Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

actor, producer, director

Val Kilmer was born on Dec 31, 1959 in USA. Val Kilmer's big-screen debut came with Top Secret! directed by Jim Abrahams in 1984, strarring Nick Rivers. Val Kilmer is known for Top Gun: Maverick directed by Joseph Kosinski, Tom Cruise stars as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and Val Kilmer as Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky. Val Kilmer has got 8 awards and 14 nominations so far. The most recent award Val Kilmer achieved is Satellite Awards. The upcoming new movie Val Kilmer plays is Top Gun: Maverick which will be released on May 27, 2022.

Val Kilmer was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gladys Swanette (Ekstadt) and Eugene Dorris Kilmer, who was a real estate developer and aerospace equipment distributor. His mother, born in Indiana, was from a Swedish family, and his father was from Texas. Val studied at Hollywood's Professional's School and, in his teens, entered Juilliard's drama program. His professional acting career began on stage, and he still participates in theater; he played Hamlet at the 1988 Colorado Shakespeare Festival. His film debut was in the 1984 spoof Top Secret ! (1984), wherein he starred as blond rock idol Nick Rivers. He was in a number of films throughout the 1980s, including the 1986 smash Top Gun (1986). Despite his obvious talent and range, it wasn't until his astonishingly believable performance as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's Les Doors (1991) that the world sat up and took notice. Kilmer again put his good baritone to use in the movie, performing all of the concert pieces. Since then, he has played two more American legends, Elvis Presley in True Romance (1993) and Doc Holliday in Tombstone (1993). In July 1994, it was announced that Kilmer would be taking over the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne from Michael Keaton.

  • Birthday

    Dec 31, 1959
  • Place of Birth

    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Also known

    Вэл Килмер, 발 킬머, 方·基默

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Awards

8 wins & 14 nominations

Satellite Awards
2022
Winner - Humanitarian Award
2005
Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
Winner - Satellite Award
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2021
Best Narration
Winner - Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Val (2021)
2021
Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary
Winner - Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Val (2021)
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