Ving Rhames Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Irving Rameses Ving Rhames
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 183 cm in meters - 1.83 m in feet inches - 6’
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms - 85 kg in Pounds - 187 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	-Chest: 42 Inches -Waist: 32 Inches -Biceps: 18 Inches
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	N/A (Bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	May 12, 1959
Age (as in 2017)	58 Years
Birth Place	Harlem, New York City, U.S.
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	South Carolina, U.S.A
School	High School of Performing Arts, New York
College/University	SUNY Purchase, New York Juilliard School's Drama Division, New York
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Fine Arts
Debut	Film- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984) TV- Miami Vice (1985)
Family	Father- Ernest Rhames (Auto Mechanic) Mother- Reather (Homemaker) Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity/Race	Afro-American
Hobbies	Boxing, Doing Martial Arts
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriends/Affairs	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Valerie Scott (m. 1994; div. 1999) Deborah Reed (m. 2000)
Children	Son- Freedom Rhames Daughter- Reign Beau Rhames
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$16 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ving Rhames

• Does Ving Rhames smoke?: Yes

• Does Ving Rhames drink alcohol?: Yes

• Ving was born into a middle-class family; his father used to be an auto mechanic and mother, a homemaker.

• Irving Rameses ‘Ving’ Rhames was named after the late NBC journalist, Irving R. Levine and when he was studying drama at SUNY Purchase, his fellow acting student- ‘Stanley Tucci’ (now an American actor) gave him his nickname ‘Ving’.

• In 1984, his first appearance was in the play- The Boys of Winter on Broadway.

• He played ace computer hacker Luther Stickell opposite Tom Cruise in the film series Mission: Impossible (1996) and reprised his role in Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Mission: Impossible III (2006), had a cameo role in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).

• Besides Tom Cruise, he is the only actor to appear in all five Mission: Impossible films.

• Ving won a Golden Globe award in 1998 for the best actor for TV Film- ‘Don King: Only in America’. But he gave that award to the fellow nominee- Jack Lemmon, quoting, “I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I’d like to give this to you.”

• He narrated the TV series- American Gangster (2006), also he is one of the narrators of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).

• He also voiced the part of ‘Tobias Jones’ in the computer game- Driver 3.

• He also made an appearance in the rapper- Ludacris’s song ‘Southern Gangstas’.

• He filed a lawsuit against the producer of the film -Red Canvas in 2010, claiming that he had not been paid the complete amount (only $175,000 instead of $200,00) as per the contract.

• He filmed a series of commercials for The ADT Corporation in 2015.

• His voice is the center of Arby’s commercials (2015-present), with the catchline ‘Arby’s, we have the meats’.