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Classify Hollywood Actor Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor.
Originally a stage actor, Kilmer's notable film roles include
Top Secret! (1984), then the cult classic Real Genius (1985),
military action film Top Gun (1986),
fantasy film Willow (1988),
Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991),
Doc Holliday in Tombstone (1993),
armed robber Chris Shiherlis in Heat (1995),
Bruce Wayne / Batman in Batman Forever (1995),
Simon Templar in The Saint (1997),
astronaut Robby Gallagher in Red Planet (2000),
and a meth-using informant in The Salton Sea (2002).
Kilmer was born December 31, 1959, in Los Angeles,
the son of Gladys Swanette (née Ekstadt) and Eugene Dorris Kilmer,
an aerospace equipment distributor and real estate developer.
His mother was of Swedish descent.
His father's ancestry included English, Scots-Irish, French and German.
His parents divorced in 1968 when he was 8 years old.
Kilmer's grandfather was a gold miner in New Mexico,
near the border with Arizona.
In 1977 Kilmer's younger brother Wesley drowned
In a swimming pool at age 15; their father died in 1993.
On May 5, 2012, Kilmer was awarded
an honorary doctorate of Fine Arts from William Woods University.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Kilmer
'For his role as Jim Morrison in The Doors movie,
Val learned 50 Doors songs.
He sang the songs so well that the original band members
couldn't tell if it was Jim or Val singing.'
'Val had to undergo therapy after making the movie in order to get himself
out of the character and deep mindset of Jim Morrison.'
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Originally Posted by Mortimer
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