Not every dream gets fulfilled and not everyone can turn their passion into a profession. It requires a lot of hard work, dedication, and patience. Irving Rameses Rhames, known among people as Ving Rhames, is one of those actors of African-American origin, who turned his passion into his profession, his dream into his reality, and became one of the most loved Hollywood actors.
Ving Rhames is one of the most celebrated actors known for his roles in many famous film/ film series like Mission: Impossible, Dawn of Dead, Jamesy Boy, and many more.
He has also voiced in the animated film Leroy & Stitch. Rhames has received the most prestigious ‘Golden Globe Award for Best Actor’ for his film “Don King: Only in America”.
Early Life Of Ving Rhames: - Dream To Reality.
Ving Rhames, real name Rameses Rhames, was born on May 12, 1959, and is 63 years old. Rhames took birth in Harlem, New York City to an auto mechanic father, Ernest Rhames, and a homemaker mother, Reather Rhames.
Rhames was named after the NBC journalist Irving R. Levine. He has a brother named Junior Rhames.
At a very young age, Rhames discovered his love for acting and entered New York’s High School of Performing Arts, where he pursued his passion. Later he studied drama at SUNY Purchase, where now-star ‘Stanley Tucci’ gave Rhames his nickname ‘Ving’ which is more popular than his real name.
Rhames earned a scholarship and went to the Juilliard School of Drama and studied classical theatre. As per wiki, in 1983, Rhames earned his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in Drama and started performing in Shakespeare’s plays.
What Movies Has Ving Rhames Been In?
Starting off his career, performing in Shakespeare, Rhames did his first television film ‘Go Tell It on the Mountain’. In 1986, he went big and was cast as ‘Jack’ in ‘Native Son’.
Later in 1996, he played the role of the ace computer hacker, Luther Stickell, in ‘Mission: Impossible’, where he worked alongside Tom Cruise.
Rhame’s career reached its peak after his lead role in ‘Don King: Only in America’ in 1997. Rhames won 'The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor’ for the same movie and was also nominated for Emmy Awards, Image Awards, and many prestigious awards.
Rhames has been in several ‘Mission: Impossible’ film series. Similarly, he has also done movies like Entrapment, Bringing out the Dead, Baby Boy, and The Proud Family.
Who Is Ving Rhames’ Wife?
At the age of 35, in the year 1994, Rhames married his first wife, Valerie Scott. Their relationship ended as they divorced on February 9, 1999, but they have a daughter named Tiffany.
The following year, in 2000, Rhames got married to Deborah Reed. They have two children, one son (Freedom Rhames) and one daughter (Reign Beau Rhames) together.
But after almost a decade of exchanging the wedding vows, Rhames and Reed decided to split.
Rhames filed for divorce on September 24, 2013, almost two years after separating in April 2011.
Reed later filed for joint legal but primary custody of their kids including spousal support and attorney fees.
Their divorce was not known by the public until October 2018 when Rhames filed a petition seeking joint custody.
Did Ving Rhames Pass Away?
On January 2023, news spread among the people that Rhames passed away. A Facebook/Instagram post was made stating, the Don King actor was no more, which got nearly one million likes and spread quickly among the people.
However, this report has now been confirmed to be fake and Rhames is alive and well with no serious illness. It was said that Rhames just joined the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this type of hoax.
How Much Money Does Ving Rhames Make?
Rhames has a net worth of $25 million. In 2000, Ving with his ex-wife Deborah bought a 7-bedroom mansion (10,613 square feet) for $4.75 million in Los Angeles.
In 2005, he also purchased the 5,900 square feet home next door for $6.5 million. Rhames seems interested in real estate as he has bought and sold many homes and properties.
A 4,700 square foot Brentwood home which he purchased for $2.5 million and sold for $1.95 million, a 2,120 square foot Mar Vista home that was purchased for $425,000 and sold for $475,000, and a 1,220 square foot La Canada Flintridge home that was purchased for $629,000 and sold for $775,000 are some of the properties in the list.
Personal Statistics of Ving Rhames
Rhames is 6 feet tall (1.83m) with a body weight of 85 kg (187 lbs). He has a muscular body type. Fans call him the real-life hulk for his hulk-like presence.
Rhames is bald with a dark brown eye color. Rhames has a body measurement of 42-32-18 inches.
