Val Kilmer was born on December 31, 1959 in Los Angeles,
California.
Val's acting career began on stage, and he still participates
in theatre; he played HAMLET at the 1988 Colorado Shakespeare
Festival.
Kilmer's film debut was in the 1984 spoof TOP SECRET! (1984)
Val has played two more American legends, Elvis Presley,
in TRUE ROMANCE (1993), and Doc Holliday, in TOMBSTONE (1993).
Val Kilmer has played two legendary rock and roll musicians
- Jim Morrison and Elvis Presley.
In 1997 Val Kilmer was Ranked #62 in Empire (UK) magazine's
"The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. Kilmer is the
youngest student ever accepted into Juillard's Drama Dept.
While filming THE DOORS in 1991, Val Kilmer broke his arm
badly when he performed a jump from the stage into the crowd
Kilmer is the fifth actor to play Batman and he is the only
blonde actor to have played Bruce Wayne/Batman.
In the 1988's WILLOW, Val Kilmer does a variation on his
trademark of twirling objects - he twirls a sword during the
fight in the snow camp.
Kilmer co-authored the play HOW IT ALL BEGAN, performed at
the New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, in 1981.
Val Kilmer's other notable credits include...
