Overview
- Posting on Dec. 31, Mercedes wrote that her father “would have been 66 today” and thanked friends for “getting me through 2025.”
- The Instagram carousel includes childhood photos, career images, a wedding shot with Joanne Whalley, and pictures with Mercedes and Jack.
- Val Kilmer died on April 1, 2025 at age 65, with news reports citing pneumonia as the cause.
- He had previously revealed a throat cancer diagnosis, underwent a tracheotomy, and later returned to acting, including co-starring with Mercedes in 2020’s Paydirt.
- His final on-screen role was in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, and the family earlier asked to grieve privately while expressing gratitude for public tributes.