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The Untold Truth of Val Kilmer’s Son – Jack Kilmer – Biography

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• Jack Kilmer is an American actor and son of Val Kilmer.
• His net worth is estimated to be over $1 million.
• He was inspired by his father's success and became close friends with Gia Coppola.
• His career began with the movie "Palo Alto" and he gained more attention with "Lords of Chaos".
• He enjoys playing sports and music in his free time and has dual American and British citizenship.

Who is Jack Kilmer?

John Wallace Kilmer was born on 6 June 1995, in Los Angeles, California, USA, and is an actor, but probably better known for being the son of actor Val Kilmer. His father is known for his work on various popular films during the 1980s and 1990s, including “Top Gun”, “Batman Forever”, and “The Prince of Egypt”. Jack, on the other hand, is known for his work in “Palo Alto” and “Lords of Chaos”.

The Riches of Jack Kilmer

As of mid-2020, Jack Kilmer’s net worth is estimated to be over $1 million, earned through a successful career in acting in the profession since 2013, and likely benefits from the success of his father as well. Val Kilmer’s net worth is estimated to be over $25 million, with decades of experience in the profession.

Early Life, Family, and Education

Jack is the son of Val Kilmer from his marriage to actress Joanne Whalley, who’s known for her film work during the 1980s, some of which she worked in alongside Val. Jack grew up in Los Angeles and became quite familiar with the acting scene, thanks mostly to his parents.

He established a lot of connections over the years, and was inspired by the success of his father. He was a student at The Center for Early Education, a private school located in West Hollywood, known for teaching children of celebrities.

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During his time there, he would become close friends with Gia Coppola, the granddaughter of director Francis Ford Coppola. She was a bit older than him but they connected thanks to their entertainment industry background. The two remained friends and stayed in touch even as they moved forward with their lives.

Palo Alto – Acting Beginnings

In the early-2010s, Gia approached Jack with a script for “Palo Alto”, an intended film adaptation of the book of the same name written by James Franco, which tells the story of teenagers living in Palo Alto, inspired by Franco’s own experiences as a teenager.

Gia was planning to direct the film, and while working on it together, Jack was encouraged to audition for one of the main roles. He was accepted and cast as Teddy, leading his father to become involved as a part of the cast as well – the film starred James Franco, Emma Roberts, and Zoe Levin. He was 16 years old at the time, and didn’t plan on starting a career as an actor but had a natural talent, and received many positive reviews for his performance, with many calling it natural and sincere.

At the time, he had just finished his high school education and was planning to enroll in college. However, he got the acting bug after the project, and decided to pursue it full-time.

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Two years later, he was cast in the film “The Stanford Prison Experiment”, which is based on the real-life experiment of the same name conducted at Stanford University during the 1970s.

Continued Acting Work – Lords of Chaos

Jack was then cast in the independent film “Len and Company”, in which he worked alongside Juno Temple, Kathryn Hahn and Rhys Ifans. The following year, he worked on “The Nice Guys” appearing as the character Chet in the film which starred Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe, telling the story of two men who team up to look for a missing girl during the late 1970s. The film received positive reviews throughout its run.

Following a few more projects, he gained a lot more attention when he was cast in the film “Lords of Chaos”, portraying the Swedish black metal musician Pelle Ohlin, better known under his stage name Dead. The title of the film is based on the book of the same name by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, discussing the career of the black metal band, Mayhem. The film attracted numerous positive reviews, but was controversial to the metal community who disliked the inaccuracy of many of the band’s (supposed) historical events. Jack got almost universal praise for his performance, as he was able to accurately portray the late musician.

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Recent Projects

In 2018, Kilmer had a string of films, including “Josie” which starred Sophie Turner as the titular character, in the story of a mysterious high school student who moves to a small town, leading to the attention of a local recluse. He also worked on “Summer ‘03”, which starred him alongside Joey King and Andrea Savage. Afterwards, he was in “The Pretenders”, another James Franco film starring Kilmer alongside Jane Levy and Shameik Moore. The film was premiered at the Torino Film Festival.

One of his latest projects is the film “Hala”, which was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

The titular character is portrayed by Geraldine Viswanathan, and tells the story of a woman’s journey of self-discovery; it received positive reviews with many of the performances being praised. Jack also appeared in a music video for Ozzy Osbourne’s “Under the Graveyard”, and is currently working on a film called “Body Brokers”, which stars Jessica Rothe and Frank Grillo. The film started its production in 2019 though it is not known how far along the film is, given that most productions have stopped due to the coronavirus.

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Personal Life

Jack is single and is a private person, not revealing a lot of information aside from his acting projects. During his free time, he enjoys playing sports and is an avid skateboarder. He also goes surfing and plays music, much like several of his characters in his films. He is the brother of Mercedes Kilmer, who also pursued an acting career. Due to his mother being of British descent, he has both American and British citizenship.

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Where is Lacey Wildd today? The woman had QQQ Cup Surgery

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Who is Lacey Wildd?

Lacey Wildd was born on 23 April 1968, in Montgomery, West Virginia, USA, and is a reality television and movie occasional actress, and former model, best known for her numerous breast augmentations and implants that have led to her breasts reaching a very large size. She’s been featured on numerous television programs, including “True Life”.

The Riches of Lacey Wildd

As of mid-2020, Lacey Wildd’s net worth is estimated to be over $100,000, earned through success in her various endeavors. Her work on television has brought in some significant paydays, though she has also spent a hefty amount to increase and maintain her bust size.

She’s also had other work done on various parts of her body.

Early Life and Plastic Surgery Beginnings

Lacey grew up in West Virginia and lived most of her early life without much attention, though she often got into trouble or had accidents – she experienced falling down a well, and has had other near-death experiences though never specified. One specific experience she had was a feeling that she shouldn’t enter a car which proved to be a good decision as the car was involved in a crash later that day.

At the age of 16, she became involved in a relationship and became pregnant, leading her to marry at a young age.

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She had two children, but was divorced five years later. When she became single, she realized that she needed to make ends meet to help provide for the children, and she worked as a waitress. She also changed her hair color and began contemplating breast augmentation surgery, something that she had always thought about. While the exact reasons for her breast surgery are not known, she decided that her A cup was not big enough for her.

Breast Augmentations and Other Augmentations

So Lacey used some of her earnings to undergo breast augmentation, increasing her size from A cup to a B cup.

Some people undergo augmentation surgery, then realize that they can do more enhancement, and begin considering a Barbie look. She wanted to become an adult Barbie, but an extreme version, so she then had her buttocks enlarged, her nose made slimmer, and her eyes widened, among many other things.

However, the main thing that she worked on was her breasts, as she continued increasing her size, over a third of her 36 plastic surgery operations. To date, she has spent over a million dollars in breast augmentation and is now credited as having an LLL Cup, a size that is almost impossible to achieve biologically. Her breast size has brought her a lot of attention, and considerable ire from those who don’t believe in plastic surgery.

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Still, she quickly became a celebrity based on her breast size and other augmentations which have been the subject of numerous reality programs. In 2014, she announced that she was aiming to go for a QQQ cup size, and once again attracted controversy for the decision.

Television Appearances

Due to her breast size, Lacey’s gained opportunities to appear in minor roles in films, with the first being in the independent feature “Dr. Ice”. Later on, she would appear in “Blonde Squad” and “Beauty and the Beholder”, mostly working on various B films, so not gaining any mainstream attention for her acting.

In 2011, her popularity surged when she was featured in an episode of “True Life” – the documentary series follows a particular topic, often related to addiction or issues about sex, money, or drugs, and has gained numerous awards over the years.

Since then, she’s been invited on to numerous shows, including “20/20”, “ABC News”, and “Dr. Drew”, which tackled her augmentation story, and debated her addiction to plastic surgery. In 2014, she was featured in “My Strange Addiction”, another documentary series that features people with what’s regarded by some as bizarre behavior, related to their beliefs or personal interests, often leading to ritualistic or compulsive behavior.

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One of her latest appearances was in the same year, in an episode of “Botched”, the reality show which tackles various plastic surgery procedures that have gone wrong.

Recent Endeavors

Wildd continued with her QQQ cup surgery, though there wasn’t a lot of attention on it following her announcement, except for some controversy based on the risk that was involved with the surgery. No doctor from the US wanted to support her action, so she had to go to Brazil for medical consultations. Due to her large breast size and weight, she has had pig skin sewed into her abdomen to support them. She also had internal bra surgery to have something that is supporting the heavyweight of her augmentations.

She has to sleep at a 30-degree angle or risk getting suffocated by her breasts which have been weighed at around 21 kilograms together. She mentions that it feels like she has guitar strings in her body that support her breasts. Despite the obvious risks and dangers, she doesn’t seem to be bothered by it at all. In 2016, she started a psychic business, offering consultations in her home with the name Ghostbusty. She credits her psychic abilities to her unusual or near-death experiences as a child, but believes that her breast journey has led her to her current line of work.

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Personal Life

Lacey has six children from different relationships, but is still single. She has not remarried following her first marriage and divorce, as proven by the fact that her ex-boyfriend was one of the people who encouraged her with her current psychic business. Her children have been interviewed on television, and they admit that their life has been surrounded with the attention on their mother’s boobs. Her children don’t believe in her plastic surgery enhancements for the most part, and seeing her photos of the past, they believe she was much prettier back then.

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Where is Linda Kaye Henning today? Net Worth, Children, Bio

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Linda Kaye Henning is an American actress, dancer and singer, born on 16 September 1944, in Los Angeles, California USA. She’s known perhaps still best known for portraying Betty Jo’s character in the sitcom “Petticoat Junction”.

Early Life

Linda Kay Henning is the first daughter of Paul and Ruth Henning, and older sister of Carol Alice and Paul Anthony. In an effort to overcome her shyness, Linda Kay was enrolled by her mother into “The Peter Pan Players”, a theater club for children in which Linda acted in various plays inspired by fairy tales such as “Cinderella”, “Snow White” and “Pinocchio”. During her teens, she continued her acting activities, as well as studying dance.

There’s no information about Linda’s primary education, though it’s known she attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), but it’s unknown in which year she graduated.

Early Career

Acting Debut and Petticoat Junction

Linda Kay’s first appearance on TV was as Penelope, a minor role in the comedy series “Mr. Ed”, then appearing as a teenage dancer in the film “Bye Bye Birdie”. Despite only being cast in small roles at the time, actress Bea Benaderet suggested Paul Henning, Linda Kay’s father and producer of “Petticoat Junction”, to include her as one the three main girls of the show.

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However, her father suspected he would be accused of nepotism if his daughter was cast in the show, so he didn’t participate in the casting, and after Linda obtained a role as one the Bradley sisters, he even asked her to change her middle name to Kaye so people wouldn’t know they were related.

Known as Linda Kaye Henning, her character Betty Jo became the role she’s mostly known for, but concurrently she was in other productions, such as “Green Acres” and “The Beverly Hillbillies”. She also made her debut as singer in the TV series “Toast of the Town” in 1964.

Other famous series Linda acted in were “Family Affair”, “Mork & Mindy” and “Happy Days”, also appearing as Mrs Osbourne in the movie “Mad About You”.

Her most recent role in TV was in 2007, when she portrayed Mrs Mallory’s character in “Sliders”. However, since then she hasn’t been active as actress.

Personal Life

First Marriage

Linda Kaye met actor Mike Minor on the set of “Petticoat Junction”, in which he acted as Steve Elliott. As Betty and Steve’s characters fell in love on set, the actors also fell in love in real life, becoming engaged in early 1967, to be wed on 9 September that year, the exact date their characters in the series were going to be wedded. However, in spring that year the couple surprisingly called off their engagement.

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Later that year, Minor would reveal the break-up’s reason as the couple’s fight caused by his insecurities about their careers, though Mike assured he never stopped loving Linda Kaye during the time they were separated. After their TV marriage, the couple reconciled and cleared their differences, marrying in real life in 1968.

Minor, who was previously married to Monyeen Rae Martini until 1966, played roles in various series such as “My Three Sons” and “All My Children”. He was also a singer, whose debut album was “This Is Mike Minor” from 1966, and he released multiple other singles. In his time in “Petticoat Junction”, he performed several songs with the cast of the series, and sung the theme song of “The Smiths Family”.

Minor and Henning’s marriage ended in 1973, for reasons undisclosed.

Second Marriage

Linda Kaye married actor Ashby Adams in 1994, though the pair’s love story is unknown. Adams is also an actor, known for his roles in “The Doctors”, “Santa Barbara” and “The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.”.

Famous Father

Linda Kaye’s father Paul Henning was a successful director and writer of several TV shows, including the creator of “Petticoat Junction”, getting the idea of the show from a childhood story his wife told him: ‘My wife had been telling me about her early days in Missouri, where her grandparents had a hotel beside the railroad tracks. Traveling salesmen would come because the rates were very reasonable and there was home cooking.’

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He also worked as the director of “The Ezio Pinza Show”, “The Bob Cummings Show” and “Green Acres”. He’s also credited for being the screenwriter of “Where’s Raymond?” and “The RCA Victor Show”.

He along Linda’s mother Ruth founded in Missouri “The Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area”.

Net Worth

Linda Kaye Henning’s net worth is estimated at $1 Million, as a result of her long career as an actress.

Appearance

Linda Kaye Hennings is regarded as a beautiful red haired woman, of white ethnicity. She is 5ft 3ins (1,60m) tall, but her weight is unknown, though she’s always had a slender figure.

Interesting Facts

Besides her love for dance and acting, Linda Kaye Hennings also showed strong interest in science while young.

Mike Minor’s first time in “Petticoat Junction” was actually in 1964, playing a minor character. During that unique appearance, he developed a crush on Linda Kaye, though the red-head never noticed him as they never acted together in a scene. He, however, was still married at the time to his first wife.

In her marriage to Mike Minor, Linda wore the same dress she wore during their fictional marriage on TV.

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Linda Kaye Hennings is a member of California Artists Radio Theatre.

She shares her birth date with her father.

Bea Benaderet was Linda’s TV mom during “Petticoat Junction”. Unfortunately Benaderet died in 1968 of lung cancer, two years before the show’s cancellation. In an interview, Linda recalled a sad experience during the show after Benaderet’s death: ‘The toughest day was when they had a letter written from Kate to Betty Jo. They had recorded Bea reading it, and I just tried not to burst out into tears during the scene’.

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What happened to Chris Makepeace? Where is he today? Wiki

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Who is Chris Makepeace?

Chris Makepeace was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on 22 April 1964 – his zodiac sign is Taurus and he holds Canadian nationality. He is a former actor and an assistant director who is perhaps still best known for having starred as Clifford Peache in the comedy drama movie “My Bodyguard” in 1980, which also starred Adam Baldwin and Matt Dillon, and which is about a new boy at school who, after being bullied by the school’s worst bully, hires a bodyguard who is the most feared kid at that school – the movie won a National Board of Review Top Ten Films Award, and was nominated for two other awards.

What happened to him and where is he today?

Chris retired from acting in 2001, and started working as an assistant director – his latest credit as an assistant producer has been in 2010, when he worked on the short drama “Play” which starred John Healy (also the film’s writer), Paolo Mancini and Ginger Welch.

Early life and education

Chris was raised in Montreal alongside his older brother Ton who is today a famous photographer, by their father Harry Makepeace who was a lawyer, and their mother Doreen who was a housewife.

Chris became interested in acting at a very early age, and a few months after he turned ten, he was noticed by a scout who invited him to appear in his first commercial.

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This was when Chris became interested in acting, and upon enrolling at a local high school, he instantly joined its drama club and started appearing in plays. Chris matriculated from high school in 1982, and then focused on his acting career rather than enrolling at a college – he practiced his acting skills at The Second City Special Workshop in Chicago.

Roles in movies

Chris made his debut film appearance in 1974 when he appeared (uncredited) in the short movie “The Ottawa Valley”, which starred Karen Austin, Kay Hawtrey and Karen Pearson, and his next role came five years later, when he was cast to portray the supporting character Rudy in the comedy “Meatballs”, which starred Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin and Kate Lynch, and for his performance, Chris was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

In 1981, Chris played Ring, one of the lead characters in the action adventure science fiction film “The Last Chase”, written by Martyn Burke, directed by Christopher Crowe and which also starred Lee Majors and Burgess Meredith – the story is set in a futuristic world in which there is no more oil. The following years saw him appear in movies such as the family fantasy mystery “The Mysterious Stranger”, the adventure drama fantasy “Mazes and Monsters”, and the biographical sports drama film “The Terry Fox Story” in 1983. The next year saw Chris star as Matt in the drama “The Oasis”, also starring Scott Hylands and Richard Cox, and which was written and directed by Sparky Greene.

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In 1985, he appeared in two movies: the biographical crime drama “The Falcon and the Snowman”, which starred Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton, and the drama comedy “The Undergrads”, in which he starred as Dennis ‘Jody’ Adler.

The year 1986 saw him play the main character Keith in the comedy fantasy horror “Vamp” which received mixed reviews but was nominated for two awards, and in 1987 Chris portrayed Robert in the romantic war drama “Captive Hearts”. In 1988, he played lead characters in both the comedy drama “Aloha Summer” and the science fiction “Why on Earth?”

Three of his final roles in movies before retiring from acting were in the romantic drama “A Holiday for Love” in 1996, the 1998 drama “Short for Nothing”, written and directed by Siona Ankrah Cameron, and the thriller “Full Disclosure” released in 2001.

Roles in TV series

Chris has appeared in only four TV series – he made his debut series appearance in 1981, when he guest starred as Willie in the episode “East Side Angels” of the adventure drama “The Littlest Hobo” which starred London, Harvey Atkin and Allan Royal, and follows a German shepherd dog in its adventures.

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In 1989, Chris played Zeb Norman in the episodes “Aquatic Life” and “Science Fiction” of the comedy family fantasy series “The Jim Henson Hour”, and in 1989 he guested as Jeremy in the episode “Power Play” of the drama horror mystery “Deadly Nightmares”.

His final role in TV series before retiring from acting was in the episode “Miracle Worker” of the drama horror mystery “Beyond Reality” in 1991.

Credits as a film and TV series assistant director

Chris made his directing debut in 2000, when he worked on several episodes of the comedy drama series “Drop the Beat”, and in 2001 he was an assistant director for the film “Full Disclosure”.

His other two credits as the third assistant director were working on the drama thriller film “Tangled” in 2001, and on the crime drama fantasy movie “Silver Man” in 2003.

Love life and relationships

Chris prefers to keep his personal matters to himself, and hasn’t talked about any girls he might have dated, however, it is known that he was in a relationship with Grace Jones in 1985. Grace is a Jamaican model, singer and an actress, who is 16 years older than Chris – they dated for less than a year before splitting ways for unknown reasons.

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There are rumors circulating the internet that Chris exchanged vows with his other half in the early 2000s, and several of his fans have claimed to have seen him with his supposed wife walking hand in hand in the streets of Los Angeles on multiple occasions, but no proof has been provided to support these claims, nor has Chris commented, and thus as of September 2020, he is single, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Chris has been interested in music since his teenage years, and in 1981 he was invited to record a spoken dialogue for the KISS album “Music From The Elder”, however, the dialogue didn’t find itself in the final mix.

One of his main hobbies is travelling, and Chris’ acting career has taken him to several US states while he prefers to travel overseas – he has been to several European countries for pleasure, such as Italy, France and England.

He is a lover of animals and has a pet dog.

Chris has his own favorite actors and actresses. some of whom are Tom Hanks, Will Smith and Emma Watson, and a few of his favorite movies are “The Terminal”, “I, Robot” and the franchise “Harry Potter”.

Age and height

Chris is 56 years old. He has brown hair and blue eyes, his height is 5ft 9ins (1.75m) and he weighs around 150lbs (68kgs).

As of September 2020, his net worth has been estimated at over $200,000.

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