Get the latest gossip

Val Kilmer's heartbreaking tragedy that struck his family when he was a teenager and inspired an acting role


Val Kilmer's family suffered a horrific tragedy when he was just 17 years old which the actor previously revealed inspired one of his acting roles.

Val Kilmer 's family suffered a horrific tragedy when he was just 17 years old which the actor previously revealed inspired one of his acting roles (pictured in 2005) The No Country For Old Men star who shared a throwback photo of the two actors grinning ear-to-ear sometime prior to an emergency tracheotomy Kilmer had in 2014 after his throat cancer was discovered. The comic actor and filmmaker Jorma Taccone, who is part of The Lonely Island with Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer, simply wrote 'love you, Val' in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Get the Android app

Or read this on Daily Mail

Read more on:

Photo of Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Related news:

News photo

Val Kilmer’s Career in Photos: From ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Batman Forever’ and More

News photo

Val Kilmer's touching bond with Tom Cruise after pair reunited 36 years since first starring together in 1986's Top Gun in emotional moment

News photo

A look back at some of Val Kilmer's most prominent roles – video