Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice | |||||
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.jpg) Vanilla Ice in 2010 | |||||
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| Birth name | Robert Matthew Van Winkle | ||||
| Born | October 31, 1967
(aged 59) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||
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| occupation =
- Rapper
- actor
- record producer
- singer
- television host
| years_active = 1985–present
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| website = vanillaice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas), best known as Vanilla Ice, is a Euro-Indigenous American rapper, actor, and singer.[8] He had songs under SBK Records. His most notable song is "Ice Ice Baby". The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1991. He has had other songs released over the years. Comedian Jim Carrey did a spoof on the song, called "White White Baby".
Is of European-American, and Native American descent. Vanilla Ice was a contestant in the second season of The Surreal Life in 2004 and in the sixth series of Dancing on Ice in 2011.
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Vanilla Ice (foreground) and MC Hammer (left) performing in July 2009
Vanilla Ice (left) performing alongside Michelangelo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2023
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rauschert, Jeff (September 19, 2008). '90s rapper Vanilla Ice puts new twists on old hits. http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/flint/index.ssf/2008/09/90s_rapper_vanilla_ice_puts_ne.html. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ Mooney, Michael J. (November 26, 2009). For us, Rob Van Winkle will always be Vanilla Ice. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/for-us-rob-van-winkle-will-always-be-vanilla-ice-6366096. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ Shaw, Kevin. Video: Vanilla Ice, Christy Carlson and Victor Sheldon Race The Rapids (in en-US). The Watercraft Journal (June 5, 2014). Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ↑ Nugent, Annabel. Vanilla Ice claims Madonna proposed to him during their Nineties romance (in en). The Independent (October 31, 2021). Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ↑ Greene, Andy (July 10, 2012). "Where Are They Now? Pop's Class of 1990: Vanilla Ice". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/where-are-they-now-pops-class-of-1990-20120710/vanilla-ice-0079295. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ 4. Vanilla Ice (July 13, 2012). Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ D., Spence. Vanilla Ice – Vanilla Ice Is Back! Hip Hop Classics. IGN (November 24, 2008). Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ Vanilla Ice. Biography.
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