RELATED: See Jennifer Grey’s Teen Daughter, Who Looks Just Like Her.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Val’s 29-year-old daughter Mercedes and 26-year-old son Jack were both at the July 7 Cannes premiere not only to support their dad, but also because they were involved in getting the film made. Their mom is Val’s ex-wife Joanne Whalley. Ahead of the big event, Val shared his excitement via Twitter. “It feels like yesterday, and yet it has been a lifetime,” he wrote. “As I write this, my documentary is getting ready to premiere at Festival De Cannes. And as grateful as I am for being selected with this high honor, I look forward most to sharing my life’s story with all of you.” RELATED: See Elizabeth Taylor’s Lookalike Grandson, Who Is Carrying on Her Legacy. Mercedes has appeared in a handful of indie short films over the past seven years. In 2020, she shared the big screen with her dad in her first feature film, Paydirt. The movie also marked Val’s first role post-tracheotomy. Mercedes told TooFab that she was “really genuinely proud to have been a part of this movie for my personal reasons of working with my dad” and also to “have been involved in a film that has a lead actor with a disability.” She added, “And hopefully, it’s like heralding a bigger shift in the entertainment industry.” Because of his speaking issues, another actor dubbed Val’s character in the film. Jack began appearing in front of the camera in 2013 and has acted in a long list of both short and feature films. His debut role was in Palo Alto alongside stars like James Franco and Emma Roberts. He also starred in Ozzy Osbourne’s music video for “Under the Graveyard” as a young Ozzy. His newest film Exo is in pre-production and will see him star opposite Bella Thorne. RELATED: For more celeb content delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Val, which is getting rave reviews out of Cannes, tracks decades of the actor’s life, including his experience with throat cancer and its aftermath. In the trailer, Val notes, “I’m still recovering, and it is difficult to talk and to be understood. But I want to tell my story more than ever.” While the voiceover for the trailer is not Val speaking, at one point, he talks to the camera using his voice box. “I’ve tried to see the world as one piece of life,” he says. The trailer also features behind-the-scenes footage from films he’s made throughout his career with costars including Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn in their younger days. RELATED: Rapper Master P’s 19-Year-Old Son Just Made Sports History.
