I read the lines indifferently. And yet, amazingly, I was told I had the part," Kilmer recalled in his 2020 memoir of his audition

Some of Val Kilmer’s co-stars from both 'Top Gun' films honored him on social media after his death, following his battle with throat cancer

Val Kilmer had several iconic roles throughout his career, but the late actor will always be remembered as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky from the 1986 movie Top Gun. Before he signed on to play the cocky naval aviator in the movie,