Val Kilmer’s final role brought Tom Cruise to tears as AI restored his lost voice - Kilmer made an appearance in 2021’s Top Gun: Maverick alongside Cruise, who insisted he return for a cameo ...

In 2021, Val Kilmer partnered with Sonantic, a voice synthesis company, to feed hours of his archival performances through A.I. programming to generate a voice model that cloned the actor's ...

Val Kilmer: Val Kilmer, left, and Al Pacino attend the Simply Shakespeare's Live Read of "The Merchant Of Venice" at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles.

Kilmer’s cancer treatments permanently damaged his voice. In his 2021 documentary, he opened up about having to use a voice box to speak and a feeding tube to eat.

Val Kilmer: Val Kilmer, left, and Al Pacino attend the Simply Shakespeare's Live Read of "The Merchant Of Venice" at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles.

Val Kilmer didn't just look the part; he moved, sang, and even talked like Morrison, making it difficult for fans to distinguish his voice from the rocker's. Kilmer's performance captured the ...

Kilmer, speaking in his ravaged voice, says he doesn’t mind. He may have hated making the film, but he’s grateful that people still care about it, and about him.

Val Kilmer: Val Kilmer, left, and Al Pacino attend the Simply Shakespeare's Live Read of "The Merchant Of Venice" at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles.

(WJW) – Actor Val Kilmer speaks with a voice box in a trailer released for a documentary film about the actor’s life on Tuesday. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015.