagram. “There’s not a lot left of those. I hope to see you up there in the heavens when I eventually get there. Until then, amazing memories, lovely thoughts. ❤️💔❤️💔❤️💔💎”
Michael Mann
Mann, who directed Kilmer in 1995’s Heat, shared a photo of the actor via Instagram and captioned it, “While working with Val on Heat, I always marvelled at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val’s possessing and expressing character. After so many years of Val battling disease and maintaining his spirit, this is tremendously sad news.”
Jason Momoa
Momoa reshared a post about Kilmer’s death via his Instagram Story and added several prayer emojis over it.
Val Kilmer was linked to Cindy Crawford, Angelina Jolie, Cher and more celebrities over his decades-long career. “I’ve always found women infinitely more interesting than men,” the Top Gun star wrote in his 2020 memoir, I’m Your Huckleberry. “Perhaps that’s why we’ve always gotten along. We are big oafy elephants … and they are butterflies.” While he […]
Nina Dobrev
The Vampire Diaries actress reshared a photo of Kilmer in his iconic role as Iceman in Top Gun alongside several broken heart emojis.
Josh Gad
“RIP Val Kilmer. Thank you for defining so many of the movies of my childhood. You truly were an icon,” the Frozen voice actor wrote alongside a photo of Kilmer in Top Gun shared via Instagram.
