Jim Carrey shared a tribute to his 'Batman Forever' costar Val Kilmer, saying the late actor's 'artistic achievements were rivaled only by the grace and courage with which he endured his life’s most challenging moments.

Val Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” channeled Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors” and starred as a tubercular Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. His daughter Mercedes told The New York Times the cause was pneumonia.

American actor Val Kilmer has died, aged 65. The iconic star played Bruce Wayne in Batman Forever, a role he inherited from Michael Keaton, revealing in 1995 that he instantly accepted the major opportunity before even reading the script.

"I'm remembering Val Kilmer today with great admiration for him as a man and as a generational talent who left us an enviable legacy of indelible acting performances," Jim Carrey,

Val Kilmer died of pneumonia, his daughter told the AP. He had a previous bout with throat cancer, which took away his voice and much of his ability to speak.

Kilmer, the youngest actor ever accepted to the prestigious Juilliard School at the time he attended, experienced the ups and downs of fame more dramatically than most. His break

American actor Val Kilmer, who starred in films such as "Top Gun," "The Doors", "Tombstone" and "Batman Forever" while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy for his intensity and temperament, has died at age 65.

Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and Batman Forever, has died at the age of 65. He also appeared in 1991's The Doors - playing the legendary band's frontman Jim Morrison - plus the Western Tombstone and crime drama Heat.