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Val Kilmer

Age: 49
Height: 6'

Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Born: Dec. 31st, 1959

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Val Kilmer's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Knight Rider	K.I.T.T.
XIII: The Conspiracy (CA)	La Mangouste
Comanche Moon	Inish Scull
XIII	La Mangouste
The Money Programme (UK)	Val Kilmer

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Born in Los Angeles, California. Studied at Hollywood's Professional's School and, in his teens, entered Juilliard's drama program. His professional acting career began on stage, and he still participates in theater; he played Hamlet at the 1988 Colorado Shakespeare Festival. His film debut was in the 1984 spoof Top Secret! (1984), wherein he starred as blond rock idol Nick Rivers. He was in a number of films throughout the 1980s, including the 1986 smash Top Gun (1986). Despite his obvious talent and range, it wasn't until his astonishingly believable performance as Jim Morrison (I) in Oliver Stone (I)'s The Doors (1991) that the world sat up and took notice. Kilmer again put his good baritone to use in the movie, performing all of the concert pieces. Since then, he has played two more American legends, Elvis Presley in True Romance (1993) and Doc Holliday in Tombstone (1993). In July 1994, it was announced that Kilmer would be taking over the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne from Michael Keaton.

TRIVIA:

'Oliver Stone (I)' (qv) once considered him for the role of Alexander the Great in his long-delayed _Alexander (2004)_ (qv) project. Kilmer plays the father of Alexander, King Philip, opposite 'Colin Farrell (I)' (qv) in the Alexander role instead.
During the filming of Streets of Blood, 50 Cent became good friends with Val Kilmer. The two actors bonded over their love of vintage cars and 50 Cent stunned Kilmer by giving him the keys of a 1965 Chevy Impala which the singer-turned-actor purchased for $100,000.
Loves buffalo and owns several on his ranch in New Mexico.
Admits in interviews that he is a horrible cook.
To date (2007), he has appeared in one Tony Scott film per decade, for three decades. First was Top Gun in 1986, then True Romance in 1993, and then Deja Vu in 2006.
Born to Eugene Kilmer and his wife, Gladys Ekstadt.
His family has Scottish, Irish, Sephardic Jewish, Cherokee Native American (from a paternal great-grandmother), Swedish, German and distant Mongolian ancestry.
Favorite band is 'Rage Against the Machine' (qv).