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Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is
an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer
became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of
appearances in comedy films, starting with Top
Secret! (1984), then the cult classic Real Genius
(1985), as well as blockbuster action films, including
a role in Top Gun and a lead role in Willow.
During the 1990s, Kilmer gained critical respect
after a string of films that were also commercially
successful, including his roles as Jim Morrison in
The Doors, Doc Holliday in 1993's Tombstone, and
Batman in 1995's Batman Forever. During the early
2000s, Kilmer appeared in several well-received
roles, including The Salton Sea, Spartan, and
acclaimed supporting performances in Kiss Kiss
Bang Bang and Alexander. In 2008, he began
starring in the new series of Knight Rider as the
voice of KITT.
Kilmer in June 2005
Born
Val Edward Kilmer
December 31, 1959
Los Angeles, California, USA
1984-Present
Years
active
Spouse(s) Joanne Whalley March 1988-February
1996 (2 Children)
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 1980s
2.2 1990s
2.2.1 Batman
2.3 2000s
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Kilmer, the second of three sons, was born in Los Angeles , California, the son of Gladys (née Ekstadt)
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and Eugene Kilmer, an aerospace equipment distributor and real estate developer.[2] Kilmer has Scottish,
Irish, Sephardic Jewish, Cherokee Native American (from a paternal great-grandmother), Swedish,
German and Mongolian ancestry.[3] Kilmer's paternal grandfather was a gold miner in New Mexico;[4]
the poet Joyce Kilmer is a second cousin of Kilmer's.[5] Kilmer grew up in the San Fernando Valley with
his two siblings, older brother Mark and younger brother Wesley, but says that even as a child growing
up in California he did not like it there.[6] His brother Wesley died as a teenager due to an untreated
epileptic seizure in a swimming pool. Kilmer did not think Christian Science treatment was responsible
for his brother's death as Wesley was alternated between medical treatments and Christian Science.[7]
Kilmer, who was raised a Christian Scientist,[8] attended Chatsworth High School — where he attended
with Kevin Spacey and Mare Winningham — as well as Hollywood's Professional's School. He also
attended Berkeley Hall School, a Christian Science school in Bel-Air from elementary school up until
9th grade. At the age of seventeen, he was at the time the youngest person to be accepted into Juilliard's
drama program.[9][10]
Career
1980s
In 1981, Kilmer co-authored and starred in the play How It All Began,[11] which was performed at the
Public Theatre at the New York Shakespeare Festival. Kilmer turned down a role in Francis Ford
Coppola's 1983 film, The Outsiders, as he had prior theatre commitments.[12] That same year, his first
off-stage acting role (excluding television commercials) came in the form of a television short titled One
Too Many, which was an educational drama on drinking and driving;[13] it also starred a young Michelle
Pfeiffer. His big break came when he received top billing in the spoof comedy Top Secret!, where he
played an American rock and roll star. Kilmer sang all the songs in the film and actually released an
album under the film character's name, "Nick Rivers".[14]
During a brief hiatus, he backpacked throughout Europe, before going on to play the lead character in
the 1985 comedy Real Genius. He turned down roles in Dune and Blue Velvet,[15] before being cast as
Naval Aviator "Iceman" in the big budget action film Top Gun, alongside Tom Cruise. Top Gun grossed
a total of $344,700,000 worldwide.[16] Following roles in the television films The Murders in the Rue
Morgue and The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, Kilmer played "Madmartigan" in the fantasy Willow; he
met his future wife, co-star Joanne Whalley, on the film's set. Kilmer published a book of his poems,
"My Edens After Burns," in 1987, and starred in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of
Hamlet in 1988. He didn't want to do Hamlet but because of contract obligations he had no choice. In
1989, Kilmer played the lead in both Kill Me Again, again opposite Whalley, and the first for TNT's
Billy the Kid.
1990s
After several delays, director Oliver Stone finally started production on the film, The Doors, based on
the popular band of the same name. Kilmer allegedly memorized the lyrics to all of lead singer Jim
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Morrison's songs prior to his audition, and sent a video of himself performing some Doors songs to
director Stone, which Oliver Stone actually claims was detrimental to his audition. After Kilmer was
cast as Morrison, he prepared for the role by attending Doors tribute concerts and reading Morrison's
poetry.[17] He spent close to a year before production dressing in Morrison-like clothes, and spent time
at Morrison's old hangouts along the Sunset Strip. His portrayal of Morrison was praised and real
members of The Doors noted that Kilmer did such a convincing job that they had trouble distinguishing
his voice from Morrison's. However, Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, did not share the same
enthusiasm of how Morrison was portrayed by director Oliver Stone's interpretation. In the early 1990s,
Kilmer starred in the mystery thriller Thunderheart, action comedy The Real McCoy and again teamed
with Top Gun director Tony Scott to play Elvis in True Romance, which was written by Quentin
Tarantino.
In 1993, Kilmer played Doc Holliday in the western Tombstone alongside Kurt Russell, in what some
say is one of Kilmer's finest performances. 1995 saw Kilmer star in Wings of Courage, a 3D IMAX film,
and in one of his biggest roles, playing Batman in the big budget Batman Forever, which also starred
Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey and Nicole Kidman. The film was a success at the box office,[18] despite
receiving mixed reviews.[19] That same year, Kilmer starred opposite Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in
Heat, which is now considered one of the best crime/drama films of the 1990s.[20] In 1996, he appeared
in a largely unknown film, Dead Girl, and starred alongside Marlon Brando in the poorly received[21]
The Island of Dr Moreau. That year, Kilmer starred alongside Michael Douglas in the thriller The Ghost
& the Darkness. The next year he played Simon Templar in the popular action film, The Saint. In 1998,
he lent his voice to the animated film The Prince of Egypt, before starring in the independent film Joe
the King (1999) and playing a blind man in the drama/romance At First Sight, which he described as of
then, the hardest role he had ever had.[22]
Batman
In December 1993, Batman Forever director Joel Schumacher had
seen Tombstone, and was most impressed with Kilmer's performance
as Doc Holliday. Schumacher felt for him to be perfect for the role of
the Caped Crusader, though at the time, the role was still Michael
Keaton's.[24]
In July 1994, Michael Keaton decided not to return for a third
Batman film after 1992's Batman Returns,[25] due to "creative
differences."[24] Joel Schumacher supported Keaton's reason, saying
"some people don't want to play superheroes the rest of their life.
Even Sean Connery left James Bond." William Baldwin (who
previously worked with Schumacher on Flatliners) was reported to
be a top contender, though just days after Keaton dropped out, Kilmer
was cast.[25] Kilmer took the role without even knowing who the new
[23]
Val Kilmer as Batman .
director was and without reading the script (possibly thinking Tim
Burton was still set to direct).[24] Kilmer first learned that he was
offered the role of Batman while he was literally in a bat cave in Africa, doing research for The Ghost
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and the Darkness (1996).
In February 1996, Kilmer decided not to return for a sequel (1997's Batman & Robin with George
Clooney replacing Kilmer), feeling (much as Michael Keaton had when he vacated the role) that Batman
was being marginalized in favor of the villains. [26] Kilmer went on to do The Saint with a salary of $6
million (triple the amount of his contract for Batman Forever). [26] When asked why he didn't return for
a fourth installment, Kilmer said he liked the characterization of Simon Templar better than Bruce
Wayne. Kilmer commented "Simon is a literary character who uses his wit, and not violence. Batman is
a real screwed-up guy who has hustled an entire city, and now he's running around in a cape. What's it
all about?"
Batman co-creator Bob Kane said he felt Kilmer was the best actor to portray Batman.
2000s
Kilmer's first role in 2000 was in the big budget Warner Bros. box office disaster[27] Red Planet. That
same year, he had a supporting role in the film Pollock and hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time.
During his SNL hosting, he spoofed his role from Top Gun in a skit titled "Iceman: The Later Years", in
which he is now out of the Navy and in training with a civilian airliner, however he is unable to fathom
that his airline co-pilots are not as gung-ho as his Navy comrades. Kilmer's skit was also a joke that
many retired fighter pilots are only able to find work as airline pilots. In 2002, he starred in the thriller
The Salton Sea, which was generally well-reviewed,[28] but received only a limited release.[29] The
same year, he teamed with his True Romance co-star, Christian Slater, and the two starred in the low
budget film, Hard Cash, also known as Run for the Money.
In 2003, Kilmer starred alongside Kate Bosworth in the drama/thriller Wonderland, as well as appearing
in The Missing, where he again worked with Willow director Ron Howard. The next year, he starred in
Spartan, where he played a United States government secret agent who is assigned the task of rescuing
the kidnapped daughter of the President. He received Delta Force-like training in preparation for the
role.[30] Subsequently, he had a role in the drama, Stateside, and starred in the thriller Mindhunters,
which was filmed in 2003 but not released until 2005. Kilmer next appeared in the big budget Oliver
Stone production, Alexander, which received mixed reviews.[31] Also in 2004, Kilmer returned to the
theatre to play Moses in a Los Angeles musical production of The Ten Commandments: The Musical,
produced by BCBG founder Max Azria.[32] The poorly received production played at the Kodak Theater
in Hollywood. Kilmer had previously played Moses in the animated film The Prince of Egypt.
Kilmer was in negotiations with Richard Dutcher (a leading director of Mormon-related films) to play
the lead role in a film entitled Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith, although the project never
materialized.[33] Kilmer performed in The Postman Always Rings Twice on the London stage from June
to September 2005.[34] In 2005, he co-starred with Robert Downey Jr in the action-comedy film Kiss
Kiss, Bang Bang. His performance was praised and the film was well reviewed,[35] but the film received
only a limited release.[36] It later won the award as "Overlooked Film of the Year" from the Phoenix
Film Critics Society. In 2006, he reunited with director Tony Scott a third time for a supporting role
opposite Denzel Washington in the box-office hit Deja Vu. In 2007, he guest-starred in hit TV series
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Numb3rs episode "Trust Metric" as torture expert Mason Lancer.
He was also offered a role with the working title Lewis and Clark opposite Bill Pullman but funding did
not materialize and production never started.
He was working on writing the movie about the life of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Christian
Science church in 2005.[7]
In 2007, Kilmer starred alongside Stephen Dorff in the Sony and Stage 6 film Felon. The film was given
only a limited theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles in 2008, but it developed into a success
secondary to positive word of mouth on DVD and pay per view where it more than quadrupled it's
production budget.
In 2008, Kilmer starred alongside Nicolas Cage in the Werner Herzog film Bad Lieutenant as well as
appearing in Streets of Blood alongside Curtis Jackson. Both films are set for a theatrical release in 2009.
He is the voice of KITT for the Knight Rider TV pilot movie which aired on February 17, 2008 on NBC,
and reprised the role for the television series.
He is set to appear as the main antagonist "Mongoose" in a live TV series adaptation of the comic/video
game of XIII on NBC in 2009.
Personal life
He dated supermodel Cindy Crawford in the 1990s. They had a big fight over her hat advertising a bar
whose owner Kilmer disliked. He admitted that he was being unreasonable while Cindy was very
comfortable with advertising.[7]
Kilmer was married to Joanne Whalley, an actress and former lead singer of Cindy & the Saffrons, from
March 1988 to February 1996. The two met while working together on the film Willow.[37] They have
two children, daughter Mercedes, born in 1991, and son Jack, born in 1995.
Warwick Davis, Kilmer's co-star from the 1988 fantasy Willow, in his audio commentary for the film
described Kilmer as a very funny man and a hard working, dedicated actor. Kilmer is also an avid
musician, and released a CD in the fall of 2007, proceeds of which went to his charity interests.
Following their appearance together in Top Gun, Kilmer and co-star Tom Cruise reportedly have taken
their on-screen conflict off-screen. Reports have classified the two as holding a vitriolic hatred of one
another.[38] Kilmer even refused to participate in a charity beach volleyball game with Cruise on the
grounds that he was "dangerous".[38] In fact, during the volleyball scene in Top Gun, co-star Justin Buck
saved Kilmer from a nasty spike in the face from Cruise.
Other actors have also noted that he prepares for his roles extensively and meticulously, it is often done
to the chagrin of cast and crew. Kevin Jarre, the original director of Tombstone, said that Kilmer once
told him, "I have a reputation for being difficult. But only with stupid people."[39]
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Kilmer owns a huge ranch in New Mexico where he hunts, hikes, fishes, and raises buffalo.[7] Kilmer is
also involved with The Wildlife Center of New Mexico and assists in rescuing animals and releasing
them on his ranch.
He is rumored to be considering a run for Governor of New Mexico[40]. He made a large donation to
Ralph Nader's 2008 presidential campaign.[41]
Filmography
Year
Title
1984 Top Secret!
Nick Rivers
1985 Real Genius
Chris Knight
1985 One Too Many
Eric
1986
Top Gun
Lt. Tom 'Iceman'
Kazanski
The Murders in the
Rue Morgue
Phillipe Huron
1988 Willow
Other notes
Film Debut
Director
David Zucker, Jim
Abrahams, and Jerry
Zucker
Martha Coolidge
After School Special
Peter Horton
Tony Scott
TV film
Jeannot Szwarc
Madmartigan
Ron Howard
Billy the Kid
William Bonney
William Graham
Kill Me Again
Jack Andrews
John Dahl
1991 The Doors
Jim Morrison
Oliver Stone
1992 Thunderheart
Ray Levoi
Michael Apted
J.T. Barker
Russell Mulcahy
1989
The Real McCoy
1993 Tombstone
1995
1996
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Role
Doc Holliday
Based on a true story
George P. Cosmatos
True Romance
Mentor (Elvis)
Tony Scott
Batman Forever
Batman/Bruce
Wayne
Joel Schumacher
Heat
Chris Shiherlis
Michael Mann
Wings of Courage
Jean Mermoz
The Island of Dr
Moreau
Montgomery
The Ghost and the
Darkness
Col. John Henry
Patterson
IMAX Film
Jean-Jacques Annaud
John Frankenheimer
Based on a true story
Stephen Hopkins
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1997 The Saint
Simon Templar
1998 The Prince of Egypt
Moses/God
At First Sight
Virgil 'Virg'
Adamson
Irwin Winkler
Joe the King
Bob Henry
Frank Whaley
Pollock
Willem DeKooning
Ed Harris
Red Planet
Robby Gallagher
Antony Hoffman
The Salton Sea
Danny Parker/ Tom
Limited release
Van Allen
D. J. Caruso
Hard Cash
FBI Agent Mark C.
Cornell
Predrag Antonijevic
Wonderland
John Holmes
James Cox
The Missing
Lt. Jim Ducharme
Ron Howard
Frank Kavanaugh
Michael Haussman
Masked and
Anonymous
Animal Wrangler
Larry Charles
Entourage
The Sherpa
Spartan
Robert Scott
David Mamet
Staff Sergeant
Skeer
Reverge Anselmo
Alexander
Philip
Oliver Stone
George and the
Dragon
El Cabillo
Mindhunters
Jake Harris
Renny Harlin
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Perry Van
Shrike/"Gay Perry"
Shane Black
Summer Love
The Wanted Man
Piotr Uklanski
Moscow Zero
Andrey
María Lidón
10th & Wolf
Murtha
Robert Moresco
Played
Dillon
Sean Stanek
Déjà Vu
Agent Andrew
Pryzwarra
Tony Scott
1999
2000
2002
2003 Blind Horizon
2004 Stateside
2005
2006
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Phillip Noyce
Voice-over
Brenda Chapman
Steve Hickner
Episode: The Script and
Adam Bernstein
the Sherpa
uncredited
Tom Reeve
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The Ten
Commandments: The
Musical
Have Dreams, Will
2007 Travel
Numb3rs
2008
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Moses
Robert Iscove
Henderson
Brad Isaacs
Mason Lancer
Episode: Trust Metric
Comanche Moon
Inish Scull
TV mini-series based on
Simon Wincer
the book
Knight Rider
voice of KITT
(replaced Will
Arnett)
based on 1980s NBC
series Knight Rider
Steve Shill
Conspiracy
MacPherson
direct-to-video
Adam Marcus
Columbus Day
John
Charles Burmeister
Felon
John Smith
Ric Roman Waugh
Delgo
Bogardus (voice)
awaiting release
Marc F. Adler
2:22
Maz
awaiting release
Phillip Guzman
XIII
Mongoose
awaiting release; Based
on Belgian comic book Duane Clark
XIII
American Cowslip
Todd Inglebrink
post-production
Mark David
Bad Lieutenant: Port
of Call New Orleans
TBA
post-production
Werner Herzog
TBA
post-production
Charles Winkler
Dr. David Kruipen
post-production
Mark A. Lewis
post-production
Philippe Martinez
2009 Streets of Blood
The Thaw
The Steam Experiment Jimmy
Tony Scott
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External links
General
Kilmer's Official website (http://www.valekilmer.com/)
Kilmer's Official Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/valekilmer)
Val Kilmer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000174/) at the Internet Movie Database
Complete list of roles that Val Kilmer has turned down (http://www.notstarring.com/actors
/kilmer-val)
Interviews
Maxim Online interview (http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=7424&
src=jb38) (January, 2007)
Tom Green Live (http://tomgreen.com/ondemand/player.php?video=41) (November 6, 2006)
UGO interview (http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/spartan/) (March, 2004)
Deal Memo interview (http://www.dealmemo.com/Interview/Val_Kilmer_Salton_Sea.htm) (April
23, 2002)
Christian Science Sentinel interview (http://www.planetkilmer.com/movies/poe/cs_sentinel
/1.html) (January 11, 1999)
Preceded by
Michael Keaton
Actors to portray Batman
1995-1997
Succeeded by
George Clooney
Preceded by
Simon Dutton
Actors to portray Simon Templar
1997
Succeeded by
James Purefoy
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