| Ving Rhames | |
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| Born | Irving Rameses Rhames May 12, 1959 New York, New York,  United States |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Reed (2000–present) Valerie Scott (1994–1999) (divorced) |
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Biography
Early life
Rhames was born in New York City, New York to African-American parents Reatha, a homemaker, and Ernest Rhames, an auto mechanic. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa [1] He was named after retired NBC journalist Irving R. Levine[2] and grew up in Harlem, Manhattan. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Irving R Levine ( August 26, 1922 -) was born in Pawtucket Rhode Island and is a former Journalist for NBC. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center A good student, Ving entered New York's School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. The High School of Performing Arts, more formally known as The School of Performing Arts A Division of the Fiorello H La Guardia High School of Music and the Arts informally known as After high school he studied drama at SUNY Purchase where he met fellow actor Stanley Tucci, who gave him his nickname "Ving". The State University of New York at Purchase, also known as Purchase College and SUNY Purchase, is a public liberal, visual, and Stanley Tucci Jr (born 11 November 1960) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -winning Screen Actors Guild - and He later transferred to Juilliard, where he began his career in New York theater. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. [3]
Career
Rhames first appeared on Broadway in the play The Winter Boys in 1984. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Ving continued his rise to fame through his work in soap operas. He found work as a supporting actor, and came to the attention of the general public by playing the role of Marcellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994). This is a list of characters with speaking roles appearing in Quentin Tarantino 's widely noted 1994 Pulp Fiction. Rhames also was getting public exposure on television as Peter Benton's brother on the medical drama ER, a recurring role he filled for 3 seasons. ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on Not long after, Rhames was cast with Tom Cruise as the ace computer hacker Luther Stickell in Brian de Palma's Mission: Impossible (1996). Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Brian De Palma (born Brian Russell DePalma on September 11 1940 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Film director. Mission Impossible is an Action movie released in 1996. It was directed by Brian De Palma and starred Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt With solid performances in two of these highly popular productions, his face was now known to moviegoers, and the work offers began rolling in more frequently.
Rhames portrayed the Character of Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones in the popular film Con Air (1997). Con Air is a 1997 American action / thriller Film by Touchstone Pictures that stars Nicolas Cage, Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
Rhames won a Golden Globe in 1998 for best actor in a TV miniseries for his performance in HBO's Don King: Only in America. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner At the ceremony Rhames 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. John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles " 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 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. Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA) is an Organization comprised of Journalists who cover the United States Film industry That moment was #98 on E!'s 101 Awesome Moments in Entertainment.
Rhames contributed attention-grabbing performances in Striptease (1996 as the wisecracking bodyguard Shad), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), reprised his Luther Stickell role for Mission: Impossible II (2000), playing Johnnie Cochran in American Tragedy (2000), portraying a gay drag queen in the television movie Holiday Heart, contributed his deep bass voice for the character of Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch (2002) and the subsequent TV series, and played a stoic cop fighting cannibal zombie hordes in Dawn of the Dead (2004) and in the upcoming Day of the Dead 2008 remake. Striptease is a 1996 erotic Comedy film starring Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Ving Rhames. The shads or river herrings comprise the Genus Alosa, Fishes related to Herring in the family Clupeidae Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 English language film directed by Martin Scorsese, and based on the novel by Joe Connelly. Mission Impossible II, or MI-2 as it is also known is a 2000 film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise, Johnnie L Cochran Jr (October 2 1937 March 29 2005 was an American Lawyer perhaps best known for his leadership in the legal defense of O American Tragedy is a 2000 Biographical Television movie based on the true story of O In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. A drag queen is a person usually a man who dresses (or "drags" in female clothes and make-up for special occasions and usually because they are performing and entertaining Holiday Heart is a 2000 LGBT TV movie starring Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, and Mykelti Williamson. Cobra Bubbles is a fictional character from Walt Disney Pictures ' Lilo & Stitch movies and the Spin-off television series For the television series see Lilo & Stitch The Series Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American Animated feature Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 Remake of George A Romero 's 1978 film of the same name. Day of the Dead is a Horror film which is nominally a quasi-remake of George A Rhames has also appeared in a series of television commercials for Radio Shack, usually performing with Vanessa L. Williams. RadioShack Corporation (formerly Tandy Corporation) ( is a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of North America Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress. A keen fitness and weight-lifting enthusiast, Rhames is also well known for his strong spiritual beliefs and benevolent attitude toward other people.
In March 2005, Rhames played the lead role on a new "Kojak" series, on the USA Network cable channel (and on ITV4 in the UK). Kojak refers to two separate but related American Crime drama Television series, with the original airing on CBS and the second series USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 The bald head, lollipops, and "Who loves ya, baby?" catchphrase remained intact, but little else remained from the Savalas original.
Rhames also voiced the part of Tobias Jones in the computer game DRIV3R. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Driv3r, more commonly known as Driver 3, is a racing shooting and adventure Video game. In 2006, Rhames reprised his role in Mission: Impossible III, making him the only actor besides Tom Cruise to appear in all three Mission: Impossible films, and was announced that he would have a role in the Aquaman based show Mercy Reef. Mission Impossible III (abbreviated MiIII) is the third 2006 Action film based on the spy-themed television series Mission Aquaman is a television pilot developed by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar for The WB Television In the integrating of The WB and UPN for the new network, CW, Mercy Reef was not picked up. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. It is an early contender for a midseason replacement, but currently no plans to air the series have been announced. Rhames played a homosexual, possibly also homicidal, firefighter who comes out of the closet in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (aka Chuck and Larry) is a 2007 Comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and starring He also narrates the BET television series American Gangster. American Gangster is a documentary Television series, which airs on BET.
Rhames, along with a production team, are looking into a project to film a biopic of the boxer, Sonny Liston. Charles L "Sonny" Liston (May 8 1932?–January 5 1971 was a professional boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd
Rhames, will appear in the new Coach Carter TV show taking the place of Samuel L Jackson who made the role famous in the 2005 film. Coach Carter is a 2005 film from Paramount Pictures, directed by Thomas Carter. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor
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| NAME | Rhames, Ving |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rhames, Irving Rameses |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959-5-12 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York, New York, United States |
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