Vanilla Ice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle was born October 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas. As an early teen, he was interested in breakdancing. It was his breakdancing friends who started calling him Vanilla Ice, and it stuck. He wrote his first hit, "Ice Ice Baby" at 16. It was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts and has been nominated and won several musical awards, including winning People's Choice Award and an American Music Award in 1991. Also in 1991, Vanilla Ice made his feature film debut in the film "Cool as Ice." He went on tour for a few years before doing competitive jet skiing and faded from the music spotlight. Although he released several other albums, none were as popular or successful as his first. In 2010, Ice began hosting the series "The Vanilla Ice Project" (DIY Network, 2010-19) and continues to make music and tour.
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Vanilla Ice
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Seaper Powers: Mystery of the Blue Pearls | Steve the Starfish (Voice) | - | 2023 |
21% |
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That's My Boy | Self | $36.9M | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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The Helix ... Loaded | Theo (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Betty Blowtorch (and Her Amazing True Life Adventures) | Self | - | 2003 |
7% |
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The New Guy | Music Store Employee (Character) | $29.0M | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Da Hip Hop Witch | Self | - | 2000 |
3% |
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Cool as Ice | John 'Johnny' Van Owen (Character) | $956.8K | 1991 |
36% |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | Self | $78.7M | 1991 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Vanilla Ice Project | Host | 2010-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brother vs. Brother | Judge | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Kitchen | Self | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dancing With the Stars |
Music Performer, Contestant |
2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vanilla Ice, Flip Advice | Host | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vanilla Ice Goes Amish | Host | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 90s: The Decade That Connected Us | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off | Contestant | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Music Performer | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Surreal Life | Self | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Music Performer | 1991 |