During a December 2017 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Top Gun actor Val Kilmer admitted that he was recovering following a 2-year battle with throat cancer.
The now-59-year-old opened up about the experience with his ex-wife and 2 children after a history of denying his health issues.
Those health issues first became apparent in January 2015, when a spokesperson told PEOPLE that he was rushed to the hospital “for a possible tumor.” Soon after, he took to Facebook to deny having a tumor, saying only that he “had a complication.”
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Since his recovery, the actor has been left with a raspy voice. He is also often short of breath, according to PEOPLE.
However, the actor was seen out and about in a rare public appearance for his TwainMania Foundation, created to educated children on Mark Twain’s legacy.
He was accompanied by his 22-year-old son.
The actor looked barely recognizable. He admitted in the same interview that the cancer diagnosis had taken a toll on his family.
Ator Val Kilmer de 55 anos foi flagrado com um tubo de traqueostomia. Segundo ele! Ele não tem câncer #celebrity #actor #paparazzi
Posted by incommunseries.com on Friday, December 4, 2015
Val Kilmer took a break from Hollywood during his illness but is set to return to the big screen in Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to the 1986 classic.
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