The Liberty Daily 
Actor Val Kilmer has died at 65.
The popular actor who brought amazing characters to life through a long career has been battling throat cancer for over a decade. According to Trending Politics:
Kilmer died in Los Angeles due to complications from pneumonia late Tuesday night, according to his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer. The actor was previously diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but was able to cover, Mercedes added.
A Los Angeles native, Kilmer studied acting at a young age and racked up several stage credits before beginning his film career in the mid-1980’s. After turning down a role in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 classic “The Outsiders” due to theater obligations, he received his first major breakthrough when starring in the 1984 Cold War era parody “Top Secret.”
After turning down another role in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet,” he was cast as naval aviator “Iceman” in the 1986 box office behemoth “Top Gun,” in which Kilmer starred alongside Tom Cruise. The film was an instant box office hit and became the highest grossing film of 1986, pulling in $353.8 million worldwide.
