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Val Kilmer’s Family Speaks Out After Actor’s Death: ‘Honored to See His Legacy Celebrated’


Val Kilmer’s family issued a statement Thursday thanking the public for celebrating the actor’s legacy following his death earlier this week.

Val Kilmer ’s family issued a statement Thursday thanking the public for celebrating the actor’s legacy following his death earlier this week at the age of 65. Following Kilmer’s death from pneumonia on Tuesday, there has been an outpouring of tributes to The Doors actor from his Hollywood peers and co-stars, including Josh Brolin, Cher, and Jim Carrey, who said of his B atman Forever co-star, “I’m remembering Val Kilmer today with great admiration for him as a man and as a generational talent who left us an enviable legacy of indelible acting performances. On Thursday at Las Vegas’ CinemaCon, Tom Cruise, who appeared alongside Kilmer in a pair of Top Gun films, led a moment of silence for the late actor.

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