About

Ice-T is the stage name of Tracy Lauren Marrow, an American rapper and actor. Ice-T has also found success as an actor, most famously for his role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

History

Music Career

After rapping and DJing for nearly a decade prior, Ice-T released his first full length record, Rhyme Pays, on July 28th 1987. The album went on to sell more then 500,000 copies.

Over the next thirty years, Ice-T released more than 14 albums, either under his name or with his rock band Body Count.

Film Career

Ice-T first appeared on film in the 1984 film Breakin' and its infamous, 1985 sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. In 1991, he was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for his role in New Jack City.^[1]

In 2000, he first appeared on the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola. He would appear in more than 400 episodes of the series.

Online Presence

On April 2nd, 2009, Ice T joined Twitter using the handle @FINALLEVEL. Within a decade, he has amassed more than 1 million followers. He is known on the site for humorous and direct opinions that can elicit debate and jokes. For example, on November 9th, 2018, he responded to a question on the site about his "favorite bagel." Ice-T responded, "Lol. I’ve never eaten a Bagel in my life…" The tweet received more than 3,600 retweets and 18,000 likes, as well as a host of responses and a Twitter Moment.^[2]

On June 9th, 2012, Ice-T posted his first post to Instagram. ^[3] Within six years, he has amassed more than 480,000 followers on the site.

Personal Life

In 2002, Ice-T married model Coco Austin. The couple have one child together and starred together on the reality television series Ice Loves Coco from 2011 to 2013.^[4]
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