17 Facts About Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames is best known for portraying IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series and crime boss Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction.

Ving Rhames was named "Irving" after NBC journalist Irving R Levine.

Ving Rhames entered New York's High School of Performing Arts, where he developed his love of acting.

Ving Rhames later transferred to the Juilliard School's Drama Division where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1983.

Ving Rhames first appeared on Broadway in the play The Boys of Winter in 1984.

Ving Rhames started out in film in Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs as Leroy, watched over Kevin Kline as Secret Service agent Duane Stevensen in Dave, and played Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction.

Ving Rhames played Dr Peter Benton's brother-in-law on the TV medical drama ER, a recurring role he filled for three seasons.

Ving Rhames played ace computer hacker Luther Stickell opposite Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible.

In 1997, Ving Rhames portrayed the character of Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones in the popular film Con Air, and Muki in the Ice Cube film Dangerous Ground.

Ving Rhames appeared in Striptease as the wisecracking bodyguard Shad, Jesus-praising paramedic Marcus in Bringing Out the Dead, and reprised his Luther Stickell role for Mission: Impossible 2.

In March 2005, Ving Rhames played the lead role on a new Kojak series, on the USA Network cable channel.

Ving Rhames voiced the part of Tobias Jones in the video game Driver 3.

Ving Rhames is the only actor besides Tom Cruise to appear in all seven Mission: Impossible films.

Ving Rhames makes an appearance in Ludacris's song "Southern Gangstas" on his album Theater of the Mind.

Ving Rhames filmed the film The Red Canvas with Ernie Reyes Jr.

Ving Rhames narrated the team introductions for the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI in February 2017.

Ving Rhames has been married to Deborah Reed since 2000.