Inside Val Kilmer's battle with throat cancer
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The death of actor and leading man Val Kilmer is a stark reminder of how one of the most common lung infections in the country can turn deadly.
"Val will be greatly missed, but his legacy will live on forever in the films and performances he so brilliantly shared with us," Michael Douglas wrote in his tribute to Val Kilmer.
American actor Val Kilmer, who starred in films such as "Top Gun," "The Doors", "Tombstone" and "Batman Forever" while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy for his intensity and temperament, has died at age 65.
Michael Mann, Josh Brolin, Josh Gad, Richard Roeper and Bill Simmons, were among the entertainment industry figures who paid tribute to Val Kilmer on Tuesday after news of his death was announced.
April 2 (UPI) -- Hollywood is mourning the death of Top Gun and Willow star Val Kilmer at the age of 65. Kilmer's cause of death Tuesday was pneumonia, according to his daughter Mercedes. He had battled throat cancer, which robbed him of his voice, for more than a decade.
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