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Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with ''Top Secret!'' (1984), then the cult classic ''Real Genius'' (1985), as well as the blockbuster action film ''Top Gun'' (1986) and the swords and sorcery fantasy film ''Willow'' (1988). Some of his other notable film roles include Jim Morrison in ''The Doors'' (1991), Doc Holliday in ''Tombstone'' (1993), armed robber Chris Shiherlis in ''Heat'' (1995), Bruce Wayne / Batman in ''Batman Forever'' (1995), Simon Templar in ''The Saint'' (1997), astronaut Robby Gallagher in ''Red Planet'' (2000), and a meth-using informant in ''The Salton Sea'' (2002). ==Early life and education== Kilmer was born in Los Angeles, California,〔According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.valekilmer.com/bio.html )〕 the son of Gladys ( Ekstadt) and Eugene Kilmer, an aerospace equipment distributor and real estate developer.〔 He grew up in the San Fernando Valley with his two siblings, older brother Mark and younger brother Wesley (1962–1977), who died at 15 due to an epileptic seizure in a swimming pool. His parents divorced when he was nine years old. His father died while Val was filming ''Tombstone''. Kilmer's grandfather was a gold miner in New Mexico, near the border with Arizona; The poet Joyce Kilmer is a distant cousin of Kilmer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Val Kilmer — superhero no more )〕 His mother was of Swedish descent.〔http://www.blackbookmag.com/movies/last-tango-in-pecos-1.28985〕 His father's ancestry included English, Scots-Irish, French, German, and Cherokee Native American. Kilmer attended Berkeley Hall School, a Christian Science school in Los Angeles, until 9th grade.〔http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/101945%7C0/Val-Kilmer/〕 He then attended Chatsworth High School (where his classmates included Kevin Spacey and Mare Winningham) as well as the Hollywood Professional School.〔 At the age of 17, he became the youngest person at the time to be accepted into the Juilliard School's Drama Division, where he was a member of ''Group 10'' (1977–81). On May 5, 2012, Kilmer was awarded an honorary doctorate of Fine Arts from William Woods University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/mar/24/kilmer-will-address-william-woods-grads/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Val Kilmer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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