The “Mission: Impossible” star made a joke after the incident, his rep tells EW.

Ving Rhames treated for ‘unconfirmed medical condition’ following collapse at L.A. restaurant

The "Mission: Impossible" star made a joke after the incident, his rep tells EW.

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- Ving Rhames collapsed at a Los Angeles restaurant where he was dining with his family Wednesday.

- The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to ** that it responded to a 66-year-old man's medical emergency about 1:40 p.m.

- The *Mission: Impossible* star's rep told EW that he made 'a humorous remark' afterward.

Ving Rhames is recovering after collapsing at a Los Angeles restaurant where he was dining with his family, a rep for the actor has confirmed.

"I spoke to Mr. Rhames via phone shorty after and since then and he sounded like everyday Ving," the rep told **. "He made a humorous remark."

A spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department told EW that paramedics responded to the call of "a 66-year-old male for an unconfirmed medical condition." They "assessed, treated, and transported" him for medical care.

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TMZ was the first to report the news. In a statement to the outlet, a rep for the actor said that it was thought the star became "overheated," and that he was being observed at the hospital.

Rhames, who is 66, is best known for playing the role of Luther in the *Mission: Impossible* franchise, alongside Tom Cruise, and for his work in movies such as *Pulp Fiction*, *Dawn of the Dead*, and *Piranha 3D*. He won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy in 1998, for his portrayal of Don King in HBO's movie *Don King: Only in America*.

In 2026, Rhames hosted the 10-episode show *History’s Deadliest With Ving Rhames* that debuted in January on History, exploring phenomena such as engineering disasters and tyrants.

Actor Ving Rhames in 2013.

He explained what had brought him into his current line of work in an August 2002 interview with BlackFilm.com.

"Quite honestly I never had a desire to be an actor. I tell people, I did not choose acting; acting chose me," Rhames said. "I never grew up wanting to be an actor. I wanted to play football. In about ninth grade an English teacher told me I had a talent to act. He said I should audition for a performing arts high school, so I did on a whim. I got accepted. Then I got accepted at the Juilliard School and by then I was serious about it."

Rhames said then that he felt acting was his destiny.

"I think I am doing what God put me on this planet to do," he said.

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