Ice-T

Tracy Morrow, better known as Ice-T, is an actor and a Grammy Award winning rapper from Newark, New Jersey. He began his rap career in the 80s. His first album, Rhyme Pays, was released by Sire Records in 1987. In total he released eight rap albums, the most recent Gangsta Rap was released in 2006. At one time he was also the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band, Body Count.

Ice-T's acting career also began in the 80s, with his roles in Breakin, and Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo. He has had roles in over fifty movies. Ice-T has played "Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola" on the television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 2000. He has also had made appearances on other television shows that include Fame, L.A. Heat, and Batman Beyond.

In 1992, Ice-T and his girlfriend, Darlene Ortiz, had a son. The couple later split up and in 2005, he married his current wife, swimsuit model, Nicole "Coco Marie" Austin.

On April 8, 2010, singer Aimee Mann sent out a message on Twitter saying that Ice T should not have ever been cast in a television show (presumably a reference to his acting on Law and Order.)http://twitter.com/aimeemann/status/11811247020 Ice T responded, saying:

"Hey @aimeemann stop worrying bout my acting bitch, and worry about your WACK ass music. In the mean time.. Eat a hot bowl of Dicks! Ice T"http://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/11830397783

Mann later went back to her Twitter account, concerned after hearing that Ice T had responded to her. She later apologized, adding that she does not like hurting poeple's feelings, and explaining that she did not think that there was any chance Ice T would actually read what she was saying.http://twitter.com/aimeemann

After Ice-T commented that the music of Soulja Boy "single-handedly killed hip-hop," Soulja Boy fired back in a YouTube clip, arguing that Ice-T was too old to understand his music and lacked a modern cultural sensibility. In a video response, Ice-T tells Soulja Boy that he does indeed appreciate modern hip-hop, including the work of Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy. He challenges Soulja Boy to write more thoughtful songs and lyrics.Gawker: Soulja Boy proves Ice-T is cold

• 1987: Rhyme Pays
• 1988: Power
• 1989: The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say
• 1991: OG: Original Gangster
• 1992: Body Count - Body Count
• 1993: Home Invasion
• 1994: Body Count - Born Dead
• 1996: VI - Return of the Real
• 1997: Body Count - Violent Denise: Last Days
• 1999: The Seventh Deadly Sin
• 2000: Ice-T - Greatest Hits: The Evidence
• 2006: Body Count - Murder for Hire
• 2006: Ice-T - Gangsta Rap

• Note: The IMDb links in this timeline have pop-ups.

• 1958: Born on February 16 in New Jersey, USA

• 1991: New Jack City - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1991: Ricochet - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1992: Trespass - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1997: Players - IMDb Listing

• 1999: Stealth Fighter - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2000-2008: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews