Val was one of Hollywood’s most esteemed film actors, but his priority was being a dad to his two children, Mercedes and Jack.

Actors have taken to social media to mourn the death of Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday in Los Angeles at 65. The “Tombstone” and “Top Gun” died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.

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.