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{{Short description|American rapper and actor (born 1958)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ice-T
| image = Body Count feat. Ice-T - 2019214172411 2019-08-02 Wacken - 2311 - AK8I3133 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ice-T in 2019
| birth_name = Tracy Lauren Marrow
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|02|16}}
| birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = [[Crenshaw High School]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* actor
* songwriter
* producer
* author
}}
| years_active = 1982–present<!--Do Not Change! Ice-T released his first ever rap single that year-->
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Coco Austin]]|2002}}
| partner = Darlene Ortiz (1984–2001)<ref>{{cite web|author=[[WQHT]]|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=XeSIiYI6JwI&t=919s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/XeSIiYI6JwI|archive-date=December 11, 2021|url-status=live|title=Darlene Ortiz Talks Relationship with Ice T, Her Book & Beef w/ LL Cool J|via=YouTube|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=November 19, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| children = 3
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
 | embed = yes
 | origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
 | genre = {{flatlist|
* [[West Coast hip-hop]]
* [[gangsta rap]]
* [[political rap]]
* [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
* [[rap metal]]
}}
 | instrument = Vocals
 | label = {{flatlist|
* Saturn
* [[Sire Records|Sire]]
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
* [[Priority Records|Priority]]
* Rhyme Syndicate
* [[Sumerian Records|Sumerian]]
* [[Century Media]]
}}
 | current_member_of = [[Body Count (band)|Body Count]]
 | past_member_of = [[Uncle Jamm's Army]]
 | website = {{URL|icet.com}}
}}
}}

'''Tracy Lauren Marrow'''<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ice-t-mn0000072003/biography|title=Ice-T|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 31, 2012|archive-date=April 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430204611/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ice-t-mn0000072003/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> (born February 16, 1958), known professionally as '''Ice-T''' (or '''Ice T'''), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to [[Sire Records]] in 1987, when he released his debut album ''[[Rhyme Pays]]''. The following year, he founded the record label {{proper name|Rhyme $yndicate}} Records (named after his collective of fellow hip-hop artists called the "{{proper name|Rhyme $yndicate}}") and released another album, ''[[Power (Ice-T album)|Power]]'' (1988), which is Ice-T's only album to be certified [[Music recording certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Ice-T&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|publisher=riaa.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}}</ref> His next three albums, ''[[The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!]]'' (1989), ''[[O.G. Original Gangster]]'' (1991) and ''[[Home Invasion (album)|Home Invasion]]'' (1993), were also critically acclaimed and commercially successful, and were all certified gold in the US.<ref name="RIAA" />

Ice-T co-founded the heavy metal band [[Body Count (band)|Body Count]] in 1990, which he introduced on ''O.G. Original Gangster'', on the track titled "Body Count". The band released its [[Body Count (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1992. Ice-T encountered controversy over his track "[[Cop Killer (song)|Cop Killer]]", the lyrics of which discussed killing police officers. He asked to be released from his contract with [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]], and his follow-up solo album, ''Home Invasion'', was released through [[Priority Records]]. Ice-T released two more albums in the late 1990s and [[Gangsta Rap (album)|one in the 2000s]] before focusing on both his acting career and Body Count, who have released eight studio albums to date, the latest being 2024's ''[[Merciless (Body Count album)|Merciless]]''.

As an actor, Ice-T played small parts in the films ''[[Breakin']]'' (1984) and its sequels, ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]'' and ''[[Rappin']]'' (1984 and 1985 respectively), before his major role debut, starring as police detective Scotty Appleton in ''[[New Jack City]]'' (1991). He received top billing for his role in ''[[Surviving the Game]]'' (1994) and continued to appear in small roles in TV series and other films throughout the 1990s. Since 2000, he has portrayed [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] detective/sergeant [[Fin Tutuola|Odafin Tutuola]] on the [[NBC]] police drama ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', making him the longest-running male series actor in American TV history, according to [[Deadline Hollywood|''Deadline'']].<ref> 
 NOTE: There are soap opera actors who have had longer runs than this. {{Cite web |last=Coker |first=Cheo Hodari |date=August 11, 2023 |title=Hip-Hop At 50: Cheo Hodari Coker On Icons, Evolution & The Spirit That Remains – Guest Column |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/hip-hop-50-anniversary-notorious-big-cheo-hodari-coker-guest-column-1235459962/ |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=Deadline |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821183802/https://deadline.com/2023/08/hip-hop-50-anniversary-notorious-big-cheo-hodari-coker-guest-column-1235459962/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A reality television show titled ''[[Ice Loves Coco]]'' ran for three seasons (2011–2013) on [[E!]], featuring the home life of Ice-T and his wife [[Coco Austin]]. In 2018, he began hosting the true crime documentary ''In Ice Cold Blood'' on the [[Oxygen (TV network)|Oxygen]] cable channel, which ran for three seasons.

==Early life==
Tracy Lauren Marrow, the son of Solomon and Alice Marrow,{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=5–13}}<ref name="TVGuide">{{cite web |url= http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ice-t/154286 |title= Ice-T Biography| access-date=September 22, 2007 |magazine= [[TV Guide]] {{small|(magazine)}} [[CBS Interactive]] ([[CBS Corporation]])<br/>{{small|(digital assets)}}|location= New York City |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150912200611/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ice-t/154286 |archive-date=September 12, 2015|issn=0039-8543|url-status=live}}</ref> was born in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], New Jersey<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20878320-entertainment-weekly-1194|title=Monitor|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|location=New York City|date=February 17, 2012|issn=1049-0434|oclc=21114137|issue=1194|page=26|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915113700/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20878320-entertainment-weekly-1194|url-status=live}}</ref> on February 16, 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001384/bio|title=Ice-T|website=IMDb|access-date=May 11, 2024|archive-date=January 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125075212/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001384/bio/|url-status=live}}</ref> Solomon's family was originally from Virginia and Philadelphia, and Alice's family was originally from Louisiana. Both of his parents were [[African-American]]. Ice-T states that his father was a "dark-skinned brother" while his mother was a "fair-skinned" black woman that looked like [[Dorothy Dandridge]] or [[Lena Horne]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=Ice-T 'didn't have an ounce of self-pity' as orphan |date=April 25, 2011 |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/ice-t-didn-t-have-ounce-self-pity-orphan-wbna42750412 |publisher=Today}}</ref>{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=5–13}} For decades, Solomon worked as a [[conveyor belt]] mechanic at the [[Dematic|Rapistan Conveyor Company]]. When Marrow was a child, his family moved to upscale [[Summit, New Jersey]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=5–13}} The first time race played a major part in Marrow's life was at the age of seven, when he became aware of the racism leveled by his white friends towards black children. Marrow surmised that he escaped similar treatment because they thought that he was white due to his lighter skin.<ref name="loud1">{{cite magazine |url= http://loudwire.com/ice-t-wikipedia-fact-or-fiction-part-1/ |title= Ice-T – Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? (Part 1) |magazine= [[Loudwire]] |publisher= [[Townsquare Media]] |location= United States |access-date= September 29, 2015 |archive-date= September 30, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150930223801/http://loudwire.com/ice-t-wikipedia-fact-or-fiction-part-1/ |url-status= live }}</ref>{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=5–13}} Relaying this incident to his mother, she told him, "Honey, people are stupid"; her advice and this incident taught Marrow to control the way the negativity of others affected him.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=5–13}}

His mother died of a heart attack when he was in third grade. Solomon raised Marrow as a single father for four years, with help from a housekeeper.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=5–13}} Marrow's first experience with illicit activity occurred after a bicycle that his father bought him for Christmas was stolen. After Marrow told his father, Solomon shrugged, "Well, then, you ain't got no bike".{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=5–13}} Marrow stole parts from bicycles and assembled "three or four weird-looking, brightly-painted bikes" from the parts; his father either did not notice or never acknowledged this.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=5–13}} When Marrow was 13 years old, Solomon also died of a heart attack.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=5–13}}{{sfn|Ice-T|Sigmund|1994|page={{page needed|date=July 2021}}}}

Following his father's death, the orphaned Marrow briefly lived with a nearby aunt, then was sent to live with his other aunt and her husband in [[View Park–Windsor Hills, California|View Park-Windsor Hills]], an upper middle-class Black neighborhood in [[South Los Angeles]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=17–29}} While his cousin Earl was preparing to leave for college, Marrow shared a bedroom with him. Earl was a fan of rock music and listened only to the local rock radio stations; sharing a room with him sparked Marrow's interest in [[heavy metal music]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=127–140}}
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===High school, early criminal activity, military service===
Marrow moved to the [[Crenshaw, Los Angeles|Crenshaw]] District of Los Angeles when he was in the eighth grade. He attended Palms Junior High, which was predominantly made up of white students, and included black students who traveled by bus from [[South Los Angeles|South Central]] to attend.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=17–29}} He then attended [[Crenshaw High School]], which was almost entirely made up of black students.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=17–29}}{{sfn|Goldstein|1988|page=Calendar 89}}

Marrow stood out from most of his friends because he did not drink alcohol, smoke tobacco, or use drugs.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}} During Marrow's time in high school, gangs became more prevalent in the Los Angeles school system. Students who belonged to the [[Crips]] and [[Bloods]] gangs attended Crenshaw, and fought in the school's hallways.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=17–29}} Marrow, while never an actual gang member, was affiliated with the former.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=17–29}} Marrow began reading the novels of [[Iceberg Slim]], which he memorized and recited to his friends, who enjoyed hearing the excerpts and told him, "Yo, kick some more of that by Ice, T",{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}} giving Marrow his nickname. Marrow and other Crips wrote and performed "Crip Rhymes".{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=49–56}}

His music career started with the band of the singing group The Precious Few of Crenshaw High School. Marrow and his group opened the show, dancing to a live band. The singers were Thomas Barnes, Ronald Robinson and Lapekas Mayfield.

In 1975, at the age of seventeen, Marrow began receiving [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] benefits resulting from the death of his father and used the money to rent an apartment for $90 a month.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}} He sold [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] and stole car stereos to earn extra cash, but he was not making enough to support his pregnant girlfriend. After his daughter was born, Marrow enlisted in the United States Army in October 1977. Following basic training, Marrow was assigned to the [[25th Infantry Division (United States)|25th Infantry Division]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}}<ref name="Targum"/> During his time in the army Marrow was involved with a group of soldiers charged with the theft of a rug.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}} While awaiting trial, he received a $2,500 bonus check and went absent without leave ([[AWOL]]), returning a month later, after the rug had been returned. Marrow received a [[non-judicial punishment]] as a consequence of his [[dereliction of duty]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}}

During his spell in the Army, Marrow became interested in [[hip hop music]]. He heard [[The Sugarhill Gang]]'s newly released single "[[Rapper's Delight]]" (1979), which inspired him to perform his own raps over the instrumentals of this and other early hip-hop records. The music, however, did not fit his lyrics or form of delivery.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=49–56}}

When he was stationed in Hawaii (where prostitution was not a heavily prosecuted crime) as a squad leader at [[Schofield Barracks]], Marrow met a [[pimp]] named Mac.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}} Mac admired that Marrow could quote [[Iceberg Slim]], and he taught Marrow how to be a pimp himself.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}} Marrow was also able to purchase stereo equipment cheaply in Hawaii, including two [[Technics (brand)|Technics]] turntables, a mixer, and large speakers. Once equipped, he then began to learn [[turntablism]] and rapping.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=49–56}}

Marrow learned from his commanding officer that he could receive an early [[Military discharge|honorable discharge]] because he was a single father. Taking advantage of this, Marrow was discharged as a Private First Class (PFC - E3) in December 1979 after serving for two years and two months.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}}<ref name="Targum">{{cite news|last=O'Flanagan|first=Emma |title= Ice-T addresses group, provides inspiration |url= http://www.dailytargum.com/2.4985/1.1514326-1.1514326 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20110610163841/http://www.dailytargum.com/2.4985/1.1514326-1.1514326|url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2011|work= [[The Daily Targum]] |publisher=Targum Publishing Company |location= [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] |date= February 23, 2004| access-date=June 29, 2008}}</ref>

During an episode of ''[[The Adam Carolla Show (podcast)|The Adam Carolla Podcast]]'' that aired on June 6, 2012, Marrow claimed that after being discharged from the Army, he began a career as a bank robber. Marrow claimed he and some associates began conducting take-over bank robberies "like [in the film] ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]''". Marrow then elaborated, explaining, "Only punks go for the drawer, we gotta go for the safe." Marrow also stated he was glad the United States justice system has [[Statute of limitations|statutes of limitations]], which had likely expired when Marrow admitted to his involvement in multiple [[United States federal probation and supervised release|Class 1 Felonies]] in the early-to-mid 1980s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ice-t-details-past-robberies-152545992.html | title=Ice-T Details His Past Robberies of Banks and Jewelry Stores: 'I Wouldn't Advise It' (Exclusive) | date=October 30, 2019 }}</ref> 

In July 2010, Marrow was mistakenly arrested. A month later when Marrow attended court, the charges were dropped and the prosecution stated "there had been a clerical error when the rapper was arrested". Marrow gave some advice to young people who think going to jail is a mark of integrity, saying, "Street credibility has nothing to do with going to jail, it has everything to do with staying out."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/aug/18/ice-t-cleared-following-arrest|last= Michaels|first= Sean|date= August 18, 2010|title= Ice-T cleared following New York arrest|work= [[The Guardian]]|access-date= July 24, 2019|archive-date= May 11, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075217/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/aug/18/ice-t-cleared-following-arrest|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Career==
===Music===
====Early career (1980–1981)====
After leaving the Army, Marrow wanted to stay away from gang life and violence and instead make a name for himself as a DJ.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=49–56}} As a tribute to Iceberg Slim, Marrow adopted the stage name Ice-T. While performing as a DJ at parties, he received more attention for his rapping, which led Ice-T to pursue a career as a rapper.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=49–56}} After breaking up with his girlfriend Caitlin Boyd, he returned to a life of crime and robbed jewelry stores with his high school friends. Ice-T's raps later described how he and his friends pretended to be customers to gain access before smashing the display glass with small sledgehammers.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=49–56}}{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=57–69}}

Ice-T's friends Al P. and [[Body Count (band)|Sean E. Sean]] went to prison. Al P. was caught in 1982 and sent to prison for robbing a high-end jewelry store in [[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]] for $2.5 million in jewelry. Sean was arrested for possession of not only cannabis, which Sean sold, but also material stolen by Ice-T. Sean took the blame and served two years in prison. Ice-T stated that he owed a debt of gratitude to Sean because his prison time allowed him to pursue a career as a rapper.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=70–77}} Concurrently, he wound up in a car accident and was hospitalized as a [[John Doe]] because he did not carry any form of identification due to his criminal activities.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=78–83}} After being discharged from the hospital, he decided to abandon the criminal lifestyle and pursue a professional career rapping.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=78–83}} Two weeks after being released from the hospital, he won an open mic competition judged by [[Kurtis Blow]] at the Carolina West nightclub.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}} According to Michael Khalfani known as Disco Daddy, Ice-T won the first week of the competition under the name of DJ Tracy, but got beaten by Disco Daddy the second week, which led to the name change of Ice-T (Khalfani got signed to Rappers Rapp Records).

====Professional career (1982–present)====
[[File:Ice-T, The Glove & Dave Storrs - Reckless-Tebitan Jam (Taxidermi Records-1990s) (Side A).jpg|thumb|left|Ice-T released a string of Electro records, including the 1984 single "Reckless" (''pictured''), before recording gangsta rap music]]

In 1982, Ice-T met producer Willie Strong from Saturn Records. In 1983, Strong recorded Ice-T's first single, "Cold Wind Madness", also known as "The Coldest Rap", an [[electro (music)|electro hip-hop]] record that became an [[underground music|underground]] success, becoming popular even though radio stations did not play it due to the song's explicit lyrics about taking a woman to the Snooty Fox motel in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=70–77}} That same year, Ice-T released "Body Rock", another electro hip-hop single that found popularity in clubs. In 1984, Ice-T was a featured rapper on "Reckless", a single by DJ [[Chris Taylor (music producer)|Chris "The Glove" Taylor]] and (co-producer) David Storrs that gained widespread popularity as a featured track via the motion picture ''[[Breakin']]'' and its soundtrack album. This song was almost immediately followed up with a sequel entitled "Reckless Rivalry (Combat)", which was featured in the ''Breakin{{'}}'' sequel, ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]'', however, it was never featured on the soundtrack album and was only released as a single on Taxidermi Records. In 1985, he appeared in the film ''[[Rappin']]'' by performing two verses of his track ''Killers'', which was his first political rap. Ice later recorded the songs "Ya Don't Quit" and "Dog'n the Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II)" with Unknown DJ, who provided a [[Run-DMC|Run–D.M.C.]]-like sound for the songs.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}}

Ice-T received further inspiration as an artist from [[Schoolly D]]'s [[gangsta rap]] single "[[P.S.K. What Does It Mean?]]", which he heard in a club. Ice-T enjoyed the single's sound and delivery, as well as its vague references to gang life, although the real life gang, Park Side Killers, was not named in the song.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}}

Ice-T decided to adopt Schoolly D's style, and wrote the lyrics to his first gangsta rap song, "[[6 in the Mornin']]", in his Hollywood apartment, and created a minimal beat with a [[Roland TR-808]]. He compared the sound of the song, which was recorded as a [[B-side]] on the single "Dog'n The Wax", to that of the [[Beastie Boys]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}} The A-side caused some controversy for the lyrics, which were unusually violent by the standards of hip hop at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-02-ca-508-story.html|last=Hunt|first=Dennis|title=RHYME PAYS FOR ICE T|date=August 2, 1987|access-date=February 11, 2024|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075327/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-02-ca-508-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The B-side was more successful and was later released as an extended rap on his first album. He intentionally did not represent any particular gang, and wore a mixture of red and blue clothing and shoes to avoid antagonizing gang-affiliated listeners, who debated his true affiliation.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}}
[[File:Bring the Noise Tour at Joe Louis Arena 1988-12-10 (ticket).jpg|thumb|In support of ''Power'', Ice-T co-headlined [[Public Enemy]]'s 1988 "Bring the Noise" concert tour, which was supported by then up-and-coming acts [[Eazy-E]] and [[EPMD]].]]
Ice-T finally landed a deal with a major label [[Sire Records]]. When label founder and president [[Seymour Stein]] heard his demo, he said Ice-T sounded like [[Bob Dylan]].{{sfn|Coleman|2007|page=238}} Shortly after, he released his debut album ''[[Rhyme Pays]]'' in 1987 supported by [[Evil E|DJ Evil E]], [[DJ Aladdin]] and producer [[Afrika Islam]], who helped create the mainly party-oriented sound. The record wound up being certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. That same year, he recorded [[Colors (Ice-T song)|the title theme song]] for [[Dennis Hopper]]'s ''[[Colors (film)|Colors]],'' a film about inner-city gang life in Los Angeles. His next album ''[[Power (Ice-T album)|Power]]'' was released in 1988, under his own label Rhyme Syndicate, and it was a more assured and impressive record, earning him strong reviews and his second gold record. Released in 1989, ''[[The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!]]'' established his popularity by matching excellent abrasive music with narrative and commentative lyrics.<ref name=allmusic /> In the same year, he appeared on [[Hugh Harris (singer)|Hugh Harris]]' single "Alice".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Hugh-Harris-3-With-Ice-T-Alice/release/1042389|title=Hugh Harris With Ice-T - Alice|work=[[Discogs]]|publisher=Zink Media, Inc.|location=[[Portland, Oregon]]|date=1989|access-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423050123/http://www.discogs.com/Hugh-Harris-3-With-Ice-T-Alice/release/1042389|archive-date=April 23, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1991, he released his album ''[[O.G. Original Gangster]].'' On ''OG'', he introduced his heavy metal band [[Body Count (band)|Body Count]] in a track of the same name. Ice-T toured with Body Count on the first annual [[Lollapalooza]] concert tour in 1991, gaining him appeal among middle-class teenagers and fans of alternative music genres. The album ''[[Body Count (album)|Body Count]]'' was released in March 1992.<ref name=allmusic/> For his appearance on the heavily collaborative track "[[Back on the Block]]", a composition by jazz musician [[Quincy Jones]] that "attempt[ed] to bring together black musical styles from jazz to soul to funk to rap", Ice-T won a [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|Grammy Award for the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]], an award shared by others who worked on the track including Jones and fellow jazz musician [[Ray Charles]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Grammys Turn Into Quincy Jones Show |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE2D9173EF932A15751C0A967958260|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 23, 1991|access-date=July 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022132009/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE2D9173EF932A15751C0A967958260|archive-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Controversy later surrounded Body Count over its song "[[Cop Killer (song)|Cop Killer]]". The rock song was intended to speak from the viewpoint of a criminal getting revenge on racist, brutal cops. Ice-T's rock song infuriated government officials, the [[National Rifle Association of America]], and various police advocacy groups.<ref name=allmusic/><ref name="Arnold Schwarzenegger blew away dozens of cops as the Terminator. But I don't hear anybody complaining">{{cite news|last=Philips|first=Chuck|title=COVER STORY : 'Arnold Schwarzenegger blew away dozens of cops as the Terminator. But I don't hear anybody complaining.' : A Q & A with Ice-T about rock, race and the 'Cop Killer' furor|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-19-ca-4406-story.html|access-date=January 2, 2014|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 19, 1992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312163549/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-07-19/entertainment/ca-4406_1_cop-killer|archive-date=March 12, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Consequently, Time Warner Music refused to release Ice-T's upcoming album ''[[Home Invasion (album)|Home Invasion]]'' because of the controversy surrounding "Cop Killer". Ice-T suggested that the furor over the song was an overreaction, telling journalist [[Chuck Philips]] "...they've done movies about nurse killers and teacher killers and student killers. [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] blew away dozens of cops as the [[Terminator (character)|Terminator]]. But I don't hear anybody complaining about that". In the same interview, Ice-T suggested to Philips that the misunderstanding of ''Cop Killer'', the misclassification of it as a rap song (not a rock song), and the attempts to censor it had racial overtones: "The [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] says it's OK for a white man to [[cross burning|burn a cross in public]]. But nobody wants a black man to write a record about a cop killer".<ref name="Arnold Schwarzenegger blew away dozens of cops as the Terminator. But I don't hear anybody complaining"/>

Ice-T split amicably with Sire/Warner Bros. Records after a dispute over the artwork of the album ''[[Home Invasion (album)|Home Invasion]]''. He then reactivated Rhyme Syndicate and formed a deal with [[Priority Records]] for distribution. Priority released ''Home Invasion'' in the spring of 1993.<ref name="Pareles">{{cite news|first=Jon|last=Pareles|title=Ice-T's Latest Gangster-Rap Caper Finds Him Alone and on His Own|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7DD1331F93AA15750C0A965958260|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 29, 1993|access-date=June 29, 2008|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075125/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/29/arts/critic-s-notebook-ice-t-s-latest-gangster-rap-caper-finds-him-alone-his-own.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 9 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and at No. 14 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p89063|title=Charts and Awards for Ice-T|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|location=United States|access-date=November 3, 2007|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075420/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ice-t-mn0000072003/biographyAjax|url-status=live}}</ref> spawning several singles including "[[Gotta Lotta Love]]", "[[I Ain't New Ta This]]" and "99 Problems" – which would later inspire [[Jay-Z]] to record [[99 Problems|a version with new lyrics]] in 2003. In 2003 he released the single "[[Beat of Life]]" with [[Sandra Nasić]], [[Trigga tha Gambler]] and [[DJ Tomekk]] and placed in the German charts.<ref>YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E5tGg_FwFs "Beat of Live" DJ Tomekk feat Ice-T - Official Video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412000510/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E5tGg_FwFs |date=April 12, 2023 }}</ref><ref>[[GfK Entertainment charts]]: [https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-5477 Offizielle Charts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412000510/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-5477 |date=April 12, 2023 }}</ref>

Ice-T had also collaborated with certain other heavy metal bands during this time period. For the film ''[[Judgment Night (film)|Judgment Night]]'', he did a duet with [[Slayer]] on the track "Disorder".<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Judgment Night > Overview|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r189710|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|location=United States|access-date=July 2, 2008|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075425/https://www.allmusic.com/album/judgment-night-music-from-the-motion-picture--mw0000101514/trackListingAjax|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1995, Ice-T made a guest performance on ''[[Forbidden (Black Sabbath album)|Forbidden]]'' by [[Black Sabbath]].<ref name="TVGuide"/> Another album of his, ''[[Ice-T VI: Return of the Real|VI – Return of the Real]]'', was released in 1996, followed by ''[[The Seventh Deadly Sin]]'' in 1999.<ref name="CNN Seventh Deadly Sin">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9910/27/ice.t/index.html|title=No thaw for rapper Ice T|last=Freydkin|first=Donna|work=[[CNN]]|location=[[Atlanta]]|date=October 27, 1999|access-date=June 29, 2008|archive-date=September 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927034653/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9910/27/ice.t/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

His first rap album since 1999, ''[[Gangsta Rap (album)|Gangsta Rap]]'', was released on October 31, 2006. The album's cover, which "shows [Ice-T] lying on his back in bed with his ravishing wife's ample posterior in full view and one of her legs coyly draped over his private parts", was considered to be too suggestive for most retailers, many of which were reluctant to stock the album. Some reviews of the album were unenthusiastic, as many had hoped for a return to the political raps of Ice-T's most successful albums.
[[File:Ice-T during the Body Count concert. Prague, August 2006.jpg|thumb|Ice-T performing with Body Count in 2006]]
Ice-T appears in the film ''[[Gift (1993 film)|Gift]]''. One of the last scenes includes Ice-T and Body Count playing with [[Jane's Addiction]] in a version of the [[Sly and the Family Stone]] song "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey".

Besides fronting his own band and rap projects, Ice-T has also collaborated with other [[hard rock]] and metal bands, such as [[Icepick (band)|Icepick]], [[Motörhead]], [[Slayer]], [[Megadeth]], [[Pro-Pain]], and [[Six Feet Under (band)|Six Feet Under]]. He has also covered songs by [[hardcore punk]] bands such as [[the Exploited]], [[Jello Biafra]], and [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]]. Ice-T made an appearance at [[Insane Clown Posse]]'s [[Gathering of the Juggalos]] (2008 edition).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juggalogathering.com/home.php?page_id=main_stage|title=2008 Gathering of the Juggalos - Other Main Stage Performers|work=[[Gathering of the Juggalos]]|publisher=[[Psychopathic Records]]|location=[[Oklahoma City]]|access-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828031931/http://www.juggalogathering.com/home.php?page_id=main_stage|archive-date=August 28, 2008}}</ref> Ice-T was also a judge for the 7th annual [[Association of Independent Music|Independent Music Awards]] to support independent artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2008.asp|title=7th Annual IMA Judges|work=[[Association of Independent Music|Independent Music Awards]]|publisher=Music Resource Group |location=United States|access-date=April 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306153750/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2008.asp|archive-date=March 6, 2014}}</ref> His 2012 film ''[[Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap]]'' features a who's who of underground and mainstream rappers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2009-12-12T07_58_44-08_00|title=PodOmatic &#124; Best Free Podcasts|work=Podomatic Inc.|publisher=[[Blogger (service)|Blogger]]|location=United States|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715101516/http://conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2009-12-12T07_58_44-08_00|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November 2011, Ice-T announced via Twitter that he was in the process of collecting beats for his next LP which was expected sometime during 2012, but {{as of|2014|October|lc=y}}, the album has not been released. A new Body Count album, ''[[Bloodlust (Body Count album)|Bloodlust]]'', was released in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2016/06/29/body-count-release-new-album-2017-cover-raining-blood-like-fucking-boss/|title=Body Count To Release New Album In 2017, Cover "Raining Blood" Like A Fucking Boss|date=June 29, 2016|website=MetalSucks|access-date=July 12, 2016|archive-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817111935/http://www.metalsucks.net/2016/06/29/body-count-release-new-album-2017-cover-raining-blood-like-fucking-boss/|url-status=live}}</ref> After the release of the album, responding to an interview question asking if he's "done with rap", he answered "I don't know" and noted that he's "really leaning more toward [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] right now".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ice-t-interview-1720/|title=Ice-T: 'The Second the President Says Your Name Shit Gets Hectic'|first=Rod|last=Yates|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York City|date=May 1, 2017|access-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915113307/http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/ice-t-interview/6048|archive-date=September 15, 2017}}</ref>  Body Count received their second Grammy nomination and later won the award at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021 for "Best Metal Performance" with their song "Bum-Rush" from the album ''Carnivore''.<ref>Rachael, Dowd (March 14, 2021). "BODY COUNT WIN BEST METAL PERFORMANCE AT THE 2021 GRAMMY AWARDS". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 14, 2021.</ref>

In July 2019, Ice-T released his first solo hip hop track in 10 years, titled "Feds in My Rearview". The track is the first in a trilogy, with the second track, "Too Old for the Dumb Shit", described as a prequel to "Feds in My Rearview", and released in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/1157020653377245186|title=Thanks.. I'm dropping 2 more Rap tracks that create the Trilogy.. Next one is called 'Too Old For The Dumb Shit' It's the prequel to Feds... Stay Tuned this month|author=ICE T|date=August 1, 2019|website=Twitter|language=en|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075137/https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/1157020653377245186|url-status=live}}</ref> Ice-T was also featured on the 2020 hip hop posse cut "The Slayers Club" alongside [[R.A. the Rugged Man]], [[Brand Nubian]] and others.

Ice-T performed at New Year's Eve Toast & Roast 2021, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] broadcast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FOX New Years Eve Toast & Roast 2021 {{!}} Watch Thurs at 8/7c|url=https://www.fox.com/foxs-new-years-eve-toast-roast-2021/|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=Watch New Year's Eve Toast & Roast 2021 on FOX|language=en|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104190627/https://www.fox.com/foxs-new-years-eve-toast-roast-2021/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Evans|first1=Greg|date=December 30, 2020|title=Ken Jeong And Joel McHale Add To Lineup For Fox's New Year's Eve Special – Update|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/ken-jeong-joel-mchale-fox-new-years-eve-toast-roast-special-hosts-update-1234636292/|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105230037/https://deadline.com/2020/12/ken-jeong-joel-mchale-fox-new-years-eve-toast-roast-special-hosts-update-1234636292/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Acting===
====Television and film====
Ice-T was prominently featured as both a rapper and a breakdancer in ''Breakin' 'n' Enterin''' (1983), a documentary about the early [[West Coast hip hop]] scene.

Ice-T's first film appearances were in the motion pictures, ''[[Breakin']]'' (1984), and its sequel, ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]'' (1984). These films were released before Ice-T released his first LP, although he appears on the soundtrack to ''Breakin{{'}}''. He has since stated he considers the films and his own performance in them to be "wack".{{sfn|Ice-T|Sigmund|1994|page=[https://archive.org/details/iceopinionwhogiv00icet/page/96 96]}}

In 1991, he embarked on a serious acting career, portraying police detective Scotty Appleton in [[Mario Van Peebles]]' action thriller ''[[New Jack City]]'', gang leader Odessa (alongside [[Denzel Washington]] and [[John Lithgow]]) in ''[[Ricochet (1991 film)|Ricochet]]'' (1991), gang leader King James in ''[[Trespass (1992 film)|Trespass]]'' (1992), followed by a notable lead role performance in ''[[Surviving the Game]]'' (1994), in addition to many supporting roles, such as J-Bone in ''[[Johnny Mnemonic (film)|Johnny Mnemonic]]'' (1995), and the marsupial mutant T-Saint in ''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]'' (1995). He was also interviewed in the Brent Owens documentary ''[[Pimps Up, Ho's Down]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice-T > Biography|last=Buchanan|first=Jason|work=[[Allmovie]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|location=United States|year=2003|url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:34312~T1|access-date=July 2, 2008|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075134/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:34312~T1|url-status=live}}</ref> in which he claims to have had an extensive pimping background before getting into rap. He is quoted as saying "once you max something out, it ain't no fun no more. I couldn't really get no farther." He goes on to explain his pimping experience gave him the ability to get into new businesses. "I can't act, I really can't act, I ain't no rapper, it's all game. I'm just working these niggas." Later he raps at the [[Players Ball]].

In 1993, Ice-T, along with other rappers and the three ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'' hosts [[Ed Lover]], [[Doctor Dré]], and [[Fab Five Freddy|Fab 5 Freddy]] starred in the comedy ''[[Who's the Man?]]'', directed by [[Ted Demme]]. In the film, he is a drug dealer who gets really frustrated when someone calls him by his real name, "Chauncey", rather than his street name, "Nighttrain".

[[File:LAWORDERSVU101008.JPG|thumb|left|Ice-T with [[Christopher Meloni]] shooting ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU]]'' on [[Broome Street (Manhattan)|Broome Street]] in SoHo, New York City, 2008]]
In 1995, Ice-T had a recurring role as vengeful drug dealer Danny Cort on the television series ''[[New York Undercover]]'', co-created by [[Dick Wolf]]. His work on the series earned him the 1996 [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]. In 1997, he co-created the short-lived series ''[[Players (1997 TV series)|Players]]'', produced by Wolf. This was followed by a role as pimp Seymour "Kingston" Stockton in ''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]'' (1998). These collaborations led Wolf to add Ice-T to the cast of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]].'' Since 2000, he has portrayed [[Fin Tutuola|Odafin "Fin" Tutuola]], a former undercover narcotics officer transferred to the Special Victims Unit. In 2002, the NAACP awarded Ice-T with a second Image Award, again for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, for his work on ''Law & Order: SVU''.

Around 1995,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/good-vibes-for-badass-follow-on-1584637.html|title=Good vibes for Badass follow on – Arts & Entertainment|first=Alister|last=Morgan|work=[[The Independent]]|location=London|date=June 2, 1995|access-date=April 18, 2014|issn=0951-9467|oclc=185201487|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220012840/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/good-vibes-for-badass-follow-on-1584637.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ice-T co-presented a UK-produced magazine television series on black culture, ''[[Baadasss TV]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapidotelevision.com/shows/shw.7.php|title=Baadasss TV – Series 1|work=Rapido Television|publisher=Rapido Television Limited|location=United Kingdom|access-date=September 16, 2012|archive-date=May 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523121423/http://www.rapidotelevision.com/shows/shw.7.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1997, Ice-T had a [[pay-per-view]] special titled ''Ice-T's Extreme Babes'' which appeared on Action PPV, formerly owned by [[BET|BET Networks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.krunk.org/conan/abstracts-1997/022697.txt|title=Transcript : Wednesday, February 27, 1997 "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" #732|publisher=Krunk.org|date=February 27, 1997|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075626/http://www.krunk.org/conan/abstracts-1997/022697.txt|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1997/09/14/sweetened-ice-t/14a49a9b-0f24-4da5-acd1-a241e433948e/|title=Sweetened Ice-T|first=Esther|last=Iverem|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 14, 1997|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-date=September 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920092638/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1997/09/14/sweetened-ice-t/14a49a9b-0f24-4da5-acd1-a241e433948e/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1999, Ice-T starred in the [[HBO]] film ''Stealth Fighter'' as a [[United States Naval Aviator]] who fakes his own death, steals an [[Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk|F-117]] [[stealth fighter]], and threatens to destroy United States [[military bases]]. He also acted in the film ''[[Sonic Impact]]'', released the same year.

Ice-T made an appearance on the comedy television series ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' as himself presenting the award for "Player Hater of the Year" at the "Player-Haters Ball", a parody of his own appearance at the Players Ball. He was dubbed the "Original Player Hater".

''Beyond Tough'', a 2002 documentary series, aired on [[Discovery Channel]] about the world's most dangerous and intense professions, such as alligator wrestlers and Indy 500 pit crews, was hosted by Ice-T.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/3854|title=Ice-T Hosts New Show 'Beyond Tough'|last=Salazar-Moreno|first=Quibian|work=[[SOHH]]|publisher=4Control Media|location=United States|date=July 16, 2002|access-date=July 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809012028/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/3854|archive-date=August 9, 2007}}</ref>

In 2007, Ice-T appeared as a celebrity guest star on the MTV sketch comedy show ''[[Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz|Short Circuitz]]''. Also in late 2007, he appeared in the short-music film ''Hands of Hatred'', which can be found online.

[[File:Ice-T at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Ice-T at the 2009 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] for the premiere of ''Burning Down the House'']]

Ice-T was interviewed for the [[Cannibal Corpse]] retrospective documentary ''[[Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years|Centuries of Torment]]'', as well as appearing in [[Chris Rock]]'s 2009 documentary ''[[Good Hair]]'', in which he reminisced about going to school in hair curlers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/good-hair-laughs-instead-cries-wbna33208003|title='Good Hair' laughs instead of cries|date=July 9, 2009|last=Washington|first=Jesse|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]|publisher=[[NBC News]]|location=New York City|access-date=September 8, 2010|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075901/https://www.today.com/popculture/good-hair-laughs-instead-cries-wbna33208003|url-status=live}}</ref>

A 2016 advertisement for [[GEICO]] features Ice-T behind a lemonade stand run by children. When people ask if it is Ice-T, the actor yells back, "No, it's lemonade!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/ice-t-talks-lemonade-geico-and-tv-spot-isnt-even-best-part-173438|title=Ice T Talks Lemonade for Geico, and the TV Spot Isn't Even the Best Part: Rapper punts 'the milk of the lemons'|last=Natividad|first=Angela|work=[[Adweek]]|publisher=Beringer Capital|location=New York City|date=September 12, 2016|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221182015/http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/ice-t-talks-lemonade-geico-and-tv-spot-isnt-even-best-part-173438|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Ice-T competed on ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' spin-off ''[[The Masked Dancer (American TV series)|The Masked Dancer]]'' where he portrayed "Disco Ball" and was the first to be eliminated.

====Voice acting====
Ice-T's voice acting roles include Madd Dogg in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', as well as Agent Cain in ''[[Sanity: Aiken's Artifact]]''. He also appears as himself in ''[[Def Jam: Fight for NY]]'' and ''[[UFC: Tapout]]'' fighting video games. He also voiced the character Aaron Griffin in the video game ''[[Gears of War 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.industrygamers.com/news/gears-of-war-3-signs-rapper-ice-t-to-cast/|title=Gears of War 3 Signs Rapper Ice-T to Cast|work=Industry Gamers|location=United States|access-date=September 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401151928/http://www.industrygamers.com/news/gears-of-war-3-signs-rapper-ice-t-to-cast/|archive-date=April 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Marrow also made an appearance in the 2019 video game ''[[Borderlands 3]]'', in which he voices the character of BALEX.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Borderlands 3 Adds Ice-T As The Voice Of An AI Trapped Inside A Teddy Bear|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-3-adds-ice-t-as-the-voice-of-an-ai-tra/1100-6469065/|access-date=July 25, 2020|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725051742/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-3-adds-ice-t-as-the-voice-of-an-ai-tra/1100-6469065/|archive-date=July 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 22, 2023, it was revealed at [[Gamescom]] 2023 that he would be voicing the contractor, Mac in ''[[Payday 3]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice-T Will Appear In Payday 3 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ice-t-will-appear-in-payday-3/1100-6517083/ |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=December 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206012803/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ice-t-will-appear-in-payday-3/1100-6517083/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Other ventures===
====Podcasting====
On December 27, 2013, Ice-T announced that he was entering podcasting in a deal with the Paragon Collective. Ice-T co-hosts the ''Ice-T: Final Level'' podcast<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icetfinallevel.com/|title=Ice-T Final Level Podcast with Mick Benzo|website=Ice T: Final Level Podcast|date=December 27, 2013|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231082628/http://www.icetfinallevel.com/|archive-date=December 31, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> with his longtime friend, Mick Benzo (known as Zulu Beatz on Sirius XM). They discuss relevant issues, films, video games, and do a behind the scenes of ''Law & Order: SVU'' segment with featured guests from the entertainment world. The show will release new episodes bi-weekly. Guests have included [[Jim Norton (comedian)|Jim Norton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/ice-t-launches-new-podcast-667826|title=Ice-T Launches New Podcast Show|first=Ashley|last=Lee|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|location=Los Angeles|date=December 28, 2013|access-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231003656/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/ice-t-launches-new-podcast-667826|archive-date=December 31, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Ice-T released his first episode on January 7 to many accolades.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rys|first=Dan|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/01/hear-ice-t-first-final-level-podcast/ |title=Hear Ice T's First 'Final Level' Podcast – XXL|magazine=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|location=New York City|date=January 7, 2014|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108060805/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/01/hear-ice-t-first-final-level-podcast|archive-date=January 8, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Reality television====
On October 20, 2006, ''[[Ice-T's Rap School]]'' aired and was a reality television show on VH1. It was a spin-off of the British reality show ''[[Gene Simmons]]' [[Rock School]]'', which also aired on VH1. In ''Rap School'', rapper/actor Ice-T teaches eight teens from [[York Preparatory School]] in New York called the "York Prep Crew" ("Y.P. Crew" for short). Each week, Ice-T gives them assignments and they compete for an imitation gold chain with a microphone on it. On the season finale on November 17, 2006, the group performed as an opening act for [[Public Enemy]].

On June 12, 2011, [[E!]] reality show ''[[Ice Loves Coco]]'' debuted. The show is mostly about his relationship with his wife, [[Coco Austin|Nicole "Coco" Austin]].<ref name="mtv">{{cite news|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/06/04/ice-t-and-coco-renew-vows-snoop-dogg-watches-on/#more-15881|title=Ice-T and Coco Renew Vows, Snoop Dogg Looks On|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|location=United States|date=June 4, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2011|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607022442/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/06/04/ice-t-and-coco-renew-vows-snoop-dogg-watches-on/#more-15881|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="icet">{{cite web|url=http://www.pr.com/article/1177|title=Ice-T & Coco Austin on Married Life, the Business of Being Ice, & Coco's Bodacious Body|last=Kugel|first=Allison|author-link=Allison Kugel|work=PR.com|location=New York City|date=May 31, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2011|archive-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150428135300/http://www.pr.com/article/1177|url-status=live}}</ref>

==In popular media==
* In the ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' episode "Get Schwifty", the character "Ice-T", voiced by show creator [[Dan Harmon]], is portrayed as secretly being alien royalty exiled to Earth,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmq-3gXPR5Q|url-status=dead|title=Rick and Morty - Ice T|publisher=YouTube|access-date=November 5, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521053333/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmq-3gXPR5Q&gl=US&hl=en}}</ref> whose natural shape is a letter T made of water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPDn0PC6zFE| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/LPDn0PC6zFE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Water-T And The Rise Of The Numbericons &#124; Rick and Morty &#124; Adult Swim| date=August 28, 2015|publisher=YouTube|access-date=November 5, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Ice-T reacted on Twitter by saying "This happens with cartoonists after lots of drugs…. Fn Crazy!!".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/636322903462686720|title=This happens with cartoonists after lots of drugs…. Fn Crazy!!|first=ICE|last=T|website=Twitter|date=August 25, 2015|access-date=August 11, 2019|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921025513/https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/636322903462686720|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, he would later voice the character Magma-Q, the fictional father of Ice-T, in the season 7 ''Rick and Morty'' episode "Rise of the Numbericons".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/rick-morty-ice-t-dan-harmon | title=Ice-T! 'Rick and Morty's Epic New Cameo Was 8 Years in the Making | date=December 4, 2023 | access-date=May 11, 2024 | archive-date=February 20, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220233133/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/rick-morty-ice-t-dan-harmon | url-status=live }}</ref> 
* Stand-up comedian [[John Mulaney]] dedicates a long segment on his comedy special ''New in Town'' to the humorous [[Exposition (narrative)|exposition]]al nature of Ice-T's role on ''Special Victims Unit'', saying that his function on the show is to be perpetually amazed by bad things, despite being in a sex crimes unit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1sd4CRcaE0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/F1sd4CRcaE0| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=John Mulaney: New in Town - Ice-T on "SVU" & Old Murder Investigations| date=March 3, 2018|publisher=YouTube|access-date=November 5, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Style and influence==
[[File:Body Count feat. Ice-T With Full Force 2018 29 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Ice-T at [[With Full Force]] 2018]]

Ice-T cites writer [[Iceberg Slim]] and rapper [[Schoolly D]] as influences, with Iceberg Slim's novels guiding his skills as a lyricist.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=49–56}}{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}} His favorite heavy rock acts are [[Edgar Winter]], [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Black Sabbath]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=127–140}} His hip hop albums helped shape [[gangsta rap]], with music journalists tracing works of artists such as [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Notorious B.I.G.]], [[Eminem]] and [[N.W.A]] to "[[6 in the Mornin']]{{-"}}.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}}

A love of rock led Ice to use guitar in his albums, to provide his songs with edge and power, and to make his raps harder. He drew on the fusion of rock and hip hop by [[Rick Rubin]]-produced acts such as [[Beastie Boys]], [[Run-DMC]], and [[LL Cool J]], who featured rock samples in their songs.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=127–140}}

Body Count – whose 1992 [[Body Count (album)|debut album]] Ice described as a "rock album with a rap mentality"{{sfn|Dellamora|1995|page=251}} – is described as paving the way for the success of [[rap rock]] fusions by acts like [[Kid Rock]] and [[Limp Bizkit]].{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=127–140}}{{sfn|Dellamora|1995|page=251}} However, Ice-T states that the band's style does not fuse the two genres, and that Body Count is solely a rock band.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=127–140}}

In ''[[Hip Hop Connection]]'', Ice listed his favorite rap albums:<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fletcher |first=Mansel |date=March 2000 |title=100 Best Albums Ever |magazine=[[Hip Hop Connection]] |pages=21–42}}</ref>

{{ordered list
| item1_value=10 | 1 = [[Beastie Boys]], ''[[Licensed to Ill]]''
| item2_value=9 | 2 = [[Eric B. & Rakim]], ''[[Paid in Full (album)|Paid in Full]]''
| item3_value=8 | 3 = [[N.W.A]], ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]''
| item4_value=7 | 4 = [[Wu-Tang Clan]], ''[[Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)]]''
| item5_value=6 | 5 = [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], ''[[Ready to Die]]''
| item6_value=5 | 6 = [[Dr. Dre]], ''[[The Chronic]]''
| item7_value=4 | 7 = [[Boogie Down Productions]], ''[[Criminal Minded]]''
| item8_value=3 | 8 = [[Ultramagnetic MCs]], ''[[Critical Beatdown]]''
| item9_value=2 | 9 = [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]], ''[[It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back]]''
| item10_value=1 | 10 = [[Run-DMC]], ''[[Run-D.M.C. (album)|Run-DMC]]''
}}

==Personal life==
[[File:Ice-T and Coco at the Tribeca Film Festival.jpg|thumb|Ice-T with his wife Coco Austin]]

On March 20, 1976, Marrow's high school girlfriend Adrienne gave birth to their daughter LeTesha Marrow, and they continued attending high school while raising her.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=30–43}} While filming ''[[Breakin']]'' in 1984, he met his second girlfriend Darlene Ortiz, who was at the club where the film was shot. They began a relationship and Ortiz was featured on the covers of ''[[Rhyme Pays]]'' and ''[[Power (Ice-T album)|Power]]''.{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}} Ice-T and Ortiz had a son, Ice Tracy Marrow Jr., on November 23, 1991;{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011|pages=89–112}} Ice Marrow, aka "Little Ice", became a backing vocalist with Body Count in time for the recording of their album ''[[Carnivore (Body Count album)|Carnivore]].''

Ice-T married swimsuit model [[Coco Austin|Nicole "Coco" Austin]]<ref name="icet" /> in January 2002.<ref name="CocoOfficialBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.cocosworld.com/new/bio/|title=Nicole Austin|work=Coco's World|access-date=October 12, 2014|quote=[...] born in Tarzana, California and brought up in Palos Verdes, California. [...] In 2001, Coco was introduced to actor/rapper Ice T [...] the couple dated a few months and then was married.|archive-date=August 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820074730/http://www.cocosworld.com/new/bio/|url-status=live|date=May 30, 2011}} NOTE: Archived version specifies: "the couple dated a few months and then was married in January 2002."</ref> In celebration of their impending ninth wedding anniversary, the couple renewed their wedding vows on June 4, 2011.<ref name="mtv" /> As of 2006, they owned a penthouse apartment in [[North Bergen, New Jersey]].<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/ice-t-turns-cop-killing-talk-posing-nude-wbna15500221|title=Ice-T turns from cop-killing talk to posing nude|agency=[[Reuters]]|work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]|publisher=[[NBC News]]|location=New York City|date=November 3, 2006|access-date=December 2, 2006|archive-date=December 2, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202235403/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15500221/}}</ref> In 2012, they were building a five-bedroom house in [[Edgewater, New Jersey]], that was expected to be completed by the end of the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/dirt/real-estalker/ice-t-and-coco-to-make-a-move-in-new-jersey-1201234493/|title=Ice-T and Coco To Make a Move in New Jersey|first=Mark|last=David|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|location=Los Angeles|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=January 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119060758/http://variety.com/2012/dirt/real-estalker/ice-t-and-coco-to-make-a-move-in-new-jersey-1201234493/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, the couple had their first child together, a daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/-qAecbBQzu/|title=Thanks so much for all the warm wishes today....|work=[[Instagram]]|publisher=Facebook|location=United States|date=November 28, 2015|quote=I pushed Chanel out in 3 tries! This was taken not 5 minutes after delivery.|archive-date=January 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160115235323/https://www.instagram.com/p/-qAecbBQzu/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/coco-austin-and-ice-t-share-first-photo-with-baby-chanel-w158579|title=Coco Austin and Ice-T Share First Photo With Baby Chanel Minutes After Her Birth: See It!|first=Will|last=Mendelson|magazine=[[Us Weekly]]|location=New York City|issn=1529-7497|date=November 29, 2015|access-date=November 29, 2015|archive-date=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202050815/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/coco-austin-and-ice-t-share-first-photo-with-baby-chanel-w158579|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ice-T has stated on numerous occasions that he is a [[Teetotalism|teetotaler]], and lives a [[straight edge]] lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Fact: I have zero tattoos. Have never smoked weed or cigarettes. And don't drink alcohol…. Now THATS Gangsta… |website=Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/finallevel/status/617351594166890497 |access-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314064312/https://twitter.com/finallevel/status/617351594166890497 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=I don't smoke or drink... Never have. |website=Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/finallevel/status/1353423190756904960 |access-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075638/https://twitter.com/finallevel/status/1353423190756904960 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a long time practitioner of Brazilian [[Jujutsu|Jiu-Jitsu]] and [[boxing]], and is a big fan of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1129415-50-celebrities-who-train-a-form-of-mixed-martial-arts|title = 50 Celebrities Who Train a Form of Martial Arts|website = [[Bleacher Report]]|access-date = May 11, 2024|archive-date = September 27, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230927072826/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1129415-50-celebrities-who-train-a-form-of-mixed-martial-arts|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.attacktheback.com/the-ultimate-list-of-celebrity-bjj-practicioners/|title = The ultimate list of celebrity BJJ {{as written|practi|cioners [sic]}} - Updated September 2016|date = September 12, 2016|access-date = May 11, 2024|archive-date = May 11, 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075736/https://www.attacktheback.com/the-ultimate-list-of-celebrity-bjj-practicioners/|url-status = live}}</ref>

===Activism===
During the popularity of [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]], Ice-T was closely associated with the band and his recordings of the time showed a similar political viewpoint. He was referred to as "The Soldier of the Highest Degree" in the booklet for ''[[Fear of a Black Planet]]'' and mentioned on the track "Reggie Jax". Ice-T's track ''This One's For Me'' included a defense of Professor Griff after the [[Public Enemy#Accusations of antisemitism|antisemitism controversy]] and attacked other rappers for not speaking out in his defense. At the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony for Ice-T, Chuck D appeared on stage alongside his longtime friend.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-02-17/ice-t-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-ceremony-mariska-hargitay-chuck-d|title=Rapper Ice-T feels the love at Hollywood Walk of Fame: 'You are indeed the real O.G.'|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla|access-date=June 2, 2024|date=February 17, 2023|newspaper=LA Times}}</ref>

Ice-T also collaborated with fellow vocalist and anti-censorship campaigner [[Jello Biafra]] on his album ''[[The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!]]''. He and Biafra appeared on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' in 1990 to debate [[Tipper Gore]] on censorship in music. After the controversy of the Body Count song ''Cop Killer'', Ice-T became an icon for free-speech campaigners, which led to a doubling in album sales.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o2kVAQAAIAAJ&q=ice-t+free+speech|page=91|title=An American Paradox Censorship in a Nation of Free Speech|last=Garry|first=Patrick|date=1993|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|isbn=9780275945220|access-date=May 11, 2024|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075907/https://books.google.com/books?id=o2kVAQAAIAAJ&q=ice-t+free+speech|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was condemned by both [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[Dan Quayle]] during the [[1992 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Writing Across the Curriculum: A Prentice Hall Pocket|date=2006|last=Brown|first=Stephen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBEg3ZTYzOAC&q=ice-t+free+speech+icon|isbn=9780131565814|page=76|publisher=Pearson Education, Limited|access-date=May 11, 2024|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075911/https://books.google.com/books?id=mBEg3ZTYzOAC&q=ice-t+free+speech+icon|url-status=live}}</ref> When he decided to withdraw the song from his album, he replaced it with a metal version of his rap ''Freedom of Speech''. A 2004 ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' article wrote, "He's toured universities lecturing on first amendment rights and civil liberties and is vocal about the billions wasted on the Iraq war. He insists, however, he'd never get involved in politics."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 2, 2024|title='Me get into politics? Nah, I've left crime behind'|last=Collins|first=Hattie|date=May 28, 2004|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/28/3|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075738/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/28/3|url-status=live}}</ref>

The last track of ''[[OG Original Gangster]]'' condemned both the [[Gulf War]] and [[mass incarceration]]. In 2017, Ice-T signed a petition to Congress for criminal-justice reform.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-t-has-had-it-with-americas-overcrowded-prisons|publisher=Daily Beast|access-date=March 8, 2024|date=April 13, 2017|title=Ice-T Has Had It With America's Overcrowded Prisons|first=Asawin|last=Suebsaeng|archive-date=March 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308221603/https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-t-has-had-it-with-americas-overcrowded-prisons|url-status=live}}</ref>

His 1994 book, ''The Ice Opinion'', was largely focused on his view on politics. Writing in the aftermath of the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]], he was one of the only rappers who criticized the targeting of Koreans by some Black rioters.<ref>{{cite book|page=384|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ckjeHrqbW8C|title=Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation|date=May 31, 2011|last=Chang|first=Jeff|isbn=9781446460108|publisher=Ebury Publishing|access-date=May 11, 2024|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511080203/https://books.google.com/books?id=6ckjeHrqbW8C|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 5, 2008, Ice-T joked that he would be voting for [[John McCain]] in the [[2008 United States elections|2008 American elections]], speculating that his past affiliation with Body Count could hurt [[Barack Obama]]'s chances if he endorsed him, so he would choose instead to ruin McCain's campaign by saying he supported him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/06/05/ice-t-add-mccain-to-my-body-count/|title=Ice T – Add McCain to My Body Count|work=[[TMZ]]|location=Los Angeles|date=June 5, 2008|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052832/http://www.tmz.com/2008/06/05/ice-t-add-mccain-to-my-body-count/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.theinsider.com/news/944138_ice_t_backs_up_john_mccain|title=Ice-T backs up McCain|magazine=[[The Insider (TV series)|The Insider]]|publisher=[[CBS Television Distribution]]|location=United States|date=January 28, 2010|access-date=January 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128213313/http://www.theinsider.com/news/944138_ice_t_backs_up_john_mccain|archive-date=January 28, 2010 }}</ref> In 2015, Ice-T said that he admired Obama "just for the simple fact he took the shot and went all the way to be president" and included Obama in the list of people who he would like to have for a dream dinner party.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/07/q-and-a-ice-t|title=Ice-T: 'What's my favourite smell? Money'|last=Greenstreet|first=Rosanna|date=November 7, 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=May 11, 2024|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511080318/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/07/q-and-a-ice-t|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 22, 2022, Ice-T narrated an advertisement for the [[Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ice-T featured in new free speech ad to air nationally during 'Law & Order: SVU' season premiere: 'We all have the right to express ourselves' |url=https://www.thefire.org/news/ice-t-featured-new-free-speech-ad-air-nationally-during-law-order-svu-season-premiere-we-all |website=Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression |date=September 22, 2022 |access-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219033701/https://www.thefire.org/news/ice-t-featured-new-free-speech-ad-air-nationally-during-law-order-svu-season-premiere-we-all |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Personal disputes===
====LL Cool J====
Ice-T had a feud with [[LL Cool J]] in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Apparently, this was instigated by LL's claim to be "the baddest rapper in the history of rap itself".<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 12, 2023 |title=Ice-T Opens Up About Ending LL COOL J Feud: 'It Was Just Rap Beef' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/ice-t-ending-ll-cool-j-feud |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref> Ice-T recorded disses against LL on his 1988 album ''Power''. On the album was the track, "[[I'm Your Pusher (Ice-T song)|I'm Your Pusher]]", in which a rap music addict declines to buy an LL Cool J record. In the book ''[[Check the Technique|Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies]]'', Ice-T said that the song "Girls L.G.B.N.A.F." was also intended as a diss to LL Cool J, by making a crude song to contrast with the love songs that LL was making at the time.{{sfn|Coleman|2007|page=247}}

On LL's response, "[[To da Break of Dawn]]" in 1990, he dissed [[Kool Moe Dee]] (whose feud with LL was far more publicized) as well as [[MC Hammer]]. He then devoted the third verse of the song to dissing Ice-T, mocking his rap ability ("take your rhymes around the corner to rap rehab"), his background ("before you rapped, you was a downtown car thief"), and his style ("a brother with a perm deserves to get burned"). He also suggested that the success of ''Power'' was due to the appearance of Ice-T's girlfriend Darlene on the album cover. Ice-T appeared to have ignored the insults and he had also defended LL Cool J after his arrest in the song "Freedom of Speech".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/ll+cool+j/to+da+break+of+dawn_20084664.html|title=To Da Break Of Dawn Lyrics – LL Cool J|last1=LL Cool J|author-link=LL Cool J|work=Lyricsfreak|publisher=LyricFind Inc.|location=[[Toronto]]|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203045617/http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/ll+cool+j/to+da+break+of+dawn_20084664.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2012, Ice-T said that the rivalry was "never serious" and that he needed a nemesis to create "an exciting dispute".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphoprx.com/2012/08/20/ice-t-speaks-on-hip-hop-beef-with-ll-cool-j/|title=Ice-T Speaks On Hip Hop Beef With LL Cool J|work=Hiphoprx|publisher=Glam Entertainment|location=[[Barcelona]]|date=July 11, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033744/http://www.hiphoprx.com/2012/08/20/ice-t-speaks-on-hip-hop-beef-with-ll-cool-j/|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref>

====Soulja Boy ====
In June 2008, on DJ Cisco's ''Urban Legend'' mixtape, Ice-T criticized [[Soulja Boy]] (whose name is DeAndre Way) for "killing hip hop" and called his song "[[Crank That (Soulja Boy)|Crank That]]" "garbage" compared to the works of other hip-hop artists such as [[Rakim]], [[Das EFX]], [[Big Daddy Kane]] and [[Ice Cube]]. One of the comments exchanged was Ice-T telling Way to "eat a dick".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7135/title.ice-t-tells-soulja-boy-to-eat-a-dick|title=Ice-T Tells Soulja Boy To Eat A Dick|first=Andreas|last=Hale|work=[[HipHopDX]]|publisher=Cheri Media Group|location=Los Angeles|date=June 17, 2008|access-date=July 27, 2010|archive-date=July 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727192208/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7135/title.ice-t-tells-soulja-boy-to-eat-a-dick|url-status=live}}</ref> The two then traded numerous videos back and forth over the Internet. These videos included a cartoon and video of Ice-T dancing on Way's behalf and an apology, but reiteration of his feelings that Way's music "sucks", on Ice-T's behalf.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589961/20080625/soulja_boy_tellem.jhtml|title=Soulja Boy Tell'em Talks About New Album, Battle With Ice-T|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]|location=New York City|date=June 25, 2008|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-date=April 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427142430/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589961/20080625/soulja_boy_tellem.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Musician [[Kanye West]] defended Way saying, "He came from the 'hood, made his own beats, made up a new saying, new sound and a new dance with one song".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/06/23/ice-t-vs-soulja-boy-tellem-video-blog-beef-heats-up-kanye-weighs-in|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715074538/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/06/23/ice-t-vs-soulja-boy-tellem-video-blog-beef-heats-up-kanye-weighs-in|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=Ice-T vs. Soulja Boy Tell'em Video Blog Beef Heats Up; Kanye Weighs In|last=Upmalis|first=Jordan|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|location=United States|date=June 23, 2008}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Ice-T discography}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
;Studio albums
* ''[[Rhyme Pays]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Power (Ice-T album)|Power]]'' (1988)
* ''[[The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say]]'' (1989)
* ''[[O.G. Original Gangster]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Home Invasion (album)|Home Invasion]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Ice-T VI: Return of the Real]]'' (1996)
* ''[[The Seventh Deadly Sin]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Gangsta Rap (album)|Gangsta Rap]]'' (2006)
{{col-3}}
;with Body Count
* ''[[Body Count (album)|Body Count]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Born Dead]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Violent Demise: The Last Days]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Murder 4 Hire]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Manslaughter (album)|Manslaughter]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Bloodlust (Body Count album)|Bloodlust]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Carnivore (Body Count album)|Carnivore]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Merciless (Body Count album)|Merciless]]'' (2024)
{{col-3}}
;Collaboration albums
* ''Breaking and Entering'' <small>with The Radio Crew</small> (1983)
* ''Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through'' <small>with {{proper name|Rhyme $yndicate}}</small> (1988)
* ''[[Pimp to Eat]]'' <small>with [[Analog Brothers]]</small> (2000)
* ''Repossession'' <small>with SMG</small> (2004)
* ''Urban Legends'' <small>with Black Ice</small> (2008)
* ''Uncut'' <small>with Afrika Islam</small> (2021){{col-end}}

==Filmography==

===Film===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1984
| ''[[Breakin']]''
| Rap Talker
|
|-
| ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]''
| Radiotron Rapper
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Rappin']]''
| Himself
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1991
| ''[[New Jack City]]''
| Scotty Appleton
| 
|-
| ''[[Ricochet (1991 film)|Ricochet]]''
| Odessa
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992
| ''[[Trespass (1992 film)|Trespass]]''
| King James
|
|-
| ''Why Colors?''
| Himself
| Short
|-
|rowspan=3| 1993
| ''[[CB4]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| ''[[Who's the Man?]]''
| Chauncey "Nighttrain" Jackson
|
|-
| ''[[Gift (1993 film)|Gift]]''
| Himself
| Video
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Surviving the Game]]''
| Jack Mason
| 
|-
|rowspan=2| 1995
| ''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]''
| T-Saint
|
|-
| ''[[Johnny Mnemonic (film)|Johnny Mnemonic]]''
| J-Bone
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[John and Lorena Bobbitt|Frankenpenis]]''
| Himself
| Video
|-
|rowspan=3| 1997
| ''[[Below Utopia]]''
| Jim
|
|-
| ''[[Mean Guns]]''
| Vincent Moon
|
|-
| ''[[The Deli (film)|The Deli]]''
| Phil The Meat Man
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 1998
| ''[[Crazy Six]]''
| Raul
|
|-
| ''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]''
| Seymour "Kingston" Stockton
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Judgment Day (1999 film)|Judgment Day]]''
| Matthew Reese
| Video
|-
|rowspan=8| 1999
| ''[[Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999 film)|Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang]]''
| The Judge
|
|-
| ''[[Urban Menace]]''
| Narrator
| Video
|-
| ''Stealth Fighter''
| Owen Turner
| 
|-
| ''[[Final Voyage]]''
| Josef
|
|-
| ''[[Sonic Impact]]''
| Agent Taja
|
|-
| ''The Disciples''
| The Sensei
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Corrupt (1999 film)|Corrupt]]''
| Corrupt
|
|-
| ''Frezno Smooth''
| DJ Superfly
|
|-
|rowspan=5| 2000
| ''[[The Wrecking Crew (2000 film)|The Wrecking Crew]]''
| Menace
|
|-
| ''[[Leprechaun in the Hood]]''
| Mack Daddy
| Video
|-
| ''Luck of the Draw''
| Macneilly
|
|-
| ''[[The Alternate (film)|The Alternate]]''
| Agent Williams
|
|-
| ''Point Doom''
| Ringman
|
|-
|rowspan=12| 2001
| ''[[3000 Miles to Graceland]]''
| Hamilton
|
|-
| ''Deadly Rhapsody''
| Wilson
|
|-
| ''[[Tara (2001 film)|Tara]]''
| Grady
| Video
|-
| ''[['R Xmas]]''
| The Kidnapper
|
|-
| ''Kept''
| Jack Mosler
|
|-
| ''Air Rage''
| Matt Marshall
| Video
|-
| ''Guardian''
| Max
|
|-
| ''[[Ablaze (2001 film)|Ablaze]]''
| Albert Denning
|
|-
| ''[[Ticker (2001 film)|Ticker]]''
| Terrorist Commander
|
|-
| ''Out Kold''
| Goldie
|
|-
| ''Gangland''
| Officer Dunn
|
|-
| ''[[The Heist (2001 film)|The Heist]]''
| C-Note
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002
| ''Stranded''
| Jeffries
| Video
|-
| ''On the Edge''
| Slim Jim
|
|-
| 2003
| ''Crime Partners''
| King Fischer
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004
| ''Lexie''
| Rasheed
| Video
|-
| ''Up In Harlem''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2005
| ''Tracks''
| Officer Brian Clark
|
|-
| 2006
| ''Copy That''
| Himself
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2007
| ''BelzerVizion''
| Himself
| Short
|-
| ''Apartment 309''
| Detective Shearod
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009
| ''Tommy and the Cool Mule''
| Jackie A (voice) 
| Video
|-
| ''[[The Magic 7]]''
| Dr. Scratch (voice)
| TV movie
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Other Guys]]''
| Narrator (voice)
| 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| ''Santorini Blue''
| Dr. Lewis
|
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn]]''
| Tyler Moss
|
|-
| 2014
| ''Crossed the Line''
| Miguel
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''What Now''
| Himself
|
|-
| ''The Ghetto''
| Victor
|
|-
| 2016
| ''How We Met''
| Narrator
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Bloodrunners''
| Chesterfield
| 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019
| ''Clinton Road''
| R.J.
|
|-
| ''[[UglyDolls]]''
| Peggy (voice)
| <ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Ice T (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ice-T/ |access-date=November 28, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Equal Standard]]''
| Croft
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beresford|first=Trilby|date=August 21, 2021|title=Joseph "Taheim" Bryan, Writer and Producer of Ice-T Film 'Equal Standard,' Fatally Shot in New York|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/joseph-taheim-bryan-writer-producer-of-ice-t-film-equal-standard-fatally-shot-new-york-1235001192/|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=June 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610081227/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/joseph-taheim-bryan-writer-producer-of-ice-t-film-equal-standard-fatally-shot-new-york-1235001192/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]''
| Enforcer
| Episode: "Break Dance"
|-
| 1988
| ''MusiCalifornia''
| Himself
| Episode: "L.A. Country"
|-
| 1990
| ''[[It's Showtime at the Apollo]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #3.24"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1991
| ''[[Soul Train]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Run D.M.C./Ice-T/Oleta Adams"
|-
| ''[[Sex in the '90s]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "More Sex in the 90's"
|-
| 1994
| ''Without Walls''
| Himself/Host
| Episode: "Kiss My Baad Assss Ice-T's Guide to Blaxploitation"
|-
| {{nowrap|1994–96}}
| ''[[Baadasss TV]]''
| Himself/Co-Host
| Recurring Co-Host
|-
|rowspan=2| 1995
| ''[[The History of Rock 'n' Roll]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Up from the Underground"
|-
| ''[[New York Undercover]]''
| Danny Up/Danny Cort
| Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
|-
|rowspan=3| 1996
| ''[[Saturday Night Special (TV series)|Saturday Night Special]]''
| Himself/Host
| Episode: "Episode #1.4"
|-
| ''[[MADtv]]''
| Himself/Host
| Episode: "Episode #2.2"
|-
| ''[[Swift Justice]]''
| Earl Borgese
| Episode: "Takin' Back the Street"
|-
|rowspan=3| 1997
| ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Needledrop"
|-
| ''[[L.A. Heat (TV series)|L.A. Heat]]''
| Cage
| Episode: "Rap Sheet"
|-
| ''[[Duckman]]''
| Himself/Taanzi (voice) 
| Episode: "A Star Is Abhorred" & "Ebony, Baby"
|-
| 1997–98
| ''[[Players (1997 TV series)|Players]]''
| Isaac "Ice" Gregory
| Main Cast
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Welcome to Paradox]]''
| Revell
| Episode: "The Winner"
|-
|rowspan=3| 1999
| ''[[Batman Beyond]]''
| Ramrod (voice) 
| Episode: "Splicers"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P]]''
| The Prophet
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular|Sin City Spectacular]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.21"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000
| ''[[I Love the '70s (American TV series)|I Love the '70s]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "I Love 1973"
|-
| ''[[Behind the Music]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ice-T"
|-
| 2000–
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| {{nowrap|[[Fin Tutuola|Detective/Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola]]}}
| Main Cast: Season 2–
|-
|rowspan=5| 2001
| ''[[I Love the '80s (American TV series)|I Love the '80s]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| {{nowrap|''Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America''}}
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| ''[[I Love the '90s (American TV series)|I Love the '90s]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| ''[[Weakest Link (American game show)|Weakest Link]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Scene Stealers Edition"
|-
| ''[[Hollywood Squares]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| 2002
| ''Beyond Tough''
| Himself/Host
| Main Host
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003
| ''[[Chappelle's Show]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Blackzilla & Playa Haters' Ball"
|-
| ''[[Star Search]]''
| Himself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "The One with Guest Judge Ice-T"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004
| ''[[I Love the '90s (American TV series)|I Love the '90s]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "1992"
|-
| ''[[And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Back in the Day"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2005
| ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Snoop Dogg" 
|-
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
| Episode: "Flaw"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2006
| ''[[The Drug Years]]'' 
| Himself
| Episode: "Just Say No! (1980s-Present)"
|-
| ''[[Hip Hop Honors]]''
| Himself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| ''[[Ice-T's Rap School]]''
| Himself/Host
| Main Host
|-
|rowspan=2| 2007
| ''[[Comedy Central Roast|Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav]]''
| Himself/Roaster 
| Episode: "Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav"
|-
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Maria the Chicken"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
| ''[[The Greatest (VH1 TV series)|The Greatest]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs"
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]''
| Himself 
| Episode: "Episode #1.1"
|-
|rowspan=4| 2009
| ''The Heyman Hustle''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.15"
|-
| ''[[TV Land Moguls]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "The '90s"
|-
| ''[[Black to the Future (TV series)|Black to the Future]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Hour 4: The 00s"
|-
| ''[[I Get That a Lot]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.1"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2010
| ''[[All Star Mr & Mrs]]''
| Himself 
| Episode: "Episode #3.2" 
|-
| ''[[30 for 30]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "[[Straight Outta L.A.]]"
|-
| ''[[Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Kathy With a Z"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011–13
| ''[[Ice Loves Coco]]''
| Himself
| Main Cast
|-
| ''[[30 Rock]]''
| Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
| Episode: "[[¡Qué Sorpresa!]]" & "[[Hogcock!]]"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aberastury |first=Florencia |date=March 30, 2024 |title=Law & Order: Every TV Show Detective John Munch Has Appeared In, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/law-order-every-show-john-munch-appeared/ |access-date=October 15, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011
| ''[[Full Throttle Saloon]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #2.9" 
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Close Calls]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ice-T/Cheryl Tiegs/Ed Begley Jr/Yancy Butler" 
|-
| 2012
| ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ice-T & Coco" 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| ''[[Criss Angel Believe (TV series)|Criss Angel Believe]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Cement Grave" 
|-
| ''[[Chrissy & Mr. Jones]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Popping Off" 
|-
|rowspan=3| 2014
| ''[[Celebrities Undercover]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ice-T & Coco" 
|-
| ''Celebrity Crime Files''
| Himself/Narrator
| Main Narrator
|-
| ''Amp'd Up''
| Himself
| Episode: "Beat Poetry"
|-
| 2014–16
| ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]''
| Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
| Guest Cast: Season 1-3
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''[[Ice & Coco]]''
| Himself/Co-Host
| Main Co-Host
|-
| ''[[Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja]]''
| Superintendent (voice) 
| Episode: "The Fresh Principal of Norrisville High"
|-
|rowspan=4| 2016
| ''[[Love & Hip Hop: New York]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Love & Hip Hop: New York"
|-
| ''[[Hip-Hop Evolution]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest: Season 1
|-
| ''[[Younger (TV series)|Younger]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Secrets & Liza"
|-
| ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Kimmy Sees a Sunset!"
|-
| 2016–17
| ''[[Unsung (TV series)|Unsung Hollywood]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
|rowspan=4| 2017
| ''[[Tyler Henry|Hollywood Medium]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Nico Tortorella/Ice-T & Coco Austin/Alan Thicke"
|-
| ''[[Party Legends]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Sexy Kurt Cobain"
|-
| ''[[Unsung (TV series)|Unsung]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ice-T"
|-
| ''[[Pyramid (game show)|The $100,000 Pyramid]]''
| Himself/Celebrity Player
| Episode: "Kyle Busch vs. Lara Spencer and Ice-T vs. Peri Gilpin"
|-
| 2017–18
| ''[[Match Game]]''
| Himself/Celebrity Panelist
| Guest Panelist: Season 2-3
|-
|rowspan=5| 2018
| ''[[List of Rock and Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar episodes|Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "L.A. Metal"
|-
| ''[[The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Michael!" 
|-
| ''[[David Tutera's Celebrations]]''
| Himself 
| Episode: "Ice-T and Coco Throw A Baby Shower"
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]''
| Himself 
| Episode: "Episode #5.9"
|-
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Himself (voice)
| Episode: "The Census of the Lamb"
|-
| 2018–21
| ''In Ice Cold Blood''
| Himself/Host  
| Main Host 
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2019
| ''Untold Stories of Hip Hop''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ice-T, Swizz Beatz & Wyclef"
|-
| ''[[Deadly Class (TV series)|Deadly Class]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/deadly-class-premiere-date-teaser-casting-syfy-comic-con-video-1202477770/|title='Deadly Class' Gets Early 2019 Debut Date; New Teaser & Castings – New York Comic Con|first=Dominic Patten, Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=October 6, 2018|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216202027/https://deadline.com/2018/10/deadly-class-premiere-date-teaser-casting-syfy-comic-con-video-1202477770/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Ice-T Slot Machine (voice)
| Episode: "Saudade"
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
| Episode: "Kit Harington/Sara Bareilles"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2020
| ''Yo Mama''
| Himself
| Episode: "I PAID Celebs $3,000 for YO MAMA JOKES"
|-
| ''[[Martha Knows Best]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Martha Claus is Coming to Town"
|-
| ''[[The Masked Dancer (American TV series)|The Masked Dancer]]''
| Himself/Disco Ball
| Episode: "Premiere - Everybody Mask Now!"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2021
| ''[[Straight Up Steve Austin]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ice-T"
|-
| ''[[Hip Hop Uncovered]]''
| Himself
| Main Guest 
|-
| ''The Mediator''
| Himself/Host  
| Main Host  
|-
| 2021–23
| ''[[Law & Order: Organized Crime]]''
| Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
| Guest Cast: Season 2-3
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Bubble Guppies]]''
| Garbage Khan (Voice)
| Episode "A Load of Litterbugs!"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2022
| ''Origins of Hip Hop''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ice-T"
|-
| ''Betraying the Badge''
| Himself/Narrator 
| Main Narrator 
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Light Skin Larry Targaryen
| Episode: "Dave Chappelle/Black Star"
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2023
| ''[[Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World]]''
| Himself
| Main Guest 
|-
| ''Celebrity Game Face''
| Himself/Contestant
| Episode: "Music Icons Edition"
|-
| ''Rewind the '90s''
| Himself
| Main Guest 
|-
| ''Hip Hop Treasures''
| Himself/Host  
| Main Host
|-
| ''[[Rick and Morty]]''
| Magma "Q" (voice)
| Episode: "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie"
|-
| ''[[Barmageddon]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Blake Shelton's Holiday Bartacular ft. Ice T"
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson]]''
| Himself
| Narrator<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Amanda |date=November 4, 2024 |title=''Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson'' Documentary Goes Behind-the-Scenes to Training Camp |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/countdown-paul-tyson-release-date-trailer-news |access-date=November 28, 2024 |website=Netflix}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Documentary===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Title
|-
|rowspan=3| 1990
| ''Rap City Rhapsody''
|-
| ''Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones''
|-
| ''RapMania: The Roots of Rap''
|-
| 1994
| ''The Legend of Dolemite''
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997
| ''Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery''
|-
| ''[[Rhyme & Reason (film)|Rhyme & Reason]]''
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Pimps Up, Ho's Down]]''
|-
| 1999
| ''Hollywood: Wild in the Streets''
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000
| ''Straight from the Streets''
|-
| ''Hip Hop 2000''
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy]]''
|-
| 2002
| ''Big Pun Still Not a Player''
|-
|rowspan=3| 2003
| ''[[Beef (film)|Beef]]''
|-
| ''[[Crip Walk|Cwalk: It's a Way of Livin]]''
|-
| ''[[Tupac: Resurrection]]''
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004
| ''[[Beef II]]''
|-
| ''[[Prison Ball]]''
|-
|rowspan=2| 2005
| ''[[Fuck (2005 film)|Fuck]]''
|-
| ''[[There's a God on the Mic]]''
|-
| 2008
| ''[[A Family Underground]]''
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Good Hair (film)|Good Hair]]''
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010
| ''[[GhettoPhysics]]''
|-
| ''[[Sounds Like a Revolution]]''
|-
|rowspan=3| 2011
| ''[[Immortal Technique|The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique]]''
|-
| ''Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation''
|-
| ''[[Greg Giraldo|Give it up for Greg Giraldo]]''
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012
| ''[[Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap]]''
|-
| ''[[Iceberg Slim|Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp]]''
|-
| 2013
| ''Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire''
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Public Enemy Number One (film)|Public Enemy Number One]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=VLESSING |first1=ETAN |title=Ice-T Joins Drug War Doc 'Public Enemy Number One' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ice-t-joins-drug-war-doc-public-enemy-number-one-1247441 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018155703/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ice-t-joins-drug-war-doc-public-enemy-number-one-1247441 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne''
|-
| 2022
| ''Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain''
|-
|rowspan=2| 2023
| ''Justa Geta Record Deal : It All Makes Sense Now''
|-
| ''Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History''
|-
|rowspan=2| 2024
| ''Celebrity Boxing: The 16th Minute''
|-
| ''It Was All a Dream''
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
! Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''Prime Mover''
| -
| [[Amiga]]
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Sanity: Aiken's Artifact]]''
| Agent Nathaniel Cain
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[UFC: Tapout]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2004
| ''[[Def Jam Fight for NY]]''
| Himself
| Voice and likeness<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
| Madd Dogg
| <ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2006
| ''[[Scarface: The World Is Yours]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| ''[[Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Gears of War 3]]''
| Aaron Griffin
| Voice and likeness<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Borderlands 3]]''
| Balex
| <ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.pcgamer.com/ice-t-voices-a-character-in-borderlands-3/ | title = Ice-T voices a character in Borderlands 3 | first = Tyler | last = Wylde | date = August 14, 2019 | access-date = August 14, 2019 | work = [[PC Gamer]] | archive-date = August 14, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190814152337/https://www.pcgamer.com/ice-t-voices-a-character-in-borderlands-3/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Payday 3]]''
| Mac
| Voice and likeness<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice-T Will Appear In Payday 3 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ice-t-will-appear-in-payday-3/1100-6517083/ |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=December 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206012803/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ice-t-will-appear-in-payday-3/1100-6517083/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
:Sources:<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001384/awards|title=Ice-T acting awards|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-date=June 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622003225/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001384/awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ice-t|title=Ice-T music awards|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626122848/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ice-t|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Grammy Awards===
{{See also|Grammy Awards}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
|align=center|[[33rd Annual Grammy Awards|1991]]
|"Back on the Block"
|[[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]]
|{{won}}
|-
|align=center|[[34th Annual Grammy Awards|1992]]
|"[[New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)]]"
|[[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance|Best Rap Solo Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[60th Annual Grammy Awards|2018]]
|"Black Hoodie"
|rowspan="2"| [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[63rd Annual Grammy Awards|2021]]
|"Bum-Rush"
|{{won}}
|}

===MTV Video Music Awards===
{{See also|MTV Video Music Award}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |[[1989 MTV Video Music Awards|1989]]
| rowspan="2" |"Colors"
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film|Best Video from a Film]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[1991 MTV Video Music Awards|1991]]
|"New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)"
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video]]
|{{nom}}
|}

===MTV Movie Awards===
{{See also|MTV Movie Awards}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
|align=center|[[1992 MTV Movie Awards|1992]]
|''[[New Jack City]]''
|[[1992 MTV Movie Awards|Best Breakthrough Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|}

===Image Awards===
{{See also|NAACP Image Awards}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
|align=center|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|1996]]
|''[[New York Undercover]]''
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
|{{won}}
|-
|align=center|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|2002]]
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
|{{won}}
|-
|align=center|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|2004]]
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|2006]]
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|align=center|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|2012]]
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
|{{nom}}
|}

===Adult Video News Awards===
{{See also|AVN Award}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
|align=center|[[21st AVN Awards|2004]]
|"Pimpin' 101"
|[[21st AVN Awards|Best Non-Sex Performance - Film or Video]]
|{{nom}}
|}

===News & Documentary Emmy Award===
{{See also|News & Documentary Emmy Award}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
|align=center|[[33rd News & Documentary Emmy Awards|2012]]
|"Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation"
|[[33rd News & Documentary Emmy Awards|Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming]]
|{{nom}}
|}

===All Def Movie Awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
|align=center|2016
|''[[Surviving the Game]]''
|Best Black Survivor in a Movie
|{{nom}}
|}

== Bibliography==
* ''The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck?'' (1994), with Heidi Siegmund{{sfn|Ice-T|Sigmund|1994}}
* ''Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption – from South Central to Hollywood'' (2011),{{sfn|Marrow|Century|2011}} with [[Douglas Century]]
* ''Split Decision: Life Stories'' (2022), with Spike and Douglas Century<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bookdepository.com/Split-Decision-Ice-T/9781982148782 | title=Split Decision by Ice-T - 9781982148782 | access-date=May 11, 2024 | archive-date=March 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311190008/https://www.bookdepository.com/Split-Decision-Ice-T/9781982148782 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Death for Hire: The Origin of Tehk City'' (2023), with [[Arabian Prince]]<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Death for Hire: The Origin of Tehk City – Z2 Comics |url=https://z2comics.com/products/death-for-hire?variant=40833437663372 |access-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311185706/https://z2comics.com/products/death-for-hire?variant=40833437663372 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 }}</ref>
'''''Kings of Vice'' novel series'''
* ''Kings of Vice'' (2011),<ref>{{cite book|title=Kings of Vice|first1=Tracy|last1=Marrow|first2=Mal|last2=Radcliff|publisher=[[Tor Books#Imprints|Forge Books]]|edition=1st|location=New York City|year=2011|isbn=978-0765325136}}</ref> with Mal Radcliff
* ''Mirror Image'' (2013),<ref>{{cite book|title=Kings of Vice|first1=Tracy|last1=Marrow|first2=Jorge|last2=Hinojosa|publisher=[[Tor Books#Imprints|Forge Books]]|edition=1st|location=New York City|year=2013|isbn=978-0765325143|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mirrorimage0000icet_t5n4}}</ref> with Jorge Hinojosa

==References==
;Citations
{{Reflist}}

;General and cited sources
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book|last=Coleman|first=Brian|title=Check The Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies|publisher=[[Villard (imprint)|Villard]]|location=New York City|year=2007|isbn=978-0812977752|url=https://archive.org/details/checktechniqueli00cole}}
* {{cite book|title=Postmodern Apocalypse: Theory and Cultural Practice at the End|editor-first=Richard|editor-last=Dellamora|year=1995|publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania Press]]|location=[[Philadelphia]]|isbn=978-0812233209|page=[https://archive.org/details/postmodernapocal0000unse/page/251 251]|url=https://archive.org/details/postmodernapocal0000unse}}
* {{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Patrick|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-24-ca-2445-story.html|title=The Hard Cold Rap of Ice-T|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=Calendar 89|date=April 24, 1988|access-date=January 11, 2010|archive-date=January 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111114015/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-24/entertainment/ca-2445_1_rap-wizard|url-status=live}}
* {{cite book|last1=Ice-T|last2=Sigmund|first2=Heidi|title=The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a F*ck?|url=https://archive.org/details/iceopinionwhogiv00icet|url-access=registration|year=1994|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|location=New York City|edition=1st|isbn=978-0312104863}}
* {{cite book|last1=Marrow|first1=Tracy|last2=Century|first2=Douglas|title=Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption—from South Central to Hollywood|publisher=[[Oneworld Publications]] / [[Ballantine Books]]|location=London / New York City|year=2011|isbn=978-0345523280|url=https://archive.org/details/icememoirofgangs00icet}}
{{refend}}

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