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Kilmer declined a role in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s 1983 film ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]'', as he had prior theater commitments.<ref name="outsiders">{{cite news |newspaper=The Irish Times |title=Val finds his voice |url=http://www.planetkilmer.com/discus/messages/407/1055.html?921547260 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311122221/http://www.planetkilmer.com/discus/messages/407/1055.html?921547260 |archive-date=March 11, 2005 |access-date=October 24, 2009 |date=December 19, 1998 |last1=Dening |first1=Penelope |quote=I turned down a role in The Outsiders, because I was doing Shakespeare at the time and I thought it was right to stay with the play. I don't think I would have made the same choice now. Because great careers came out of that. Tom Cruise and a whole bunch of actors.}}</ref> In 1983, he appeared off Broadway in ''[[The Slab Boys Trilogy|The Slab Boys]]'' with [[Kevin Bacon]], [[Sean Penn]], and [[Jackie Earle Haley]]. That same year, his first off-stage acting role (excluding television commercials) came in the form of an episode of ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' called ''One Too Many'', which was an educational drama on drinking and driving;<ref name="onetoo">{{cite web |publisher=RetroJunk |title=Val Kilmer |url=http://www.retrojunk.com/details_person/4/ |access-date=May 11, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212092335/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_person/4/ |archive-date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref> it also starred a young [[Michelle Pfeiffer]]. Also in 1983, Kilmer self-published a collection of his own poetry entitled ''My Edens After Burns,'' that included poems inspired by his time with Pfeiffer. The book of poems is difficult to obtain and expensive; known second-hand copies cost $300 and up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookride.com/2007/02/my-edens-after-burns-val-kilmer.html|title=Bookride|author=Bookride|access-date=September 23, 2012|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019091717/http://www.bookride.com/2007/02/my-edens-after-burns-val-kilmer.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thespiannet.com/actors/K/kilmer_val/index.shtml|title=VAL KILMER at THESPIAN NET|author=K. Kamarauskas}}</ref><ref name="movies.yahoo.com">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/val-kilmer/|title=Val Kilmer|work=Yahoo Movies}}</ref>
His big break came when he received top billing in the comedy spoof of spy movies ''[[Top Secret!]]'', in which he played an American rock and roll star. Kilmer sang all the songs in the film and released an album under the film character's name, "Nick Rivers".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.moviestalk.com/legendary-actors-and-actresses-revisited-val-kilmer/|title=Legendary Actors And Actresses Revisited – Val Kilmer – Movies Talk|date=September 11, 2015|work=Movies Talk|access-date=July 19, 2017}}</ref>
During a brief hiatus, he backpacked throughout Europe before going on to play the lead character in the 1985 comedy ''[[Real Genius]]''. He turned down a role in [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]''<ref name="velvet">{{cite web |publisher=ContactMusic |title=Kilmer's Regret over Early Decisions |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/kilmers%20regret%20over%20early%20decisions |access-date=May 11, 2006|date=November 2, 2005 }}</ref> before being cast as naval aviator "Iceman" in the action film ''[[Top Gun]]'' alongside [[Tom Cruise]]. ''Top Gun'' grossed a total of over $344 million worldwide and made Kilmer a major star.<ref name="tgun">{{cite web |publisher=The Numbers.com |title=Top Gun |url=https://the-numbers.com/movies/1986/0TGUN.html |access-date=May 11, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051204002034/http://the-numbers.com/movies/1986/0TGUN.html<!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = December 4, 2005}}</ref> Following roles in the television films ''[[The Murders in the Rue Morgue]]'' and ''The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains,'' Kilmer portrayed Madmartigan in the fantasy ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]];'' he met his future wife, co-star [[Joanne Whalley]], on the film's set. Kilmer starred in the [[Colorado Shakespeare Festival]] production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' in 1988. In 1989, Kilmer played the lead in both ''[[Kill Me Again]]'', again opposite Whalley, and in [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]'s ''[[Billy the Kid (1989 film)|Billy the Kid]]''.
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=== Health ===
In January 2015, Kilmer was hospitalized for what his representative said were tests for a possible tumor. Kilmer said on social media, "I have not had a tumor, or a 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 Medical Center, Santa Monica|UCLA]] ICU."<ref name="health">{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2015 |title=Val Kilmer Hospitalized For Throat Tumor |url=https://tmz.com/2015/01/30/val-kilmer-hospitalized-tumor-throat-bleeding/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916185530/http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/30/val-kilmer-hospitalized-tumor-throat-bleeding/ |archive-date=September 16, 2016 |access-date=October 31, 2016 |publisher=[[TMZ.com]]}}</ref> After previously denying persistent rumors that he had been diagnosed with cancer, Kilmer said in April 2017 that he had experienced a "[[Remission (medicine)|healing of cancer]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knapp |first=JD |date=April 30, 2017 |title=Val Kilmer Confirms Cancer Rumors, Says He's in 'Healing' Stages |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/val-kilmer-confirms-cancer-rumors-says-healing-reddit-michael-douglas-1202404289/ |access-date=May 1, 2017 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-05-06 |title=What Happened to Val Kilmer? He's Just Starting to Figure It Out. |work=[[NYTimes]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/magazine/val-kilmer.html}}</ref> In December 2017, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' revealed that Kilmer had gone through a "two-year battle with [[Laryngeal cancer|throat cancer]]" and that "a procedure on his [[trachea]] has reduced his voice to a rasp and rendered him short of breath". In order to speak, Kilmer plugs an electric voice box in his trachea.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Abramovitch |first=Seth |date=December 20, 2017 |title=Val Kilmer Opens Up About Battling Cancer and His Kids' Showbiz Ambitions |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/val-kilmer-opens-up-battling-cancer-his-kids-showbiz-ambitions-1068733 |access-date=December 21, 2017 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Although initially reluctant to start medical treatment
Kilmer reported in 2020 that he had been cancer-free for four years, but he detailed ongoing struggles with medical treatments including the use of a [[feeding tube]] to eat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=EDT |first=Marina Watts On 8/4/20 at 12:48 PM |date=August 4, 2020 |title=Here's what Val Kilmer has said about his cancer struggles so far |url=https://www.newsweek.com/heres-what-val-kilmer-has-said-about-his-cancer-struggles-so-far-1522687 |website=Newsweek}}</ref> In 2021, Kilmer worked with Sonantic, a London-based software company, to digitally recreate his voice using [[artificial intelligence|AI technology]] and archived audio recordings of his voice.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Etienne Vanessa |date=August 19, 2021 |title=Val Kilmer Gets His Voice Back for Top Gun:Maverick after Throat Cancer Battle Using AI Technology: Hear the Results |url=https://people.com/movies/val-kilmer-gets-his-voice-back-after-throat-cancer-battle-using-ai-technology-hear-the-results/ |magazine=People.com |access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref> Over 40 vocal models were generated to find the closest match, which could then be used in future projects.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mello-Klein |first=Cody |date=June 7, 2022 |title=How A.I. Helped Val Kilmer Get His Voice Back For 'Top Gun: Maverick' |publisher=Northeastern University |url=https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/06/07/a-i-clones-val-kilmers-voice-in-top-gun/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805064053/https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/06/07/a-i-clones-val-kilmers-voice-in-top-gun/ |archive-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Krstic |first=Zee |date=June 12, 2022 |title='Top Gun' Star Val Kilmer on His Health, Cancer Recovery and Losing His Speaking Voice |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a40246231/val-kilmer-cancer-health-in-his-own-words/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701065148/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a40246231/val-kilmer-cancer-health-in-his-own-words/ |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Good Housekeeping}}</ref> For the 2022 film ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'', director [[Joseph Kosinski]] said that, despite reports to the contrary, they did not use Sonantic's AI technology in the film, and instead used Kilmer's actual voice, although it was digitally altered for clarity.<ref name="KilmerVoiceAltered">{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |date=August 22, 2022 |title='Top Gun' secrets: Why Tom Cruise's love scene isn't steamy and Val Kilmer's voice didn't need A.I. |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/08/22/top-gun-maverick-tom-cruise-bedroom-scene-val-kilmer-voice/7838688001/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823025425/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/08/22/top-gun-maverick-tom-cruise-bedroom-scene-val-kilmer-voice/7838688001/ |archive-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref>
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