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Batman and Top Gun star Val Kilmer dies aged 65-Liam Coleman and Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014.
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Val Kilmer, star of films including Top Gun and Batman, has died at the age of 65.
The legendary US actor rose to fame after starring in the 1986 Tom Cruise action film and later played Batman in 1995’s Batman Forever.
His daughter Mercedes said Kilmer had died from pneumonia in a statement to the New York Times.
Hollywood stars have paid tribute to Kilmer, including The Goonies and No Country for Old Men actor, Josh Brolin.
In an Instagram post, the 57-year-old actor said he was going to miss his ‘pal.’
‘You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker,’ Brolin wrote.
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‘There’s not a lot left of those. I hope to see you up there in the heavens when I eventually get there. Until then, amazing memories, lovely thoughts.’
Frozen star Josh Gad also shared on Instagram: ‘RIP Val Kilmer. Thank you for defining so many of the movies of my childhood. You truly were an icon.’
Kilmer married Joan Whalley in 1988, who he met while working on the film Willow.
The couple had two children before divorcing in 1996.
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