The delay Val kilmer was a fan of reality TV like the rest of We.
Kilmer entered the successful reality TV show The incredible race Through his former roommate, actor and actor Will Forte. After the death of Kilmer on Tuesday April 1, Fort shared the story behind their almost appearance on the series with Vulture.
“I used to watch The incredible raceAnd he came home at some point when I looked at him and said to myself, “Why do you look at these garbage?” Come on, this thing will rot your mind ” said strong at the exit.
“I said,” It’s pretty good. You should sit down and look at it. Try it before you go there, “he continued. “So he sat down and he started looking at him, and he really entered. The incredible race. We owe. Let’s do The incredible race. ‘”
Strong was completely open to the idea, explaining: “I say to myself as,” I’m so completely there “. We are really enthusiastic about this, then we called our respective agents and managers, and they said to themselves: “There is no way you do this.” »»
The actor added that he always wanted the pair could have succeeded. “It may be to this day the greatest regret of my entire career – that I have never done The incredible race with val. I think we would have come out very quickly, but it would have been the experience of a life. »»
Kilmer’s family published a statement two days after his death. While talking to PeopleHe Thursday, April 3, they said: “Thank you for honoring the memory of our extraordinary father. We are so proud of him and honored to see his inheritance celebrated. For the moment, we would like to cry in private.”
The actor died on Tuesday of pneumonia at the age of 65. He already received a diagnosis of throat cancer in 2014.
Tom Cruise, who played with Kilmer in the 1986 film Top gunasked fans to observe a moment of silence in honor of the late Cinemacon actor in Las Vegas on Thursday.
“I would like to honor a dear friend, Val Kilmer, for a moment. I can’t tell you how much I admired his work,” he said. “If we all take a moment to remember the wonderful moment that we have spent with him – take a moment.” He concluded: “I wish you good luck on your next trip.”