{"id":25059,"date":"2025-04-02T18:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25059"},"modified":"2025-04-02T18:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:12:15","slug":"legendary-hollywood-actor-val-kilmers-final-tweet-before-his-death-is-going-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25059","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Hollywood Actor Val Kilmer\u2019s Final Tweet Before His Death Is Going Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Val Kilmer\u2019s final X and Instagram post before his passing has fans saddened.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTop Gun\u201d actor died on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65.<\/p>\n<p>Kilmer died Tuesday night in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, said in an email to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved actor\u2014who starred in films like Top Gun, Tombstone, Heat, and The Doors\u2014died from pneumonia, his daughter further stated.<\/p>\n<p>One final post from him has fans in tears.<\/p>\n<p>Val Kilmer appeared to be an art enthusiast, and his final social media post was a picture of a colorful abstract painting.<\/p>\n<p>Kilmer captioned the picture: \u201cIt\u2019s got that late-night glow. Cool tones with a low burn, like when the camp fire cools down but you\u2019re still wide awake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also described the dimensions of the piece, which appeared to be for sale on his website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c12\u201d x 20\u2033 plexi-glazed, signed, and ready to hang,\u201d Kilmer wrote before leaving a link to his website.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s got that late-night glow.<br \/>\nCool tones with a low burn, like when the camp fire cools down but you\u2019re still wide awake.<br \/>\n12\u201d x 20\u201d plexi-glazed, signed, and ready to hang.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pCKpNX5uiP\">https:\/\/t.co\/pCKpNX5uiP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Val Kilmer (@valkilmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valkilmer\/status\/1903567707762815306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here is how that painting looks as he posted it on Instagram:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-prayers-are-pouring-in-from-fans-for-val-kilmer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prayers Are Pouring In From Fans For Val Kilmer<\/h2>\n<p>Val Kilmer\u2019s fans quickly flocked to his X page to drop their prayers for the legendary actor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cRIP Iceman\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">RIP Iceman <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NLAPAzxFHa\">pic.twitter.com\/NLAPAzxFHa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Effi The Source Saharudin (@1Obefiend) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1Obefiend\/status\/1907290542012297350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cRIP Iceman. You were one of the coolest guys to ever do it and also brought us the Heat. You can be my wingman any time. And thank you for being our wingman for all these years.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1907287492023472577&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fgeneral%2Flegendary-hollywood-actor-val-kilmers-final-tweet-before-his-death-is-going-viral%2F&amp;sessionId=611f1a8fb3d8f6ee1a0948552a37b42f8cce4b34&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1907287492023472577\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cRIP Val. Thanks for all the great times you brought us for so many years. Top Gun, Tombstone, and Heat are some of my favorite movies of all time. \ud83d\ude4f\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1907296474754383974&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fgeneral%2Flegendary-hollywood-actor-val-kilmers-final-tweet-before-his-death-is-going-viral%2F&amp;sessionId=611f1a8fb3d8f6ee1a0948552a37b42f8cce4b34&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1907296474754383974\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cMiss you legend! Thank you for the memories. Bringing smiles and joy to more than you know.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1907318173701161205&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fgeneral%2Flegendary-hollywood-actor-val-kilmers-final-tweet-before-his-death-is-going-viral%2F&amp;sessionId=611f1a8fb3d8f6ee1a0948552a37b42f8cce4b34&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1907318173701161205\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cBeautiful! What an amazing life you had. You will be missed dearly. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83e\ude79\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1907287708822585555&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fgeneral%2Flegendary-hollywood-actor-val-kilmers-final-tweet-before-his-death-is-going-viral%2F&amp;sessionId=611f1a8fb3d8f6ee1a0948552a37b42f8cce4b34&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1907287708822585555\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-movies-did-val-kilmer-star-in\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Movies Did Val Kilmer Star In?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2287506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_7562296-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_7562296-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_7562296-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_7562296-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_7562296-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_7562296-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_7562296-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Nov 17, 2013; Austin, TX, USA; Film actor Val Kilmer makes an appearance on the grid before the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/em>Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65. The actor was known for a plethora of roles that fans have come to love.<\/p>\n<p>They included having played the Dark Knight in Batman Forever, Iceman in Top Gun, Doc Holliday in Tombstone, Jim Morrison in The Doors, and Willow, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Things would slow down for him as the Juilliard-trained star was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but later recovered. However, chemotherapy and radiation damaged his voice.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy nominee will truly be missed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Val Kilmer\u2019s final X and Instagram post before his passing has fans saddened. The \u201cTop Gun\u201d actor died on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65. 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