Ving Rhames
Birth name	Irving Rameses Rhames
Born	May 12, 1959 (1959-05-12) (age 48) New York, New York,  United States
Spouse(s)	Deborah Reed (2000–present) Valerie Scott (1994–1999) (divorced)
Awards Golden Globe Awards Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television 1998 Don King: Only in America

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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.^[1] He was named after retired NBC journalist Irving R. Levine^[2] and grew up in Harlem, Manhattan. A good student, Ving entered New York's High School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. After high school he studied drama at SUNY Purchase where he met fellow actor Stanley Tucci, who gave him his nickname "Ving". He later transferred to Juilliard, where he began his career in New York theater.^[3] New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... This article is about the television network. ... Irving R. Levine (August 26, 1922 - ) is a former journalist for NBC. During his 35-year career, he reported from over two dozen countries, which led to him becoming the first foreign correspondent accredited in the Soviet Union (as a result of which he wrote three best-selling non-fiction... This article is about the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. ... 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 PA, was a public alternative high school in New York, New York, USA that existed from 1948... Purchase College, also known as SUNY Purchase or State University of New York College at Purchase, is a public liberal, visual, and performing arts college in Purchase, New York and is a part of the State University of New York system. ... Stanley Tucci, Jr. ... The Juilliard School is one of the worlds premiere performing arts conservatory located in New York City, it is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in the fields of Dance, Drama, and Music. ...

Career

Rhames first appeared on Broadway in the play The Winter Boys in 1984. 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 in Pulp Fiction (1994) as Marsellus Wallace. 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. Not long after, Rhames was cast with Tom Cruise as the ace computer hacker Luther Stickell in Brian de Palma's Mission: Impossible (1996). Rhames also arened much attention for his portryal of Marselus Wallace in Pulp Fiction.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. For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Pulp Fiction is a 1994 film by director Quentin Tarantino, who cowrote the film with Roger Avary. ... This article is about the drama series. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Brian De Palma (born Brian Russell DePalma on September 11, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey) is a prolific, and controversial American film director, best known for directing the Al Pacino classic Scarface, and the Academy Award-winning The Untouchables. ...

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. 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." 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. That moment was #98 on E!'s 101 Awesome Moments in Entertainment. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001), better known as Jack Lemmon, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian. ... Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is an organization comprised of journalists who work in the film industry. ...

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 2007 remake. Rhames has also appeared in a series of television commercials for Radio Shack, usually performing with Vanessa Lynn Williams. A keen fitness and weight-lifting enthusiast, Rhames is also well known for his strong spiritual beliefs and benevolent attitude toward other people. Striptease is a 1996 erotic comedy film starring Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Ving Rhames. ... Species See text. ... Bringing Out the Dead is a film released in 1999. ... Mission: Impossible II, or M:I-2 as it is also known, is the 2000 John Woo-directed sequel to Brian De Palmas 1996 Mission: Impossible motion picture, based on the TV series of the same name. ... Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. ... American Tragedy is a 2000 biographical television movie based on the true story of O.J. Simpsons (Raymond Forchion) trial for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman in 1994. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... Well-known drag artist Lypsinka. ... Holiday Heart is a 2000 LGBT TV movie starring Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, and Mykelti Williamson. ... Cobra Bubbles and his voice actor Ving Rhames Cobra Bubbles was an early 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 film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution on June 21, 2002. ... Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 horror film reimagining of George A. Romeros 1978 film of the same name. ... Day of the Dead is the 2007 horror film remake of George A. Romeros classic zombie film of the same name, the third in the Living Dead series. ... RadioShack Corporation (formerly Radio Shack) (NYSE: RSH) runs a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of Europe. ... Vanessa Williams on the cover of her 2005 album Everlasting Love Vanessa Lynn Williams[1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American R&B/pop/theatrical singer and actress. ... Definition Benevolence characterizes the true goodness of the mind, the unbiased kindness to do good. ...

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). The bald head, lollipops, and "Who loves ya, baby?" catchphrase remained intact, but little else remained from the Savalas original. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ...

Rhames also voiced the part of Tobias Jones in the computer game DRIV3R. 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. In the integrating of The WB and UPN for the new network, CW, Mercy Reef was not picked up. It is an early contender for a midseason replacement, but currently no plans to air the series have been announced. “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... DRIV3R or more commonly known as Driver 3, or Drive-three-er, is a racing, shooting, and adventure video game. ... Aquaman is a fictional character, superhero in DC Comics. ... Aquaman (also known as Mercy Reef) is a television pilot developed by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar for The WB Television Network, based on the DC Comics character Aquaman. ... The Warner Bros. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... “The CW” redirects here. ...

Rhames, along with a production team, are looking into a project to film a biopic of the boxer, Sonny Liston.

Death of caretaker at Rhames' residence

On August 3, 2007, a caretaker at Rhames' Los Angeles home was found dead on the property after being mauled by dogs, authorities said.^[4] Four dogs were removed from the home after the attack, but police believe only two of them—both weighing about 200 pounds—were involved in the attack. A police spokesman said the victim, in his 40s and a caretaker at the residence for about two years, could have had a heart attack, since none of the wounds—on his arms and legs only—appear to have been life threatening. They speculate that he was possibly trying to get away from the dogs after a confrontation.^{[citation needed]} is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... A Property caretaker is a person who cares for real estate in exchange for rent-free living accommodations, and with the possibility of additional compensation. ... Look up maul in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

According to TMZ.com^[5], police say the dogs are very friendly, and police are not aware of any previous problems. Los Angeles County ordinances limit homeowners to only three dogs per household without further permits.^[6] Rhames is not expected to have charges filed against him in what police called a "pure accident."^[7] Rhames wasn't home at the time of the incident because he was in Bulgaria shooting The Tournament. Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ... The Tournament is an upcoming action film starring Robert Carlyle, Ving Rhames, and Kelly Hu. ...

Celebrity news site lalate.com^[8] reported that in a 1999 Los Angeles Times article Rhames was quoted as owning a "slave dog" at the time. "The dog was actually bred to guard slaves," Rhames said. "It was the only dog they found that had the temperament to guard a slave. It could be around you every day, but if you tried to run away, it would deal with you like it never saw you before." In that same article, the actor told the Times that he owned five mastiffs and later in a 2001 Time article, he said he owned eight Fila Brasileiro mastiffs, large, powerful dogs used by Marines in warfare. ^[9] This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ... The Fila Brasileiro (or Brazilian Mastiff) is a large working breed of dog developed in Brazil. ...

On August 17, Coroners announced that although they aren't completely ruling it out, the victim most likely did not die from the abrasions and lacerations he sustained in the attack. Final results are due in about 6 weeks after a toxicology test can be completed.^[10] Forty-year-old Jacob Adams funeral was held on August 18.^[11] Toxicology (from the Greek words toxicos and logos [1]) is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms [2]. It is the study of symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

External links

• Dogs Kill Man at Ving Rhames LA Home (8-3-07)
• Ving Rhames at the Internet Movie Database
• Ving Rhames interview