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Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice

Biography

Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor and television personality. Born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, he released his debut album, Hooked, in 1989 through Ichiban Records, before signing a contract with SBK Records, which released a reformatted version of the album in 1990 under the title To the Extreme; which became the fastest-selling hip hop album of all time and contained Ice's best-known hits: "Ice Ice Baby" and a cover of "Play That Funky Music". "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts and has been credited with helping to diversify hip hop by introducing it to a mainstream audience. In late 1990, Ice began an eight-month relationship with Madonna, and appeared in photographs for her book, Sex. In April 1991, Ice began to film the SBK-produced Cool as Ice, in which he played a leading role. Cool as Ice opened on October 18, 1991, in 393 theaters in the United States, grossing $638,000, ranking at #14 among the week's new releases. Reviews of the film were negative and he received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star. Although he was successful, he later regretted his business arrangements with SBK, which had paid him to adopt a more commercial appearance and had published fabricated biographical information without his knowledge. Ice attempted suicide with a heroin overdose on July 4, 1994, but was revived by his friends. After being revived, Ice decided that it was time to change his lifestyle. He was inspired to change his musical style and lifestyle. While his later albums haven't charted or featured much radio airplay because of their less mainstream, rock-oriented sound, he has a loyal underground following. His return to music in 1998, Hard to Swallow went gold while his other releases Bi-Polar and Platinum Underground have done well. Uncertain about his future career, Ice studied real estate and started working on the side renovating and selling houses. In late 1995, he set up a recording studio in Miami and joined a grunge band, Pickin Scabz. In 2009, he began hosting The Vanilla Ice Project, a home renovation show in Florida, on DIY Network. In 2011, Ice published a book on the subject, Vanilla Ice Project – Real Estate Guide, on how to succeed in real estate. In June 2011, he filmed a role in the movie That's My Boy, starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, His sixth studio album, WTF - Wisdom, Tenacity and Focus, was released on August 19, 2011, through Radium Records. While the record featured an array of different styles, like other recent Vanilla Ice albums, it also featured Ice's return to Electronica. In 2016, Vanilla Ice competed on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Witney Carson. On January 4, 2019, Dave Franco was cast to star as Ice in a biopic chronicling the rapper's life. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vanilla Ice, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-10-31

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

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Cool as Ice

Cool as Ice

19914.9 / 10

Da Hip Hop Witch

Da Hip Hop Witch

20001.8 / 10

The Bros.

The Bros.

20072.8 / 10

Booking Sounds Video Collection

Booking Sounds Video Collection

TBA0.0 / 10

Zombie Plane

Zombie Plane

TBA0.0 / 10

That's My Boy

That's My Boy

20125.8 / 10

Sex

Sex

19927.5 / 10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

19916.2 / 10

The Ridiculous 6

The Ridiculous 6

20155.2 / 10

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

20106.4 / 10

Vanilla Ice Archive

Vanilla Ice Archive

20120.0 / 10

Sandy Wexler

Sandy Wexler

20175.5 / 10

Teen Vid II

Teen Vid II

199110.0 / 10

Big Money Rustlas

Big Money Rustlas

20104.0 / 10

American Dream/American Knightmare

American Dream/American Knightmare

20186.8 / 10

Vanilla Ice: Ninja Rap

Vanilla Ice: Ninja Rap

19912.0 / 10

The New Guy

The New Guy

20025.9 / 10

The Wrong Missy

The Wrong Missy

20206.2 / 10

The Helix... Loaded

The Helix... Loaded

20052.9 / 10

Seaper Powers: Mystery of the Blue Pearls

Seaper Powers: Mystery of the Blue Pearls

20230.0 / 10

Zombie Plane

Zombie Plane

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