Val Kilmer’s family breaks silence following his death at the age of 65

The recent Val KilmerA family break their silence following his death.

“Thanks for honoring the memory of our wonderful father,” the Batman forever Star family said in a statement Thursday, April 3, to People.

“We are so proud of him and an honor to see his legacy celebrated. At this time, we would like to mourn private,” the statement continued.

Cone died of pneumonia on Tuesday, April 1At the age of 65, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmerconfirmed to The New York Times. Said he had previously been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but later recovered.

Kilmer has been survived by Mercedes, 33, and son, Jack29, who shared with ex-wife Joanne Whalley. (The couple were married between 1988 and 1996.)

Is best known for his roles in Batman forever and A top gunKilmer is dearly remembered by Hollywood stars, including his friend Longtime Tom Cruise.

Cruise, 62, Paid tribute to his A top gun costume During appearance at Cinemacon in Las Vegas on Thursday.

“I would like to honor me a dear friend, Val Kilmer, for a moment. I can’t tell you how much I admired his work,” he said.

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Hollywood stars mourn the death of Val Kilmer. The best gun actor from pneumonia died on Tuesday, April 1, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told The New York Times. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015 and appeared in a documentary in July 2021 for his life, under the title Val, which showed him the need to breathe (…)

The actor asked the audience to join him in a moment of silence: “If we all take a moment to remember the amazing time we had with him – let’s take just a moment.” He finished, “I wish you well on your next journey.”

Cruising and Kilmer famously portrayed Pete’s competitive fighter pilots “Maverick” Mitchell and Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the sweeping film of 1986 A top gun. Thirty years later, Kilmer made Gameo in the 2022 sequence, Top Gun: MaverickVengeance on his role alongside cruise in his final on -screen performance.

In February 2023, cruise reflect on his meaningful reunion with Kilmer.

“I want to say that’s pretty emotional,” Cruise remembered during appearance Jimmy Kimmel alive at the time. “I’ve known Val for decades, and came back and played that character… he’s such a powerful actor that he becomes that character for again.”

Kilmer, for his part People In 2022 there was a revenge on the role of Iceman “as being reunited with a long-lost friend.”

“The characters never really disappear,” he added. “They live on in deep freezing. If you forgive the pound.”