“My father was raised in the mountains of New Mexico, and he picked cotton for a dollar a day. He was working for the family from the time he was 7.”

American actor

Val Kilmer was an American actor, born in 1959. He began on stage and later became known as a leading man in films across a wide range of genres. His screen work included comedies, dramas, action adventures, westerns, historical films, crime dramas, science fiction, and fantasy. The films he appeared in grossed more than $3.85 billion worldwide. In 1992, critic Roger Ebert described him as an especially underappreciated leading man of his generation.