Pulp Fiction star Ving Rhames hospitalised after LA restaurant collapse - who are his wife and children?

Pulp Fiction and Mission Impossible star Ving Rhames was taken to hospital after he collapsed at a Los Angeles restaurant on Wednesday (April 29), it has been reported. It is understood the actor was with his family at the Granville restaurant when the incident unfolded.

Eyewitnesses said the 66-year-old was "in and out of consciousness" following his collapse, while the Los Angeles Fire Department told to the Daily Mail it had responded to a call for medical aid at 1.40pm.

The department said emergency crews transported the male to a nearby medical facility.

A representative for the actor told celebrity website TMZ he was "overheated" and remained in hospital for observation before being released later on Wednesday, feeling "fine" and "making jokes".

Rhames is known to movie fans for a string of memorable roles, including as Marsellus Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's cult classic, Pulp Fiction, and as Luther Strickell opposite Tom Cruise in the Mission: Impossible movies. He also starred in 1999's Bringing Out the Dead, 1997's Con Air and 1990's Jacob's Ladder, and last year appeared in the Apple TV+ miniseries Dope Thief and boxing drama Uppercut.

Ving Rhames’ wife and children

Ving, reported to have a net worth of around $25 million, has been married twice, with his first marriage to Valerie Scott ending in divorce. After marrying the former publicist in 1994, they parted ways in 1999. Valerie worked behind the scenes in the entertainment industry during the 1990s.

He went on to marry Deborah Reed on Christmas Day in 2000 who had two children together, Reign, 26, and Freedom, 24. Deborah is a former actress known for her role in the cult classic 1990 movie, Troll 2. She also reportedly appeared in early 70s films like Soul and Flesh (1974). Deborah also has a daughter, Tiffany Reed, from a previous relationship who Ving is stepfather to.