'Mission: Impossible' star Ving Rhames collapses at restaurant, rushed to hospital: report
His manager said he was on his way home from the hospital and 'cracked a joke over the phone' and 'sounded like everyday Ving'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ving Rhames is "on his way home" after he was rushed to the hospital earlier Wednesday, his rep confirmed, according to a report.
The 66-year-old "Mission: Impossible" star collapsed while eating at the Granville restaurant in North Hollywood, his manager Brad Kramer told Variety.
"He sounded like everyday Ving and cracked a joke over the phone," Kramer added.
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Actor Ving Rhames attending the premiere of "The Uppercut" in January 2025. (Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital has reached out to his rep for comment.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The actor got "overheated" while at the restaurant TMZ reported, citing a rep for Rhames.
Ving Rhames with Tom Cruise in 2016. ( Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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Rhames has been in all eight "Mission: Impossible" movies and is also known for his role in 1994’s "Pulp Fiction."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ving Rhames in the original "Mission: Impossible" in 1996. ( Murray Close/Getty Images)
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The 66-year-old currently hosts the docuseries "History’s Deadliest" on the History Channel.