He is one of the most celebrated Hollywood actors of his generation, with a documentary exploring his life and career coming out this week.
And Val Kilmer‘s children Jack and Mercedes spoke with Extra on Wednesday to give an update on their star father’s health, as he is currently in the midst of recovering from a long battle with throat cancer.
Of the 61-year-old Doors actor, Kilmer‘s daughter Mercedes, 29, said 'He’s doing well… Still recovering... The recovery process is just as grueling as the actual disease.'
Loving children: Val Kilmer‘s children Jack and Mercedes gave an update on Wednesday on their father’s health, as he is currently recovering from a long battle with throat cancer
Son Jack, 26, added, 'Everyone has been so supportive; it makes me emotional. It’s really beautiful to see people come together.'
The comments came ahead of the premiere of new documentary Val on Friday on Amazon Prime.
The film examines Kilmer’s life and career and includes a lot of exclusive, never-before-seen footage, mostly taken by Val himself.
Of the 61-year-old Doors actor, Kilmer‘s daughter Mercedes said: 'He’s doing well… Still recovering... The recovery process is just as grueling as the actual disease'; seen here recently on Instagram
When asked how they feel watching archival home videos of themselves their father, Jack observed, 'It’s emotional. It’s… it’s really fun.' Mercedes added that 'we were cracking up [during] a lot of it.'
In prepping for the retrospective film, the Paydirt actress said that they knew their dad had been recording and saving hours of home video, explaining, 'We definitely were aware, as we were the subject of a lot of it... most of it. We hadn’t seen a lot of it until this project began and so it was very exciting.'
And as for the project's inception itself, Mercedes
