Ving RhamesIrving "Ving" Rhames (born 1959) is an American actor. He was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in Harlem, Manhattan. A good student, Ving entered the New York High School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. He studied at the Julliard School of Drama, and began his career in New York theater. He first appeared on Broadway in the play "The Winter Boys" in 1984. Ving continued his rise to fame through his work in soap operas. He found work as a supporting actor, and came to the attention of the general public in Pulp Fiction as Marsellus Wallace (1994). Not long after, Rhames was cast alongside Tom Cruise as the ace computer hacker, Luther Stickell in Brian de Palma's 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. Rhames won a Golden Globe in 1998 for best actor in a TV miniseries for his performance in HBO's "Don King: Only in America". At the ceremony Rhames gave his award to Jack Lemmon saying "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you." Lemmon was clearly touched by the gesture as was the celebrity audience who gave Lemmon a standing ovation. Lemmon, who tried unsuccessfully to give the award back to Rhames said it was "...one of the sweetest moments I've ever known in my life." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced later that they would have a duplicate award prepared for Rhames. The talented actor then contributed attention grabbing performances in Bringing Out the Dead (1999), reprised his Luther Stickell role for Mission: Impossible II (2000), contributed his deep bass voice for the character of Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch (2002), and played a burly cop fighting cannibal zombie hordes in Dawn of the Dead (2004). A keen fitness & weight lifting enthusiast, Rhames is also well known for his strong spiritual beliefs and benevolent attitude towards other people. This page about Ving Rhames includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Ving Rhames News stories about Ving Rhames External links for Ving Rhames Videos for Ving Rhames Wikis about Ving Rhames Discussion Groups about Ving Rhames Blogs about Ving Rhames Images of Ving Rhames |
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At the ceremony Rhames gave his award to Jack Lemmon saying "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you." Lemmon was clearly touched by the gesture as was the celebrity audience who gave Lemmon a standing ovation. I'm an actor. Rhames won a Golden Globe in 1998 for best actor in a TV miniseries for his performance in HBO's "Don King: Only in America". You can't have a pacifist in the White House .. 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. Sheen has resisted calls to stand for office, saying "There's no way that I could be the president. Not long after, Rhames was cast alongside Tom Cruise as the ace computer hacker, Luther Stickell in Brian de Palma's Mission: Impossible (1996). Sheen is known for his robust support of "liberal" political causes, and has been arrested 63 times for protesting against issues such as United States military actions. He found work as a supporting actor, and came to the attention of the general public in Pulp Fiction as Marsellus Wallace (1994). Kennedy (in the miniseries Kennedy - The Presidential Years) and fictional Democratic president Josiah Bartlet in the acclaimed television drama The West Wing. Ving continued his rise to fame through his work in soap operas. President John F. He first appeared on Broadway in the play "The Winter Boys" in 1984. He has played U.S. He studied at the Julliard School of Drama, and began his career in New York theater. Martin Sheen is no stranger to politics, both professionally and in real life. A good student, Ving entered the New York High School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. Sheen married fellow actor Janet Templeton in 1961, and the two have four children, all actors:. He was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in Harlem, Manhattan. He received much critical acclaim for his starring role as Private Eddie Slovik in The Execution of Private Slovik, the motion-picture story of the last American soldier to be sentenced to execution at a court-martial. Irving "Ving" Rhames (born 1959) is an American actor. On location Sheen had a heart attack and crawled out to a road for help. On the set of Apocalypese Sheen admits that he wasn't in the greatest shape and was using drugs heavily. It was his 1979 starring role in Apocalypse Now which gained him fame. But he did not receive another important part until 1973, when he starred with Sissy Spacek in the crime drama Badlands. His first major role was on Broadway, in The Subject Was Roses, which he recreated in the 1968 film of the same name. He deliberately flunked out of the University of Dayton so that he could pursue his goal. Sheen had wanted to act since he was very young, but his father disapproved. Martin Sheen is of Irish and Spanish extraction. Sheen. A Roman Catholic, he adopted the stage name Sheen in honor of priest and theologian Fulton J. He attended Chaminade High School. He lived on Brown Street in the South Park neighborhood, and was one of 9 brothers. Sheen was born Ramón Estevez in Dayton, Ohio. Martin Sheen (born August 3, 1940) is an American actor. Emilio Estevez. Charlie Sheen. |