Talk:Ving Rhames

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"Rhames was born in New York City, New York to African-American parents Reatha and Ernest Rhames."

Wheres the evidence for this?

Vhing Rhames is not the actual actor from Rockstars Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The Games manual has a cast list of who voiced who. Therefore that info is useless

Contents 1 Please explain 2 Please Clarify 3 Edits to remove copyright violations 4 Neutrality issues

[edit] Please explain

Oddly enough, it has recently been reported that Ving Rhames and Micheal Clarke Duncan are in fact clones of one large black man

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kuriakin (talk • contribs) 14:02, 12 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Please Clarify

This reads like a press release from his agent. Please 'bio' it up objectively.

What, specifically are those 'spiritual beliefs' mentioned? Buddhist? Christian? Zoroastrian? Scientologist?

There's also no need to include POV adjectives such as 'talented'. A record of his work and achievements is enough.

Lastly, do we really need wiki entries with expressions like 'the work came rolling in'? [sic]

Nothing personal. --TresRoque 23:49, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edits to remove copyright violations

I cleaned up Ving Rhames#Death of caretaker at Rhames' residence mainly to remove several copyright violations. The first paragraph was originally lifted straight from the msnbc.com article I added as the source. Additional edits are probably needed to cite the LA Times article directly (if it's available) and provide updates. I also pruned the section since its length and detail seemed out of proportion to the rest of the article. Flowanda | Talk 20:33, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Neutrality issues

I have added the {{POV}} template to this article. The reason is that it seems to me to give undue weight to a single incident in Rhames' life - the death of a caretaker at his home - when surely what actually makes him notable is his career as an actor. I don't honestly see the relevance of the 'Death of caretaker at Rhames' residence' section at all - there's nothing in it that explains why those events are notable or worth including. It seems to me an attempt to incriminate Rhames by implying he was somehow responsible for the man's death, which it is clear he was not (and has not had any charges filed against him). Due to the importance of Wikipedia's rules on biographies of living persons - specifically, that they should not defame the subject or portray them unfairly - I am considering removing this section entirely. Terraxos (talk) 01:14, 6 April 2008 (UTC)