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Ving Rhames

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Irving Rameses Rhames ( RAYMZ; born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. Born and raised in Harlem, New York City, he studied drama at SUNY Purchase before transferring to the Juilliard School, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1983. After early stage work in Shakespeare and contemporary plays, he made his screen debut in 1985 and gained attention through roles in Jacob's Ladder (1990), The People Under the Stairs (1991), and as Marsellus Wallace in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994). Rhames achieved further recognition as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series, appearing in all eight installments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Ving Rhames is the 1,144th most popular actor (down from 980th in 2024), the 2,193rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,740th in 2019) and the 567th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ving Rhames ranks 1,144 out of 13,578. Before him are Victor Garber, Patricia Neal, Dean Cain, Ciarán Hinds, Clive Owen, and Libuše Šafránková. After him are Theda Bara, Mark Strong, Michael Massee, Hilary Swank, David Tomlinson, and Alan Alda.

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Among people born in 1959, Ving Rhames ranks 70. Before him are Li Qiang, Charlie Murphy, Youssou N'Dour, Boyko Borisov, William Lai, and Ajay Banga. After him are Mauricio Funes, Frank Darabont, Sam Raimi, Byung-Chul Han, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Miki Matsubara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ving Rhames ranks 2,193 out of 20,380. Before him are Gore Vidal (1925), Thornton Wilder (1897), Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), Blase J. Cupich (1949), and Henry Ford II (1917). After him are Theda Bara (1885), Frank Wilczek (1951), William Wyatt Bibb (1781), Jerry Reed (1937), Alexander Haig (1924), and Fredric Jameson (1934).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ving Rhames ranks 567. Before him are Mary Steenburgen (1953), Paul L. Smith (1936), Stacy Keach (1941), Priscilla Lane (1915), Patricia Neal (1926), and Dean Cain (1966). After him are Theda Bara (1885), Michael Massee (1952), Hilary Swank (1974), Alan Alda (1936), Blythe Danner (1943), and Michael Rooker (1955).

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