Where is the Top Gun Cast now? University professors to tragic cancer battle
dailystar.co.ukThe film has a star-studded cast, including the likes Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Kelly McGillis, to mention a few.Cruise and Kilmer both feature in the release of the new film, but plenty of the old faces won't be around.In the new film, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) reunited with the son of his old friend Goose while "pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him".So where are the Top Gun cast now?Tom Cruise, 59, is one of Hollywood's biggest stars and the face of some of the big Los Angeles blockbusters like the Mission: Impossible film series.He gained even more worldwide attention n for roles in Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men, Rain Man and even an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for Born on the Fourth of July in 1989.In his personal life, Tom has been married to three different actresses, first to Mimi Rogers, before 11 years with Nicole Kidman from 1990 to 2001 and six years with Katie Holmes from 2006.In more controversial terms, Cruise has been a keen champion of the Church of Scientology, which believes a number of things including that humans have secret abilities that can be unlocked."Iceman" Val Kilmer has also had a very successful career, but tragedy has struck him more recently in the form of a tough cancer battle.Val is perhaps best known for his role as Bruce Wayne in 1995 film Batman Forever, or the much-loved Jim Morrison in The Doors and even more revered music star Elvis Presley in True Romance.Central to his impressive career was his voice, but a tragic turn of events means that Kilmer is now suffering the effects of throat cancer.
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