Birth Name:
Val Edward Kilmer
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Ethnicity:
Scottish, Irish, Sephardic Jewish, Cherokee Native American, Swedish, German and Mongolian
Several websites have stated Kilmer having Scottish, Irish, Sephardic Jewish, Cherokee Native American (from a paternal great-grandmother), Swedish, German and Mongolian ancestry.
His father’s name was Eugene Kilmer and his mother’s name was Gladys Ekstadt. The surname Kilmer is a variant of the German surname Gilmer.
Source:
- http://www.moono.com/
- http://www.sitevip.net/val-kilmer/home.htm
- http://www.experiencefestival.com/val_kilmer_-_overview
- cinemafestival / Shutterstock.com
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well said Joe
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really asdf? talk about being narrow minded. and not thinking it out to much either. I’ve got a little cherokee and chokotaw in me, and i have dark hair and eyes. My cousin also does, but he has blonde hair and blue eyes, so by you logic he must be bsing about his ethnicity. Did you ever think that Val is white becuase a majority of his ancestors were of a lighter complection? Mongolian would be on the lighter side to a little dark, german and swedish i mean hello you dont get whiter than that, scot and irish also white, sephardic jews are relativily light skinned but with some color. Do you really think that because he is at MOST 1/7 cherokee he should be dark skinned? come on its a head not a hat rack, use it.
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“Scottish, Irish, Sephardic Jewish, Cherokee Native American, Swedish, German and Mongolian”
That has got to be total TOTAL bullshit. How is it that every fucking famous actor has like 15 different ethnicities? Probably because it’s a lie. Famous actors get famous by being narcissistic, exaggerating, and making stuff up to make themselves seem more interesting, being actors, lots of them probably start to believe that the bullshit is true. Look at him, he is white, solid white with blond hair, unbelievable that people would believe this.
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Not everyone’s ancestors stayed in the same village and never moved about, probably like yours. Some people’s heritage goes back hundreds of years in North America. Not everyone’s ancestors immigrated during the last 100 years and came by way of Ellis Island. That’s why you can’t wrap your head around the concept.
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He does have almond shaped eyes do you think?
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I do see the Swede and German
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where did the mongolian come from? wow! thats interesting.
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See my above response to jjy.
The 13th century Mongol invasions of Europe live on in the DNA (however minuscule those amounts may be) of many white people, particularly those of Eastern European Descent. Look at a map of the Mongol Empire and consider the sort of activities that took place whenever a kingdom was conquered.
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holy friggin cow hes everything almost!
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Hey William. Yeh it said German in there. But I agree he could easily pass as just German.
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He could easily pass as Swedish, German, Scottish or Irish.
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He looks German, has a German last name, yet no mention of German ancestry… Seems simple to me.
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funny he’s mix wit every else except for black
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