
The film allowed the actor to show off another talent, as his own singing voice was recorded for the soundtrack. Films 'Top Gun,' 'The Doors'Īfter performing on stage in New York, in 1984, Val Kilmer made his film debut in the spy spoof Top Secret! After a string of supporting parts, including the roommate in Real Genius (1985) and "Iceman" in Top Gun (1986), he received his breakthrough role in 1991 as rock icon Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's The Doors. He later attended the Hollywood Professional School and the Juilliard School in New York City, where he was the youngest student to be accepted to the drama division.

The son of an aerospace equipment distributor and real estate developer, Kilmer began acting in high school with friend Kevin Spacey. Val Edward Kilmer was born on December 31, 1959, in Los Angeles, California. After Batman Forever and a string of unmemorable films, he lent his voice to the animated film The Prince of Egypt and later starred in The Salton Sea. After a string of supporting parts, including "Ice Man" in Top Gun, Kilmer received his breakthrough role in 1991 as rock icon Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's The Doors. Born in 1959 in Los Angeles, California, Val Kilmer made his film debut in the spy spoof Top Secret! in 1984.
