That’s what Ving Rhames will soon be saying, as star of a potential wheel of “Kojak” movies for USA Network. Rhames has agreed to take the title role, Lt. Theo Kojak, in a re-envisioning of the ...

Park any preconceived notions you have about Lt. Theo Kojak at New York City's 13th Precinct door. USA's Kojak is not the Kojak of the 1973 CBS series. Like Telly Savalas' portrayal, the modern-day ...

“Who loves ya, baby?” Ving Rhames does. Rhames has signed with USA Network to a weekly series of “Kojak,” debuting in March, Bonnie Hammer, president of USA Network and the Sci Fi Channel, said ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Ving Rhames hears the question often. Why make Lt. Theo Kojak black? After all, everyone remembers the no-nonsense, Tootsie Pops-sucking New York City detective being Greek, ...

Who loves ya, baby? I’m prepared to believe that Ving Rhames might, with his earring, lollipop, and jazz licks. I was never entirely convinced that Telly Savalas did, in the original Kojak. Mostly, ...