# Comedians who turn out to have good dramatic acting skills

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**Created:** [April 8, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-who-turn-out-to-have-good-dramatic-acting-skills/962515 "2022-04-08T12:57:40Z")\
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> [@kitap](#):
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> How about Val Kilmer? He was in **Top Secret!** and **Real Genius** and then was in **Thunderheart**.

Kilmer seems like a better fit for the [Serious actors, or non-actors, doing comedy later on…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-actors-or-non-actors-doing-comedy-later-on/962529) thread.

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