(FOX NEWS) – Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in many high-
profile films, including "Top Gun," "Batman Forever" and
"Tombstone," died Tuesday (April 1).

The New York Times reported that Kilmer died of pneumonia.

Kilmer, who played Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in the original
"Top Gun" in 1986, died in Los Angeles, according to his
daughter, Mercedes Kilmer. 

In 2015, Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer. He
subsequently underwent a tracheal procedure that
damaged his vocal cords, leaving him with severe
difficulty speaking. He also underwent chemotherapy
and two tracheotomies.

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986)

Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer (1993)

 
   
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On March 31, 1999, the writing and directing sibling team of
Lana and Lilly Wachowski release their second film, the mind-
blowing science-fiction blockbuster The Matrix.

Later films include Cloud Atlas (2012) and Jupiter Ascending
(2015). A sequel to The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix
Resurrections, was released in 2021.         
        
        
        
        
        
        
Lilly and Lana Wachowsk.

Canadian born actor William Shatner is 94 years old today. His
career spans seven decades and is best known for his portrayal
of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 debut
as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of
the first Star Trek television series to his final appearance as
Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek
Generations (1994).

The History Channel series debuted July 19, 2019.

Martin Charles Scorsese has received many accolades, including
an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, a
Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.

He has been honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1997,
the Film Society of Lincoln Center tribute in 1998, the Kennedy
Center Honor in 2007, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010, and the
BAFTA Fellowship in 2012.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds,
to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no
man has gone before," said actor William Shatner in the show’s
opening. 

The world first met Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock on this day in
history, Sept. 8, 1966, with the premiere of the television series
"Star Trek." 
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September 8 is now celebrated worldwide by "Trekkies" as
"Star Trek Day."

William Shatner (93)