41-581: Ving may refer to: Ving Rhames (born 1959), American actor Ving'hawe , administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania Lee Ving (born Lee James Capalero in 1949), lead singer of the 1980s punk band Fear Star-ving , web series of eight to ten minutes episodes surrounding the life of David Faustino from Married with Children See also [ edit ] Vinge ,
82-784: A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1983. Rhames first appeared on Broadway in the play The Boys of Winter in 1984. He started out in film in Wes Craven 's The People Under the Stairs (1991) as Leroy, watched over Kevin Kline as Secret Service agent Duane Stevensen in Dave (1993), and played Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994). He also played Buddy Bragg in Out of Sight (1998). Rhames played Dr. Peter Benton's brother-in-law on
123-526: A JPATS aircraft, nicknamed as "Con Air". It features an ensemble supporting cast of Steve Buscemi , Ving Rhames , Colm Meaney , Mykelti Williamson and Rachel Ticotin . Con Air was released theatrically on June 6, 1997 by Buena Vista Pictures through Touchstone Pictures and was a box office success, grossing over $ 224 million against a production budget of $ 75 million. The film received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its acting, musical score and action sequences. The film achieved
164-500: A cult following among the Nicolas Cage fanbase. It received Oscar nominations for Best Sound and Best Original Song for " How Do I Live ", performed on the soundtrack by Trisha Yearwood . Honorably discharged Army Ranger Cameron Poe returns home from Desert Storm to his hometown of Mobile, Alabama , and reunites with his pregnant wife Tricia. That night, three intoxicated men assault Poe, who ends up being given
205-610: A fire truck , pursued by Poe and Larkin on police motorcycles; the chase results in the deaths of all three escapees. Poe reunites with his family, meeting Casey for the first time and giving her the bunny. As the surviving inmates are apprehended, the only one unaccounted for, Greene is gambling in a casino. Additional actors include Ty Granderson Jones as "Blade", Emilio Rivera as Carlos, Doug Hutchison as Guard Donald, Jeris Lee Poindexter as Watts, David Ramsey as Londell, Conrad Goode as white supremacist inmate "Viking", John Diehl as Poe's defense attorney, and Don S. Davis as
246-596: A $ 200,000 contract. In 2015, he filmed a series of commercials for The ADT Corporation . Rhames is one of the narrators for UFC . Rhames narrated the team introductions for the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI in February 2017. Since 2014, Rhames has provided the narration for numerous Arby's commercials, with the slogan "Arby's: We have the meats!" Rhames
287-567: A crash at the White House , but Las Vegas was more in keeping with the theme and visual pun of convicts "cashing in". "We got very lucky ... The Sands was going to be demolished anyway. They blew up the tower on their own. We arranged to blow up the front of the building." The 2nd Street Tunnel in Los Angeles was also used for the tunnel chase scene near the end of the film. Three C-123's were used during production and were painted with
328-818: A duplicate award prepared for Rhames. That moment was #98 on E!'s 101 Awesome Moments in Entertainment. The New York Times lauded Rhames for the act, writing that in doing so he "demonstrated his capacity for abundant generosity." Rhames appeared in Striptease (1996) as the wisecracking bodyguard Shad, Jesus-praising paramedic Marcus in Bringing Out the Dead (1999), and reprised his Luther Stickell role for Mission: Impossible 2 (2000). He played Johnnie Cochran in American Tragedy (2000),
369-560: A fighter out to win a no-rules tournament. Rhames makes an appearance in Ludacris 's song "Southern Gangstas" on his album Theater of the Mind . Rappers Playaz Circle and Rick Ross are also featured on the track. He filmed the film The Red Canvas with Ernie Reyes Jr. , UFC lightweight contender Gray Maynard , and Randy Couture . In 2010, he filed a lawsuit against the film's producer, claiming that he had only been paid $ 175,000 of
410-476: A non- extradition country. Sims tries to retake control, but Grissom kills him and takes his gun. The plane arrives at Carson City and the inmates exchange commences. The ground crew is unaware that hijackers are disguised as guards and the real guards are forcibly disguised as inmates, gagged to prevent them from revealing the scheme. Amongst the new passengers are Cindino, pilot Earl "Swamp Thing" Williams and serial killer Garland Greene. The authorities discover
451-456: A scene where Garland Greene was talking to a young girl. On August 29, 1996, Phillip Swartz, a welder employed by Special Effects Unlimited, a Los Angeles-based firm, was crushed to death at Wendover when a static model of the C-123 used in the film fell on him. The film credits end with "In Memory of Phil Swartz". Other filming locations included Ogden Airport where the exchange of prisoners
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#1732786778210492-606: A series of television commercials for RadioShack , usually performing with Vanessa L. Williams . In March 2005, Rhames played the lead role on a new Kojak series, on the USA Network cable channel (and on ITV4 in the UK). The bald head, lollipops, and "Who loves ya, baby?" catchphrase remained intact, but little else remained from the Telly Savalas-starring original . Rhames voiced the part of Tobias Jones in
533-687: A seven to ten-year prison sentence for accidentally killing one of them in self-defense. Eight years later, Poe is paroled and boards a flight to Alabama on the Jailbird , a converted JPATS prison transport plane. Accompanying Poe is his diabetic cellmate and best friend Mike "Baby-O" O'Dell. Most of the inmates boarding the flight are high-risk convicts being transferred to a supermax prison , including mass murderer William "Billy Bedlam" Bedford, serial rapist John "Johnny 23" Baca, Black Guerrilla former general Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones, and professional criminal Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom. The flight
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615-474: Is a Christian . As of 2018, he resides in Santa Monica, California . He has been married to Deborah Reed since 2000. Con Air Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage , John Cusack and John Malkovich in the lead roles. Written by Scott Rosenberg and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer , the film centers on a prison break aboard
656-473: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ving Rhames Irving Rameses Rhames ( / ˈ r eɪ m z / ; born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series (1996–present) and crime boss Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994). Rhames
697-542: Is overseen by U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin. DEA agent Willie Sims plans to go on an undercover mission to get information from drug kingpin Francisco Cindino, who is being picked up en-route. After taking off, inmate Joe "Pinball" Parker sets another prisoner on fire using smuggled kerosene as a distraction, allowing Grissom and Diamond Dog to take over the plane. They plan to land at Carson Airport as scheduled, pick up and transfer other prisoners and fly to
738-550: Is revealed when Bedford's body is found. Baby-O takes the blame and is shot by Grissom, when Larkin and Sims' partner, Duncan Malloy, arrive in attack helicopters , damaging the Jailbird ' s fuel tank. Poe takes command of the cockpit, and Larkin instructs him to have the plane land at McCarran International Airport , but Swamp Thing is forced to land it on the Las Vegas Strip , causing mass destruction and killing Johnny 23. Grissom, Diamond Dog and Swamp Thing escape on
779-561: Is seen. The scene where the aircraft's left wing hits the Fender Stratocaster sign of Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (which later played host to the film's premiere), was filmed using a replicated guitar sign and a Jailbird miniature model. The crash site was filmed in the Sands Hotel before its demolition on November 26, 1996. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer found the right spot for the climactic finale, originally planned for
820-601: The San Francisco Chronicle noted, "The soundtrack kicks into loud, obtrusive gear ... [and] remains so loud throughout the picture that it practically functions as a distancing device." Con Air opened June 6, 1997 on 2,824 screens in the United States and Canada and grossed $ 24.1 million in its opening weekend, topping the US box office above The Lost World: Jurassic Park . For its second weekend,
861-634: The Jailbird livery. The actual flying C-123 model used during flight scenes in the film had a series of both military and private owners. In December 2003 it was sold to All West Freight Inc. in Delta Junction, Alaska . On August 1, 2010, the C-123 was destroyed when it crashed into Mount Healy within Denali National Park in Alaska . The three member flight crew was killed in the crash. Another C-123, formerly registered as N94DT,
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#1732786778210902-547: The Mission Impossible film series, respectively. He is the only actor besides Tom Cruise to appear in all seven Mission: Impossible films. It was announced that he would have a role in the Aquaman -based show Mercy Reef ; however, due to the integration of The WB and UPN for the new network, CW , Mercy Reef was not picked up. Rhames played a gay – and possibly also homicidal – firefighter who comes out of
943-499: The computer game Driver 3 . Reprising his Luther Stickell role, Rhames co-starred in Mission: Impossible III (2006), had a cameo appearance in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), and played a major role in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), the fifth, sixth and seventh installments in
984-413: The "thrill ride genre". In contrast, Rolling Stone reviewer Peter Travers decried the "flip, hip" and ultimately, "depressing ... pandering" present in the treatment. Andrew Johnston , reviewer for Time Out New York , stated: "Leaving The Rock last summer, I thought it seemed physically impossible for a more over-the-top action movie to be made. That was pretty short-sighted of me, since it
1025-753: The TV medical drama ER , a recurring role he filled for three seasons. He played ace computer hacker Luther Stickell opposite Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma 's Mission: Impossible (1996). In 1997, Rhames portrayed the character of Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones in the popular film Con Air , and Muki in the Ice Cube film Dangerous Ground . Rhames won a Golden Globe in 1998 for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film in HBO 's Don King: Only in America . At
1066-499: The United States and Canada, and $ 122.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 224 million. According to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , 58% of 71 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, " Con Air won't win any awards for believability – and all involved seem cheerfully aware of it, making some of this blockbuster action outing's biggest flaws fairly easy to forgive." On Metacritic ,
1107-484: The ceremony he gave his award to fellow nominee 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 nicest, sweetest moments I've ever known in my life." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced later that they would have
1148-555: The closet in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry . He narrates the BET television series American Gangster . In the 2008 film Saving God , he played an ex-con who is released from prison a changed man, looking to take over his father's former church congregation in a deteriorating neighborhood. Rhames stars in Phantom Punch , a biopic of boxer Sonny Liston , released directly to DVD, as well as The Tournament , portraying
1189-471: The desert boneyard scene. The film featured the Diane Warren –penned LeAnn Rimes hit single " How Do I Live ", performed by Trisha Yearwood for the film. The Con Air soundtrack album omits two songs featured in the film: "How Do I Live", written by Diane Warren and performed by Trisha Yearwood and " Sweet Home Alabama " by Lynyrd Skynyrd . Although a key element of the film, Mick LaSalle of
1230-580: The ex-con boyfriend of Jody's mother in the John Singleton film Baby Boy , portrayed a gay drag queen in the television film Holiday Heart , contributed his voice for the character of Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch (2002) and the subsequent TV series, and played a stoic cop fighting zombie hordes in Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Day of the Dead (2008) remakes. Rhames has also appeared in
1271-519: The film dropped into second place behind Speed 2: Cruise Control , but still made $ 15.7 million. It also opened in the UK , Hong Kong, Israel and parts of Latin America including Brazil and Mexico grossing $ 5 million for the weekend, for a total worldwide opening of $ 29 million. In the US and Canada, it grossed $ 15.7 million in its second weekend and $ 10.4 million in its third, finishing second and third, respectively. The film grossed $ 101.1 million in
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1312-534: The film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert , reviewing the film for the Chicago Sun-Times , awarded it three out of four stars, saying it "moves smoothly and with visual style and verbal wit." Janet Maslin , reviewer for The New York Times considered Con Air an exemplar of
1353-497: The hijacking upon finding evidence in Grissom's old cell and a tape recorder planted by Poe on one of the disguised guards but cannot prevent the plane from taking off. Meanwhile, Pinball disposes of the plane's transponder , but dies trying to reboard during takeoff. The inmates agree to land at Lerner Airfield, a desert airstrip, and transfer onto another plane owned by Cindino and his cartel . Poe finds Pinball's corpse trapped in
1394-470: The landing gear and writes a message to Larkin on the body before throwing it out. Larkin learns of the news and heads to Lerner after contacting the National Guard . Bedford, raiding the cargo, discovers Poe's identity when reading his parole letter and finding the stuffed rabbit Poe intends to give to his daughter Casey, forcing Poe to kill him. The Jailbird is grounded at Lerner, with no sign of
1435-466: The motorist whose car Pinball's corpse falls on. Powers Boothe makes an uncredited voice-over cameo in the opening credits as the Army officer at Poe's leaving ceremony. John Cusack's brother Bill Cusack appears as a Las Vegas EMT . Malkovich was considered early for the role of Grissom. Jason Isaacs , Mickey Rourke , Willem Dafoe and Tom Sizemore auditioned for the role. Bruce Willis turned down
1476-511: The plane's fuel. Johnny 23 spots a National Guard convoy approaching and gives the alarm. The inmates find an arsenal of shotguns and rifles in the cargo hold and prepare an ambush. As the National Guard arrives, the inmates launch an assault, resulting in various casualties, but Larkin defends the surviving troops using a bulldozer as a makeshift shield, while the surviving inmates return to the Jailbird and take flight. Poe's identity
1517-692: The role. With second unit work beginning on June 24, 1996, principal photography began shortly after in Salt Lake City , on July 1, 1996 and continued until October 29, 1996, at a number of locations. While most of the interiors of the Fairchild C-123 Provider transport aircraft were filmed in Hollywood Center Studios soundstage #7, Wendover Airport in Utah, as the stand in for the fictional Lerner Airfield,
1558-438: The transfer aircraft. Poe warns the others of Cindino's past acts of deceit and betrayal; Grissom orders the others to fuel up the plane and get it ready for takeoff. Poe leaves to find Baby-O a syringe to give him insulin , meeting Larkin and informing him of the situation. They discover Cindino planning to escape on a hidden private jet , which Larkin sabotages by lowering a crane arm onto it. Grissom executes Cindino by igniting
1599-582: Was born and raised in Harlem , New York City. He was named "Irving" after NBC journalist Irving R. Levine . Rhames entered New York's High School of Performing Arts , where he developed his love of acting. After high school, he studied drama at SUNY Purchase , where fellow acting student Stanley Tucci gave him his nickname "Ving". Rhames later transferred to the Juilliard School 's Drama Division ( Group 12 : 1979–1983) where he graduated with
1640-409: Was used for the C-123 flying and taxi scenes. Director Simon West chose the barren and remote Wendover area "because it looked like the surface of the moon ... My idea was that it was perfect for the convicts who had been locked up for 10, 20, 30 years in little cells." The old wartime bomber base was also used for the aircraft boneyard scenes while the original swimming pool at the base was used in
1681-573: Was used for the crash scene in Las Vegas and then scrapped following production. The third Jailbird movie model used for the taxi scenes was later donated by the filmmakers to the Historic Wendover Airfield Foundation , where it remains on display at the ramp as an attraction for visitors. The film used several highly detailed models at 1/15th scale, and a multitude of military and private aircraft assembled for