Saturday Night Live paid tribute to the late Val Kilmer with a card on the finish of the April 5 present. The Doorways star died April 1 on the age of 65 from pneumonia.
The prolific dramatic and comedic actor had beforehand hosted the late-night present Dec. 9, 2000, alongside musical visitor U2, the place he even parodied his character Iceman from the unique Prime Gun.
The Juilliard-trained Kilmer, beloved for his wide selection as a flexible performer, in addition to his real character, died earlier this week after having beforehand been recognized with and recovered from throat most cancers, which completely altered his voice. He was identified for his main turns in movies like The Doorways, The Saint, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Batman Perpetually, Tombstone, Thunderheart, Willow and his final credit score, Prime Gun: Maverick.
Tributes poured in from throughout the trade within the days following, together with from fellow Saturday Night time Dwell alum and shut good friend Will Forte, who penned an essay of remembrance in Vulture. The comic shared on- and off-screen recollections, including that not competing with Kilmer on CBS’ The Wonderful Race was the “largest remorse of my complete profession.”
Throughout a shock look at CinemaCon this week, co-star Tom Cruise took a moment to pay homage to Kilmer: “I’d wish to honor an expensive good friend of mine, Val Kilmer. I actually can’t inform you how a lot I like his work, how a lot I considered him as a human being, how honored I used to be when he joined Prime Gun and got here again for Prime Gun: Maverick.”
Further tributes got here from the likes of Nicolas Cage, Michael Mann and plenty of others.
This week, SNL was hosted by Jack Black together with musical visitors Elton John and Brandi Carlisle.
