EXHIBIT 6 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference made to our firm under the caption "Independent Auditors" and to the use of our report dated February 23, 1998, as to American General Life Insurance Company, in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-6 No. 333-42567) of American General Life Insurance Company Separate Account VL-R. /s/Ernst & Young LLP -------------------- ERNST & YOUNG LLP Houston, Texas March 23, 1998