Vanilla Ice
Rapper • Actor • Host
Birth Name: Robert Matthew Van Winkle
Birth Date: October 31, 1967
Age: 57 years old
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas
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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Seaper Powers: Mystery of the Blue Pearls
Top 10 '90s Spring Break Anthems
Competitive Edge
Celebrity Wheel of FortuneStream
90s New Year's Eve Party
One Hit Wonders with OJ Borg
Party Like It's 1999
Vanilla Ice: Ice Ice Baby
Play Hits - Novelas Super Hits 2
NYE Party: Saved by the 90s
Vanilla Ice, Flip Advice
Celebrity Family FeudStream
The 90s: The Decade That Connected Us
The KitchenStream
Vanilla Ice Goes Amish
Ice My House: Queens
Bethenny
Brother vs. BrotherStream
omg! Insider
Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off
That's My BoyStream
Q With Jian Ghomeshi
Canada Sings
Mega DensStream
The Talk
The Vanilla Ice Project
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
Access Hollywood Live
Scream If You Know the Answer!
The Wendy Williams Show
Moskaus heiße Schnallen
Rachael Ray ShowStream
Talkshow With Spike Feresten
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Dancing With the StarsStream
Dancing With the StarsStream
The Helix ... Loaded
The Surreal LifeStream
Betty Blowtorch (and Her Amazing True Life Adventures)
The New Guy
Da Hip Hop Witch
The Early Show
The Early Show
The View
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the OozeStream
Cool as Ice
Vanilla Ice: Play That Funky Music
Vanilla Ice: Ice Ice Baby
Good Morning America
Saturday Night LiveStream
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