Val Kilmer passed away at the age of 65, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told The New York Times.
Soon after it was announced, “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Jennifer Tilly posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, paying tribute to the actor.
“A long time ago, I was auditioning for the movie “The Doors” It was kind of a cattle call. They paired together potential Jims with potential Pamela‘s. And they were running behind so we were spilling out of the casting office, sitting on the porch, the lawn, and the driveway. All of a sudden, a sixties convertible came screeching up, blaring Doors Music at top volume. And a guy jumped out and strode inside: He had wild hair and he was barefoot, shirtless, and wearing nothing but a pair of tight leather pants,” Tilly wrote.
“We all looked at each other like… Who is this guy? We were more than a little shook by the sheer audacity of his entrance. Well of course it was Val Kilmer and from that minute on, nobody else stood a chance. Rip King,” she continued.
The role of Jim Morrison’s girlfriend in the “The Doors” biopic ultimately went to Meg Ryan, but this is a memory Tilly will always get to cherish.
