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In 2000 Ving was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Action for the movie "Entrapment".
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Ving was the co-executive producer of the movie "Back in the Day".
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Ving's role in the movie short "You're Still Not Fooling Anybody" was uncredited.
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Ving did voice work for the following video games: "Driv3r" and "Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma".
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Ving has done TV commercials for Radio Shack and E! Entertainment Television cable channel.
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In 2008 Ving was nominated for a Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his work in "Don King: Only in America".
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Ving packed on 30 pounds for the movie "Striptease" he did it to look more imposing.
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Ving was up for the part of John Coffey in the movie "The Green Mile", however, it instead went to Michael Clarke Duncan.
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Ving is a big boxing fan.
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Ving has been nominated for the following Black Reel Awards:
2001 Network/Cable - Best Actor for "Holiday Heart"
2002 Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor for "Baby Boy"
2003 Network/Cable - Best Actor for "Sins of the Father"
2004 Film: Best Supporting Actor "Dark Blue"
2006 Best Actor – Television "Kojak"
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Ving won a Golden Globe Award in 1998 for his role in HBO's miniseries Don King: Only in America. Ving then called fellow nominee Jack Lemmon to the stage and tributed the award to him. He was later given a duplicate award to replace the one he gave away.
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Actor Stanley Tucci gave Irving Rhames the nickname "Ving."
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Ving's parents are Reatha, a homemaker, and Ernest Rhames,a mechanic. He has an older brother named Junior.
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Irving Rhames (Ving) is the namesake of journalist Irving R. Levine.
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Ving's theatrical talents have led him to work in several Broadway plays. His first play being "The Winter Boys" in 1984.
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Ving has married twice. First to Valerie Scott from 1994 to 1999. He is currently married to Deborah Reed, since 2000. Ving has 2 children by Deborah; daughter Reignbeau, born 2000, son Freedom, born 2002 and a step-daughter Tiffany.
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Ving attended New York High School of Performing Arts and later studied at the Juilliard School of Drama.
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Ving's height is 6'(1.83m.)
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Ving was a member of the cast of "The Untitled Aquaman Project". This pilot, a development of The CW network, was dropped.