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How Val Kilmer's voice changed after throat cancer left him using voice box and 'plugging hole in throat' to talk
The Hollywood legend - who died from pneumonia on Tuesday after a long health battle - was diagnosed with throat cancer after coughing up blood in 2014.
The cancer caused his tongue to swell and after the surgeries, Kilmer had to put a finger to the aperture in his throat to speak using an electronic voice box (pictured in his documentary Val) He was famed for his role as Iceman in the 1986 smash hit original Top Gun and lead star Tom Cruise, 62, rallied to make sure Kilmer could return as his on-screen rival. He was famed for his role as Iceman in the 1986 smash hit original Top Gun movie (pictured) and lead star Tom Cruise, 62, rallied to make sure Kilmer could return as his on-screen rival
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