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Val Kilmer
Actor
Born December 31, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States (1959–2025)·d. April 1, 2025 (aged 66)
Val Kilmer is an American actor of remarkable range whose chameleonic performances across cinema, stage, and voice work have established him as one of Hollywood's most intellectually restless and technically accomplished performers.
6 Signature Roles2 Principal Houses
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Career Trajectory
A Juilliard-trained actor who balanced classical theatrical training with Hollywood stardom, Val Kilmer built a career on intellectual rigor and technical mastery, moving seamlessly between transformative biographical roles and genre work. His performances in The Doors and Heat established him as an actor of uncommon depth and precision, while his voice work and later return to cinema after overcoming throat cancer demonstrated an artist committed to artistic challenge over commercial calculation.
Career Highlight
Starred as Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991)
At a Glance
- Voice
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1959 · Los Angeles, California, United States
- Active since
- 1991
Training & Education
Juilliard School
Principal Houses
Engagements
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Career Arc
A chronological journey through key moments
1959Born in Los Angeles, California, United States
1991Starred as Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991)
2025Died
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