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
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                                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Houston, Texas
March 23, 1998