Val Kilmer led an illustrious performing profession from the Eighties via his remaining years. However his precedence was spending time along with his youngsters, daughter Mercedes and son Jack. The late 65-year-old High Gun star‘s legacy will keep it up due to his youngsters, and Val beforehand opened up about Mercedes and Jack in a number of interviews, significantly when he was battling throat most cancers.
Throughout an August 2020 interview with Individuals, the late Batman Eternally star known as his youngsters “good” and stated he was “simply madly, wildly entertained by them.”
“My solely gripe is that I by no means see them sufficient, so I by no means get sufficient of the wild leisure that everybody else will get, however they’re actually, actually, entertaining,” Val added.
Beneath, study extra about Val’s two youngsters and their household.
How Many Children Does Val Kilmer Have?
Val was a father to 2 youngsters in whole, Jack and Mercedes, whom he shared along with his ex-wife, Joanne Whalley. Val and Joanne had been married from 1988 till they divorced in 1996.
Mercedes Kilmer
Mercedes was born in October 1991. She and her late father bought nearer throughout his remaining years whereas Val battled throat most cancers, which he recovered from. Like him, Mercedes turned an actor, and he or she additionally labored as a producer on the documentary Val.
“The well being challenges have been simply that, difficult, however so many good issues have come out of it,” Mercedes informed Individuals in 2020. “All of us spend a lot time collectively. Even simply getting to fulfill all my dad’s pals from earlier than I used to be born — there are such a lot of stunning issues that occur if you need assistance from individuals.”
Calling her dad “such a sensible and artistic individual,” Mercedes added that she cherished “hanging out” with Val, “even when he wasn’t [her] dad.”
Mercedes was the one to verify the information of Val’s dying in April 2025. She informed The New York Instances that he died of pneumonia, and he had recovered from throat most cancers earlier than then.
Jack Kilmer
Val and Joanne welcomed their son, Jack, in June 1995. Like his dad, Jack adopted via with the household enterprise by changing into an actor and producer.
The youngest Kilmer youngster additionally opened up about Val’s vocal wire change throughout his most cancers battle. In August 2021, Jack informed Individuals that he didn’t discover his dad’s raspier voice.
“I’m so conversant in his voice that perhaps I hear his outdated voice after I’m speaking to him,” Jack informed the outlet. “However he doesn’t look like he’s in ache when he speaks. Generally you possibly can’t shut him up. It’s arduous, however that’s life. We recognize day by day we get to see him and be round him.”
