Ving Rhames Career, Family, Education, Spouses, Films and Net Worth

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  1. What does Ving Rhames do for a living?
  2. Who are Ving Rhames’s parents and siblings?
  3. What are Ving Rhames’s interests and hobbies?
  4. Is Ving Rhames married or does he have a girlfriend?
  5. Does Ving Rhames have any children?
  6. Where is Ving Rhames now?
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  8. How much money does Ving Rhames earn?
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Who is Ving Rhames?

Irving Rameses Ving Rhames is an American actor, movie producer, television producer and voice actor.

Ving Rhames’s Career

Rhames is widely known for his main role as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible movie series. Also in his supporting role as gang kingpin Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction.

He as well appeared in Jacobs Ladder (1990), Striptease (1996), Con Air (1997), Out of Sight (1998). In addition he has appeared in Entrapment (1999), Bringing Out The Dead (1999) and Dawn of the Dead (2004). He has voiced Cobra Bubbles in the animated movie Lilo & Stitch (2002).

A photo of Ving Rhames
A photo of Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames’s Age

Aged sixty one years as of 2021, Rhames was born on May 12, 1959 in Harlem, New York City in the U.S.

Ving Rhames’s Family

Ving Rhames’s Parents

Rhames was born to Reather and Ernest Rhames. His mother was a homemaker while his father was an auto mechanic. His parents were raised as sharecroppers in South Carolina, and Rhames was named after NBC journalist Irving R. Levine.

Ving Rhames’s Siblings

Rhames is the second born in a family of two boys. His older brother is referred to as Junior Rhames.

Ving Rhames’s Education

Rhames attended New Yorks High School of Performing Arts and developed love for acting. Later on he joined and studied drama at SUNY Purchase wherein he got the nickname Ving from a fellow acting student. He then transferred to the Juilliard Schools Drama Division and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1983.

Ving Rhames’s Interests

Rhames has filmed a series of commercials for The ADT Corporation. He is also one of the narrators for UFC and has narrated the team introductions for the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl Ll in February 2017.

He has additionally provided the narration for numerous Arbys commercials, with the slogan Arbys; We have the meats!

Rhames is a large fan of boxing and frequently attends live major events and is a strong believer in Christianity and has robust spiritual faith.

Ving Rhames’s Spouses

Rhames married Valerie Scott in July 4, 1994 but later divorced in February 9, 1999. He then got into a relationship with Deborah Reed and they engaged and got married on 25 December 2000.

Ving Rhames’s Kids

Rhames has 3 kids until date, they encompass Reign Beau Rhames born 2000 and Freedom Rhames born February 2002 and additionally a step-dauhter Tiffany Rhames.

Where does Ving Rhames live?

Rhames and his partner Deborah Reed and their 3 kids presently live in Los Angeles in the United States.

Ving Rhames’s Height

Despite being muscular and strikingly featured, Rhames has a peak of 5′ 11” (1.8 m).

 

Ving Rhames’s Net Worth

Muscular American actor , movie producer, TV producer and voice actor Ving Rhames has been active since 1984. He has a net worth of $25 million as of 2021.

Ving Rhames’s Filmography

Films

Year Title Role
1984 Go Tell It on the Mountain Young Gabriel Grimes
1986 Native Son Jack
1988 Patty Hearst Cinque Mtume
1989 Casualties of War Lieutenant Reilly
1990 The Long Walk Home Herbert Cotter
1990 Jacob’s Ladder George
1991 Flight of the Intruder CPO Frank McRae
1991 Homicide Robert Randolph
1991 The People Under the Stairs Leroy
1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot ‘Mr. Stereo’
1993 Blood In Blood Out Ivan
1993 Dave Duane Stevenson
1993 The Saint of Fort Washington Leroy ‘Little Leroy’
1994 Pulp Fiction Marsellus Wallace
1994 Drop Squad Garvey
1995 Kiss of Death FBI Agent Omar
1996 Mission: Impossible Luther Stickell
1996 Striptease ‘Shad’
1997 Dangerous Ground Muki
1997 Rosewood Mann
1997 Con Air Nathan ‘Diamond Dog’ Jones
1998 Body Count Pike
1998 Out of Sight Buddy Bragg
1999 Entrapment FBI Agent Aaron Thibadeaux
1999 Bringing Out the Dead Marcus
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 IMF Agent Luther Stickell
2001 Baby Boy Melvin
2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Ryan Whittaker
2002 Undisputed George ‘Iceman’ Chambers
2002 Lilo & Stitch Cobra Bubbles (voice)
2002 Dark Blue Deputy Chief Arthur Holland
2003 Stitch! The Movie Cobra Bubbles (voice)
2003 Sin Eddie Burns
2004 Dawn of the Dead Sergeant Kenneth Hall
2005 Back in the Day Joe ‘J-Bone’ Brown
2005 Animal James ‘Animal’ Allen
2005 Shooting Gallery Carl ‘Cue Ball Carl’ Bridgers
2006 Mission: Impossible III IMF Agent Luther Stickell
2006 Idlewild ‘Spats’
2006 Leroy & Stitch Cobra Bubbles (voice)
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Fred G. Duncan
2008 Animal 2 James ‘Animal’ Allen
2008 A Broken Life Vet
2008 Day of the Dead Captain Rhodes
2008 Saving God Armstrong Cane
2008 Phantom Punch Sonny Liston
2009 Echelon Conspiracy Agent Dave Grant
2009 The Bridge to Nowhere Nate
2009 Evil Angel Carruthers
2009 The Tournament Joshua Harlow
2009 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard ‘Jibby’ Newsome
2009 Surrogates The Prophet
2009 Give ‘Em Hell, Malone ‘Boulder’
2010 Operation: Endgame ‘Judgement’
2010 Caged Animal Miles ‘Cain’ Skinner
2010 Master Harold…and the Boys Sam
2010 Piranha 3D Deputy Fallon
2010 Red Canvas Himself
2010 King of the Avenue Norman De’Sha
2010 Death Race 2 R.H. Weyland
2011 Julia X The Man
2011 Pimp Bullies Miguel
2011 Soldiers of Fortune Grimaud Torneur
2011 The River Murders Captain Langley
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol IMF Agent Luther Stickell
2011 Zombie Apocalypse Henry
2012 Mafia Renzo Wes
2012 Seven Below Jack
2012 Piranha 3DD Deputy Fallon
2012 Won’t Back Down Principal Thompson
2013 Death Race 3: Inferno R.H. Weyland
2013 Armed Response Officer Hall
2013 Force of Execution ‘Ice Man’
2014 Jamesy Boy Conrad
2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation IMF Agent Luther Stickell
2015 Operator Richard
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Charlie-27
2017 The Star Thaddeus (voice)
2017 Father Figures Rod Hamilton
2018 Con Man ‘Peanut’
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout IMF Agent Luther Stickell
2021 Mission: Impossible 7 IMF Agent Luther Stickell

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