Occupation: Actor
Date of Birth: December 31, 1959
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, Calif., USA
Sign: Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Aquarius
Relations: Ex-wife: Joanne Whalley-Kilmer; kids: Mercedes, Jack
Education: Juilliard

Facts about Val Kilmer:

Attended Chatsworth High School with Kevin Spacey and Mare Winningham.

(October 1997) Ranked #62 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

(1996) Dated Cindy Crawford.

Co-authored play "How It All Began", performed at the New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, in 1981.

Author of a volume of poetry (1988).

Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, in 1981.

Youngest student ever accepted into Juillard's Drama Dept. (Only 30 applicants are accepted).

Father of daughter Mercedes (1992) and son Jack (1995).

Distant cousin of Joyce Kilmer.

(1977) Graduated from Chatsworth High, CA.

Wrote poetry for Michelle Pfeiffer.

 

Personal quotes:

"Part of the beauty of doing a story about a famous drunk is that it gives you the chance to say, "DON'T DO THIS," in real big letters."
— Val Kilmer, on playing Jim Morrison