On December 31, 1959, Val Edward Kilmer, an American actor who began his career on the stage, was born. Kilmer, the second of his parents’ three boys, was born and reared in Los Angeles, California.
In 1981, Kilmer began his acting career, and he is still active today. He gained notoriety for his roles in the comedies “Top Secret” (1984), “Real Genius” (1985), “Top Gun” (1986), and “Willow” (1988). In 1988, Kilmer wed Joanne Whalley; however, the couple later got divorced in February 1996. During the production of the movie “Willow,” the two met.
Val Kilmer parents: Meet Eugene Kilmer, Gladys Kilmer
Eugene Dorris Kilmer and Gladys Swanette Kilmer are American citizens who gave birth to Val Kilmer. A businessman and developer of real estate, Eugene D. Kilmer. On October 21, 1956, he wed Gladys in Los Angeles, but they later divorced. At age 71, Eugene Kilmer passed away from cancer in his Chatsworth residence.
Val Kilmer’s mother, Gladys Swanette Kilmer, was born in Gary, Indiana, on April 11, 1928. She was a real estate developer and a distributor of airplane equipment.
She died in Wickenburg, Arizona, in 2019 at the age of 91.
