5:39 PM PT — Ving’s rep tells TMZ … he’s been released from the hospital and is heading home. We’re told he feels fine and was making jokes leaving the hospital.
“Mission: Impossible” star Ving Rhames suffered a medical scare — collapsing inside a Los Angeles restaurant … TMZ has learned.
A diner at the scene tells TMZ … Rhames was eating with his family on Wednesday when he collapsed at his table.
We’re told the 66-year-old appeared to be in and out of consciousness — and paramedics rushed him to the hospital.
A spokesperson for L.A. City Fire tells TMZ … the medical aid call came in for a male approximately in his 60s at 1:40 PM — and the patient was transported to the hospital.
A rep for Ving tells TMZ … he just spoke with the star, and it’s believed he got “overheated” but will be fine. He’s currently being hospitalized for observation.
5/7/19
The last time we caught up with Ving … was in 2019 after the legendary John Singleton passed, and he talked about the filmmaker’s legacy.
As well as playing Luther Stickell in all eight of the “Mission: Impossible” film series, he’s also known for other high-profile roles, including one in Quentin Tarantino‘s “Pulp Fiction,” and another the ’90s horror hit “Jacob’s Ladder.”