Val Kilmer
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Val Kilmer‘s explanation for dying has been revealed … the legendary actor died from pneumonia, TMZ has discovered.
TMZ has obtained the dying certificates launched by the Los Angeles County Division of Well being. Kilmer’s instant explanation for dying has been confirmed as pneumonia. Underlying causes listed on the dying certificates are acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, continual respiratory failure, and squamous cell carcinoma of the bottom of the tongue.
Different contributing elements embody malnutrition, and a tracheocutaneous fistula. We have additionally discovered he was cremated on April 7.
Kilmer’s daughter instructed the New York Instances he handed away on April 1 after battling pneumonia.
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Kilmer had been coping with severe well being points for years — after a throat most cancers battle in 2015, he misplaced a lot of his voice. By the point of his closing movie function, “Top Gun: Maverick,” which got here out in 2022, that they had to make use of A.I. to recreate his voice.
TMZ additionally discovered his well being obtained more and more dangerous in his closing years — Kilmer was bedridden for months earlier than he died.
Tributes got here flooding in after his dying was introduced — with legends like Francis Ford Coppola, Cher, Jim Carrey and extra paying their respects. Tom Cruise held a second of silence for his “Top Gun” costar at CinemaCon.
Kilmer was 65.
RIP
