Who would want to light his fire these days? Former sex symbol Val Kilmer has piled on the pounds

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Heavy set: Val Kilmer cut a cumbersome figure on at the Grammy Awards held at LA's Staples Centre

Despite a varied career with tenacious longevity, Val Kilmer will be forever associated with his breakthrough role in 1991's The Doors.
Kilmer, now 52 , played legendary rocker Jim Morrison in the beloved Oliver Stone film, and was key to its success with his eerie portrayal of the beautiful but doomed musician.
All lizard hips and leather trousers, Kilmer was as slinky as the star himself had been... and forever imprinted in our consciousness in that guise.

The Lizard King: Kilmer gave an eerily evocative performance as the legendary frontman in 1991's The Doors

But he was a far cry from that sinewy young man when he arrived at today's Grammy Awards.
The untamed mane was evocative of Jim, but Val has piled on the pounds and lost definition particularly around his neck.
He is, of course, years older than Morrison was when he died in Paris at the tender age of 27 from the result of a drug overdose.
Kilmer is nominated in the original In the Best Spoken Word Album category with his reading of The Mark Of Zorro.

What a change: Val has filled out other the years, though his hair remains untamed

Last year the actor contracted to sell his New Mexico ranch for an undisclosed amount. The 6,000-acre log-built house has four bedrooms, four bathrooms as well as several guest and staff houses.
The property also boasts an equestrian complex if the new owner has a love of horses and was most recently listed for $18.5million although it originally came on the market in 2009 for $33million, according to Huffington Post.
Kilmer once operated the Pecos River ranch as a bed and breakfast. It is the middle of beautiful wildlife where mountain lions, elk and deer freely roam.