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Why Val Kilmer walked off first acting job at age 13 over a cheeseburger

Val Kilmer 's path to becoming a Hollywood icon and the youngest person accepted to Juilliard School's drama program had a rocky beginning.

Val Kilmer's path to becoming a Hollywood icon and the youngest person accepted to Juilliard School's drama program, at the time, had a rocky beginning. Before landing roles in Top Gun and Batman Forever, the late star, who died at age 65, earlier this month, booked a commercial that he 'never' ended up appearing in. While reflecting on his first professional acting job, at just 13, the Los Angeles native revealed he was unwilling to compromise his artistic integrity on set (pictured in his 1975 high school year book)

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