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Ving Rhames
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Born: May 12, 1959
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Strikingly featured and muscular African American actor who was born and raised in Harlem, New York. Irving "Ving" Rhames had studied dramatic arts at the New York High School of Performing Arts and then at the Julliard School of Drama. After graduating from Julliard, Rhames went on to perform in Shakespeare in the Park productions. In 1984, he appeared for the first time in the TV movie Go Tell It On The Mountain (1985, and was then quickly cast in minor roles in several popular TV shows including Miami Vice (1984),Tour of Duty (1987) and Crime Story (1986).
His next big break came in 1994 when indie director Quentin Tarantino cast him as the merciless drug dealer Marsellus Wallace in the mega hit Pulp Fiction. Not long after, Hong Kong action director John Woo cast Rhames alongside Tom Cruise as the ace computer hacker, Luther Stickell in Mission Impossible (1996). With solid performances in both these highly popular productions, his face was now well known to movie goers, and the work offers began rolling in more frequently.
The next career highlight was playing the lead role in the HBO production of Don King: Only In America (1997) ......Rhames' performance as the world's most infamous boxing promoter was nothing short of brilliant, and at the 1998 Golden Globe Awards he picked up the award for Best Actor in a MiniSeries. However, in an incredible display of compassion, he handed over the award to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon, as he felt Lemmon was a more deserving winner...[MORE]
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Ving Rhames Nude and Sexy
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