“We hadn’t seen a lot of it until this project began and so it was very exciting.”Throughout his six-year battle with cancer, Val has undergone multiple tracheotomies and now uses a feeding tube to eat.Despite his life-changing setback, the actor still has an incredible lust for life, and makes the most of every day.Speaking affectionately about her amazing dad, Mercedes gushed: “He talks about how laughter comes from the sadness in life and how we can turn the difficult times into something that is elevated to comedic, and we can find the joy in life.That’s what my dad does.”Val found fame after appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! (1984) and Real Genius (1985), as well as the military action film Top Gun (1986) and the.
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