Miles Teller is paying his respects to Top Gun: Maverick flight instructor Charles "Chuck" Coleman, after the noted aerobatic pilot died in a plane crash Sunday during an air show in New Mexico.

The facial scars weren't the only effect Miles Teller felt from that accident. The incident also ended up costing him most of the friends that he'd made through his college years.

Miles Teller paid tribute to Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman after his death in a plane crash at the age of 61 Oct. 20. Coleman had helped train the cast of Top Gun: Maverick.

Actor Miles Teller was among those paying tribute, sharing photos of himself with Christian on the set of the 2022 “Top Gun” remake, where taught some of the cast how to fly US Navy F-18 Hornets.

Actor Miles Teller leads a colourful life off-screen. ... Teller was involved in a near-fatal accident in 2007, in which he was flung thirty feet from a speeding car that flipped eight times, ...

In the age of new Hollywood, few actors can boast about the artistic versatility that Miles Teller can. ... Teller revealed he survived a near-fatal accident when he was 20 years old, ...

Miles Teller paid tribute to Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman after his death in a plane crash at the age of 61 Oct. 20. Coleman had helped train the cast of Top Gun: Maverick.