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From Wikipedia:

Death and remembrances
Kilmer died of pneumonia in Los Angeles on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65. Upon his death filmmaker Michael Mann wrote, "While working with Val on Heat I always marvelled at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val’s possessing and expressing character. After so many years of Val battling disease and maintaining his spirit, this is tremendously sad news". Director Francis Ford Coppola wrote, "He was a wonderful person to work with and a joy to know — I will always remember him". Numerous members of the entertainment industry also paid tribute to Kilmer including Ron Howard, Josh Brolin, Nicolas Cage, Cher, James Woods, Matthew Modine, Michelle Monaghan, David Thewlis, and Richard Roeper.

Health problems and illness
In January 2015, Kilmer was hospitalized for what his representative said were tests for a possible tumor. Kilmer stated on social media, "I have not had a tumor, or tumor operations [sic], or any operation. I had a complication where the best way to receive care was to stay under the watchful eye of the UCLA ICU."

After previously denying persistent rumors that he had been diagnosed with cancer, Kilmer said in April 2017 that he had experienced a "healing of cancer." In December 2017, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Kilmer had endured a "two-year battle with throat cancer" and that "a procedure on his trachea has reduced his voice to a rasp and rendered him short of breath." To speak, Kilmer plugged an electric voice box into his trachea.

Initially reluctant to seek medical treatment due to his Christian Science beliefs, Kilmer ultimately underwent chemotherapy and two tracheotomies. Kilmer reported in 2020 that he had been cancer-free for four years but continued to struggle with medical treatments, including the use of a feeding tube.

In 2021, he collaborated with Sonantic, a London-based software company, to digitally recreate his voice using AI and archived recordings. More than 40 vocal models were created to find the closest match for future projects.For the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick, director Joseph Kosinski stated that, despite reports to the contrary, they did not use Sonantic's AI technology in the film. Instead, Kilmer's actual voice was digitally altered for clarity.

[Pyramid_Head]

He went through a lot of shit towards the end of his life. I hope he's at peace, poor guy.

[Mr.NoCredit]

He’s a very loved person. I enjoyed him a lot over the years. Thankful for his contributions to our entertainment! Thanks Val! You’ll be sorely missed.

[pokerplay]

Now the only thing colder than Rachel zeglers career is Val Kilmer. Sad times.

[OmniJackal]

He was my huckleberry :’(