These Actors Went Above And Beyond To Portray Historical Figures And The Resemblance Is Uncanny

Val Kilmer Lived As Jim Morrison For A Year Before Shooting Started

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Kilmer didn’t need much help to look like Morrison for his role in The Doors. But he went above and beyond to perfect Morrison’s mannerisms. Kilmer lived like Morrison for a year.

He even wore his old clothes and went out to the same bars in Los Angeles that Morrison did.