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Actor Val Kilmer has sadly passed away at 65 years old.
Mercedes Kilmer, his daughter, told The New York Times that he unfortunately passed away from pneumonia on Tuesday, April 1.
Kilmer had previously been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, but later recovered.
Kilmer had his breakthrough in the 1984 film ‘Top Secret!’ He garnered even more attention for films like ‘Real Genius,’ ‘Top Gun,’ and ‘The Doors,’ when he played Jim Morrison.
Kilmer garnered even more attention for playing Doc Holliday in ‘Tombstone’ and Batman in ‘Batman Forever.’ His final role was in ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ reprising his role from the first film.
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