Ving Rhames Net Worth, Wife, Height, Tattoos, Relationships

Ving Rhames

American actor (born )

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Born

Irving Rameses Rhames


() May 12, (age&#;65)

New York City, U.S.

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OccupationActor
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Irving Rameses Rhames (; born May 12, ) is an American actor.

He is best known for portraying IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series (–present) and crime boss Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction ().

Early life and education

Rhames was born and raised in Harlem, New York City.[1] He was named "Irving" after NBC journalist Irving R. Levine.[2]

Rhames entered New York's High School of Performing Arts, where he developed his love of acting.

After high school, he studied drama at SUNY Purchase, where fellow acting student Stanley Tucci gave him his nickname "Ving". Rhames later transferred to the Juilliard School's Drama Division (Group 12: –)[3] where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in [4]

Career

Rhames first appeared on Broadway in the play The Boys of Winter in He started out in film in Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs () as Leroy, watched over Kevin Kline as Secret Service agent Duane Stevensen in Dave (), and played Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction ().

He also played Buddy Bragg in Out of Sight ().

Rhames played Dr. Peter Benton's brother-in-law on the TV medical drama ER, a recurring role he filled for three seasons. He played ace computer hacker Luther Stickell opposite Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible (). In , Rhames portrayed the character of Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones in the popular film Con Air, and Muki in the Ice Cube film Dangerous Ground.

Rhames won a Golden Globe in for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film in HBO's Don King: Only in America. At the ceremony he gave his award to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon, saying, "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you." Lemmon was clearly touched by the gesture as was the celebrity audience who gave Lemmon a standing ovation.

Lemmon, who tried unsuccessfully to give the award back to Rhames, said it was "one of the nicest, sweetest moments I've ever known in my life." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced later that they would have a duplicate award prepared for Rhames. That moment was #98 on E!'s Awesome Moments in Entertainment.[5][6][7]The New York Times lauded Rhames for the act, writing that in doing so he "demonstrated his capacity for abundant generosity."[7]

Rhames appeared in Striptease () as the wisecracking bodyguard Shad, Jesus-praising paramedic Marcus in Bringing Out the Dead (), and reprised his Luther Stickell role for Mission: Impossible 2 ().

He played Johnnie Cochran in American Tragedy (), the ex-con boyfriend of Jody's mother in the John Singleton film Baby Boy, portrayed a gaydrag queen in the television film Holiday Heart, contributed his voice for the character of Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch () and the subsequent TV series, and played a stoic cop fighting zombie hordes in Dawn of the Dead () and Day of the Dead () remakes.

Rhames has also appeared in a series of television commercials for RadioShack, usually performing with Vanessa L. Williams.

In March , Rhames played the lead role on a new Kojak series, on the USA Network cable channel (and on ITV4 in the UK). The bald head, lollipops, and "Who loves ya, baby?" catchphrase remained intact, but little else remained from the Telly Savalas-starring original.

Rhames voiced the part of Tobias Jones in the video game Driver 3.

Reprising his Luther Stickell role, Rhames co-starred in Mission: Impossible III (), had a cameo appearance in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (), and played a major role in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (), Mission: Impossible – Fallout () and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (), the fifth, sixth and seventh installments in the Mission Impossible film series, respectively.[8] He is the only actor besides Tom Cruise to appear in all seven Mission: Impossible films.

It was announced that he would have a role in the Aquaman-based show Mercy Reef; however, due to the integration of The WB and UPN for the new network, CW, Mercy Reef was not picked up. Rhames played a gay – and possibly also homicidal – firefighter who comes out of the closet in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

He narrates the BET television series American Gangster.

In the film Saving God, he played an ex-con who is released from prison a changed man, looking to take over his father's former church congregation in a deteriorating neighborhood. Rhames stars in Phantom Punch, a biopic of boxer Sonny Liston, released directly to DVD, as well as The Tournament, portraying a fighter out to win a no-rules tournament.

Rhames makes an appearance in Ludacris's song "Southern Gangstas" on his album Theater of the Mind. Rappers Playaz Circle and Rick Ross are also featured on the track.

He filmed the film The Red Canvas with Ernie Reyes Jr., UFC lightweight contender Gray Maynard, and Randy Couture. In , he filed a lawsuit against the film's producer,[9] claiming that he had only been paid $, of a $, contract.

In , he filmed a series of commercials for The ADT Corporation.[citation needed]

Rhames is one of the narrators for UFC.

Rhames narrated the team introductions for the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI in February [citation needed]

Since , Rhames has provided the narration for numerous Arby's commercials, with the slogan "Arby's: We have the meats!"[10]

Personal life

Rhames is a Christian.[11][12] As of , he resides in Santa Monica, California.

He has been married to Deborah Reed since [13]

Filmography

† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

Notes

  1. ^Experiment , also known as Spooky, disguised as Cobra Bubbles

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    Diasporic Lives: Alienation and Violence as Themes in African American Jamaican Cultural Texts. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN&#;. Archived from the original on May 8, Retrieved February 24,

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    Heres What 42 Common Prison Tattoos Really Mean - ALOT Living: Ving’s age is He is bald and has brown eyes, his height is 6ft (m) and he weighs around lbs (85kgs). He’s a fan of tattoos, and has multiple inked on several parts of his body. As of November , his net worth has been estimated at over $25 million.

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    "Garfield: Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham & Cecily Strong Board Animated Feature From Alcon Entertainment". Deadline. Retrieved December 5,

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