Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley are parents to two children, Mercedes Kilmer and Jack Kilmer.
They grew up in the spotlight, which had its challenges but also its perks.
“It’s a blessing and a curse,” Jack said in an interview withi-Din 2017.
We had a sense of humor about it and protected each other."
Acting is not the only thing they have in common with their famous dad.
Mercedes has commented on some of the ways she is like the “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” actor.
“We are both very creative and love to write.
Meet Val Kilmer’s children.
Mercedes Kilmer is a musician
Mercedes Kilmer is thedaughter of Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley.
Mercedes may be a skilled actor, but her passion seems to be music.
She has posted many photos of herself performing on social media and has usedInstagramto promote her upcoming performances.
“It was about navigating how other people perceived us rather than any kind of reckoning.”
Inan Instagram postfrom August 2023, Mercedes urged fans to help her find a home for a rescued cat.
that I brought her home” she told fans in the caption.
“I’m looking for someone that can take her permanently.”
Mercedes shares her kind heart and passion for animals with her father, Val Kilmer.
“We also loved taking riding lessons and jumping horses.”
“I’ve never seen ‘Top Gun.’
It’s not the kind of film I like, to be honest.
It’s not my cup of tea,” Mercedes said in a 2022 interview withThe Mirror.
“Top Gun is classic Hollywood total fantasy.
My parents would joke about it all the time,” she said.
She also commented on her father’s hairstyle.
“He would never have that hair in real life!”
“My dad is so talented naturally,” she said.
Jack Kilmer is an actor
Jack Kilmer was born on June 6, 1995.
He is the second child of Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley.
He has also followed in their footsteps and is an actor.
Some of his most memorable performances have been in “The Nice Guys” and “Palo Alto.”
Jack’s talent is undeniable, but it was not always the career path that he envisioned.
While Jack may have initially rejected acting, he knew he wanted to pursue a creative path.
“I have always wanted to be an artist of some kind,” he told i-D in 2017.
And if things don’t work out, he claims life as a cowboy would not be too bad.
“The work is my number one priority.
If, through fame, I can inspire people, then I will embrace it.
Val Kilmer has also commented about fame and his discomfort with it in achat with Interviewin 2011.
“I make a lot of jokes about fame because I’m just shy,” he said.
“I still will be uncomfortable in a room …
I’m laughing at myself because I’ve been doing interviews for 30 years.
I should know how to do it by now.
But that’s why I live out in the wilderness.”
A positive has come from both men pursuing acting, though.
“We can relate on a whole other level,” Jack told Interview in a chat in 2014.
“It was exciting to read a script with him.”
It was a role he was thrilled to get and a film he was pleased to be included in.
“It was a total surprise,” Kilmer toldCasting Networksin 2023.
Get on the plane.'
I was like, ‘Okay, I can do that.'”
This is not the first time Kilmer’s relationships have been discussed.
In 2014, he was linked to Elle Fanning despite the reports not being substantiated.
Val Kilmer’s children make him proud
Val Kilmer has spoken about his children with great affection.
In a 2020 interview withPeople, he called his kids “really brilliant.”
He continued, “I am just madly, wildly entertained by them.
The “Song to Song” actor has also posted pictures of his kids on social media.
In 2013, heposted a photoon Instagram of Jack’s graduation.
In 2018, Val posted a photo onFacebooktaken from a photoshoot of himself with his children.
“Look how gorgeous my kids are.
And so talented,” he wrote in the caption.
His praise makes it clear just how proud the star is of his children.
But he decided to get away from the glitz and glam as often as possible.
In the same interview, Mercedes commented on her childhood.
“We also loved to go camping in Ojai, California.
He would make my brother and me go camping both in the rain and snow.
It was really important to my dad for us to know the land around where we grew up.”
Jack Kilmer has also acknowledged the great outdoors’s important role in his life.
“The landscape of New Mexico is such a big part of my identity.
“It was so important for my family and I to reflect in nature.”
Jack Kilmer and Mercedes Kilmer have been involved in and appear in the project.
The young Kilmers’ presence in the film and closeness with their father puts their relationship on display.
It also shows the similarities between father and son.
“There were several times when I couldn’t tell who was talking.”
“But he’s always been very physically resilient.
The way he’s related to his illness has definitely been very inspiring.
He has such a sense of humor.
Even in the hospital, he’d be cracking jokes and making all of the doctors laugh.”
However, she did acknowledge the struggles of her father having to navigate his health concerns in the spotlight.
Jack Kilmer has also been incredibly supportive of his father and has praised him for his determination.
