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Val Kilmer – The Saint, The Sinner

He owns Buffalo and is besties with 50 Cent, you’re going to want to get to know this man.

54-year-old Val Kilmer rose to stardom when he played Iceman in the 1986 hit, Top Gun. He was the first blonde to play Batman in 1995. He played Alexander the Great’s father, King Philip, in the 2004 biopic,Alexander.

There’s no doubt that Kilmer was born to act. He was quoted as saying about the film industry, "I was going to movies and watching TV, going to the theater a little bit. It was like, 'Wow, you could make a living doing this? Great! What could be better?' There isn't anything I could choose better." 

 Here are some fascinating trivia about the star

1. He lives on a ranch in New Mexico and owns several Buffalo. Woah! The man has Buffalo as pets. 

2. He visited Iraq briefly in April 1998 with AmeriCares, delivering supplies such as food, medicine and baby food. Aww, Kilmer is a softy.

3. He was in the Kalahari Desert in Africa doing research on witch doctors for a story he was writing when he was offered the Batman Forever (1995) role. 

4. During the filming of Streets of Blood (2009), 50 Cent and Kilmer became good friends. The two actors bonded over their love of vintage cars and Fiddy stunned Kilmer by giving him the keys of a 1965 Chevy Impala which the singer-turned-actor purchased for $100,000. Wait, what? 

Don’t miss Val Kilmer in the action thriller, The Saint on Friday 14th Feb at 8:30PM.

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In 1997 he played Simon Templar in <i>The Saint</i>
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The 1986 classic <i>Top Gun</i>, where Kilmer rose to fame for his role as Iceman
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Val was <i>Billy The Kid</i in 1989
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He played Bruce Wayne (Batman) in the 1995 <i>Batman Forever</i>
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<i>Heat</i> was released in 1995 too, where he played Chris Shiherils
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In 2004 he stared in the epic adventure flick, <i>Spartan</i> where he played Scott
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He was cast as the father of Alexander the Great, King Philip in the epic biopic, <i>Alexander</i> in 2004 as well
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Val was Gay Perry in the quirky action thriller <i>Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang</i>
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He starred alongside Denzel Washington as Agent Pryzwarra in the action flick, <i>Déjà Vu</i> in 2006
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<i>Felon</i> was released in 2008 where he played John Smith
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