Vanilla Ice 180532 226066049 2008-07-16T17:57:20Z Cst17 6898026 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/76.246.58.243|76.246.58.243]] to last version by Mauler90 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |Name=Vanilla Ice |Img=Vanilla Ice.jpg |Img_capt= |Img_size=<!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> |Landscape= |Background=solo_singer |Birth_name=Robert Matthew Van Winkle |Alias=V-Ice, The Iceman, Bi-Polar |Born={{birth date and age|1967|10|31}}<br>[[Dallas, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]] |Died= |Hometown=[[Wellington, Florida]], U.S. |Instrument= |Genre=[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[alternative metal]], [[nu metal]], [[rap rock]] |Occupation=[[Rapper]]<br />[[Singer]]<br />[[Actor]] |Years_active=1988–present |Label=[[SBK Records|SBK]] |Associated_acts= |URL=[http://www.vanillaice.com/ VanillaIce.com] |Notable_instruments= }} '''Robert Matthew Van Winkle''' (born [[October 31]], [[1967]] in [[Dallas, Texas]]),<ref name="Live-Metal">{{cite web |url=http://www.live-metal.net/features_interviews_vanillaice |title=The Next Ice Age |accessdate=2008-04-26 |last=Price |first=Jason |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Live-Metal}}</ref> best known as '''Vanilla Ice''', is an [[United States|American]] rap artist known for the 1990 smash hit "[[Ice Ice Baby]]." ==Career== ===Early life=== Van Winkle was born at [[Baylor University Medical Center]] to Camilla Beth Van Winkle ([[née]] Dickerson), a secretary and part-time private music teacher, and Dallas-born William Basil Van Winkle<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wargs.com/other/vanwinkle.html | title = Ancestry of Robert Matthew Van Winkle | author = William Addams Reitwiesner | accessmonthday = March 20 | accessyear = 2007}}</ref>, who left the family when Rob was four years old. Van Winkle attended R. L. Turner High School in [[Carrollton, Texas|Carrollton]], a suburb of Dallas. He became interested in [[breakdancing]]. Practicing on cardboard in his early teen years, he earned the nickname "Vanilla Ice."<ref name="Salon">{{cite journal |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/music/feature/2002/01/03/ice/index.html |title=Ice capades |accessdate=2007-11-10 |last=Vontz |first=Andrew |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=[[Salon.com]]}}</ref> In the late 1980s, Van Winkle was the main attraction of many predominantly black local clubs with his freestyle rapping and dancing. He and his group of friends, consisting of Floyd "DJ Earthquake" Brown and several dancers, opened shows for rap heavyweights [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]] and [[M.C. Hammer]]. In 1989, Van Winkle was represented by Jay King of Dallas as part of the rap group Vanilla Ice, Chante, Ambiance, LaRue and New Choice.<ref>Barton, David. (February 12, 1989) [[Sacramento Bee]] ''Breaking through is hard to do: Man behind music tries to regain his platinum touch.'' Encore section, page 16.</ref> Van Winkle's first foray into the music industry was the little-known album ''[[Hooked (Vanilla Ice album)|Hooked]]'', released in 1989 on Atlanta-based [[indie (music)|independent]] label Ichiban Records. Selling 38,000 copies in three years, the album is considered a collector's item among fans due to its limited production.<ref name="Live-Metal"/> His debut single from the record, "Play that Funky Music," failed to catch on with listeners, and both Van Winkle and the album remained in obscurity until a [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] DJ decided to flip the twelve-inch single and play the [[B-side]], which was "[[Ice Ice Baby]]," a track about Van Winkle's rhyming skills, the [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] street scene, and a gunfight on [[A1A|A1A/Beachfront Avenue]]. The overnight success of the single was enough for [[SBK Records]] to sign Van Winkle and buy the rights to ''Hooked'' for $300,000. ===Mainstream success and failure (1990-1991)=== {| style="font-size:80%" align="right" border="0" color="black" width=130px | {{Listen|filename=Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice.ogg|title="Ice Ice Baby" (sample)|description="Ice Ice Baby", from Vanilla Ice's 1990 album ''[[To the Extreme]]''.|format=[[Ogg]]}} |} In 1990, SBK rereleased ''Hooked'' as ''[[To the Extreme]],'' which consisted mainly of new versions of the same songs. Van Winkle's manager and financier, Tommy Quon, chose a limited release for the single, but it nonetheless became the first rap single to reach #1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfixqu5ldke~T31 |title=Singles charts and awards for ''To The Extreme'' |accessdate=2008-03-30 |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> SBK rushed Van Winkle onto the road to promote the album, with a sixteen-year-old [[Alanis Morissette]] as his opening act. ''To the Extreme'' was not released on vinyl so that fans bought the pricier CD instead, therefore becoming the first #1 album in the U.S. without a vinyl counterpart release; it went on to sell over eleven million copies. On November 1, ''To the Extreme'' ended M.C. Hammer's 21-week run at the top of the [[Billboard Top 200]] en route to serving a sixteen-week stay of its own. During the tour, Ice's label had also molded him into a pop star, consisting of a flashy wardrobe similar to that of Hammer. Van Winkle's success also brought legal and personal problems. "[[Ice Ice Baby]]" [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] the 1982 [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and [[David Bowie]] collaboration "[[Under Pressure]]" without permission, acknowledging credit, or paying royalties. There was no public court case over the issue, but the copyright holders of "Under Pressure" considered a lawsuit and settled out of court with Van Winkle for an undisclosed sum. Van Winkle recalled in 2008, ''"What happened is I was trying not to get sued and it didn't work. So yeah, they're the same songs, in case you were wondering."''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.www.nu-news.com/media/storage/paper600/news/2008/04/10/TheInside/Vanilla.Ice.ice.Ice.Baby.Never.Gets.Old-3314720-page2.shtml |title=Vanilla Ice: 'Ice, Ice Baby' never gets old |accessdate=2008-04-12 |last=Zarrell |first=Rachel |coauthors= |date=[[April 10]], [[2008]] |work= |publisher=The Northeastern News}}</ref> According to his ''[[Behind the Music]],'' feature, Van Winkle and his ex-manager explained that it took a few phone calls to settle the matter. In addition, Van Winkle's debut single, "Play That Funky Music," had sampled the 1976 [[Wild Cherry (band)|Wild Cherry]] hit of the same name; however, Wild Cherry singer-guitarist Rob Parissi was not credited as the writer of Van Winkle's version of the song, which was instead credited to Ice and DJ Earthquake.<ref>[[San Francisco Chronicle]] (January 30, 1991) ''Vanilla Ice Rapped for 'Sampling'; American Music Award winner defends practice.'' - ''Datebook,'' page E1</ref> According to an interview for [[VH1]]'s ''100 Greatest One Hit Wonders'' in 2002, Parissi discovered that he had not been credited as a writer on ''Play That Funky Music.''<ref>{{cite visual | crew=Rob Parissi (Interviewee) | date=2002 | url=http://www.tv.com/one-hit-wonders/vh1s-100-greatest-one-hit-wonders-hour-4/episode/291771/summary.html?tag=ep_list;ep_title;6 | title=VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders | medium=TV-Series | location=North America | distributor= [[VH1]]}}</ref> He was later awarded $500,000 in damages. Meanwhile, members of the national black fraternity [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] accused Van Winkle of using the fraternity's chant ''"Ice ice baby, too cold, too cold,"'' without credit or permission. Van Winkle later denied any knowledge of the fraternity.<ref name="under">Perkins, Ken. (November 18, 1990) [[Dallas Morning News]] ''Under Raps: Hot pop vocalist Vanilla Ice shrugs off conflicting versions of his background.'' News section, page 1A.</ref> His 1991 biography, ''Ice by Ice: The Vanilla Ice Story in His Own Words,'' chronicled a false background story in an attempt to give Van Winkle [[credibility|street credibility]], claiming that he was a gang member from the ghetto of [[Miami Lakes, Florida]], and had attended the same predominantly-black high school as [[2 Live Crew]]'s [[Luther Campbell]]. The biography also erroneously claimed that Van Winkle, an actual [[Motocross]] enthusiast, had been a national champion. Although attributed to Van Winkle, he later stated that he himself had no part in the book's authorship, and that its contents had actually been penned by Tommy Quon.<ref name="WRE">{{cite web |url=http://www.well-rounded.com/music/interviews/vanillaice.asp |title=Vanilla Ice: The Well Rounded Interview |accessdate=2008-03-13 |publisher=Well Rounded Entertainment}}</ref> The same year, he starred in ''[[Cool as Ice]]'', which was a very loose update of ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''. It starred Van Winkle as Johnny, a biker gang member modeled after the Vanilla Ice persona, who falls in love with a preppy girl he meets while riding through a small town. The soundtrack, which was also Ice's second album release, featured several new tracks, including a duet with [[Naomi Campbell]].<ref>Williams, Jeannie. (May 21, 1991) [[USA Today]] ''Find room for the Costners.'' Section: Life; Page 2D.</ref> The film was both a commercial and critical flop, and Van Winkle won the ''"Worst New Star"'' award at the [[1991 Golden Raspberry Awards]]. ''Cool as Ice'' lasted less than a month in U.S. theaters with a total domestic gross of just over $1 million, and had a limited release on [[VHS]]. In March 1991, Ice wrote and recorded a single titled "Ninja Rap" for ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze]]'', and also performed the song in the movie. Rapper [[Tim Dog]] replied with ''"[Rap] is not you can put into a movie with a bunch of turtles"'' on the single "I Ain't Having It," from his November 1991 album ''[[Penicillin on Wax]]''.<ref name="timdog">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmry8STpswY Tim Dog - "I Ain't Having It" (YouTube)]</ref><ref name="timdog2>[http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_penicillinonwax.html Tim Dog "Penicillin on Wax" - RapReviews]</ref> Van Winkle's next album was a live version of ''To The Extreme'' titled ''[[Extremely Live]]'', which represented a second rerelease of his songs. Though he received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for Best New Artist and the album was certified gold, his fame had started to significantly falter. The public was quickly tiring of his image, which consisted of his flashy stage costumes and corny dialogue used in interviews. Van Winkle had now become a regular subject of parody and was regularly mocked by his peers, most notably in [[3rd Bass]]' 1991 hit single "[[Pop Goes the Weasel (3rd Bass song)|Pop Goes the Weasel]]."<ref>Gerhart, Ann. (June 12, 1991) [[Philadelphia Daily News]] ''Tattle: Water ice in his brains.'' Features yo! section, page 42.</ref> The music video featured Ice, played by [[Henry Rollins]], being assaulted by the group at the end. Van Winkle later stated, ''"I loved what they did. It showed how I was having an impact. I sold seventeen million albums. Let them do whatever they want to me."''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/talking-sports-and-stuff-with-vanilla-ice-in-boston/ |title=Talking Sports and Stuff with Vanilla Ice in Boston |accessdate=2008-04-12 |last=Curry |first=Jack |coauthors= |date=[[April 8]], [[2008]] |work= |publisher=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Van Winkle also appeared in [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s 1992 book ''[[Sex (book)|Sex]]''. ===Rebranded image (1994-2001)=== After nearly three years away from the music scene, Van Winkle released a new album, ''[[Mind Blowin]],'' in 1994. His image had been changed to a [[dreadlocks|dreadlocked]], [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]]-obsessed, tattooed hardcore rapper now incorporating a [[G-funk]] sound. Several tracks were peppered with attacks on 3rd Bass and [[Mark Wahlberg|Marky Mark]] and the Funky Bunch, even though both groups had split up nearly two years prior to the album's release. In an interview with ''[[High Times]]'' magazine, [[Primus (band)|Primus]] guitarist [[Larry LaLonde]] commented on the album's numerous marijuana references, ''"He's got dreadlocks and he's got this song about smoking pot and basically he uses every little catchphrase he can think of that has to do with pot in his rap. That's all fine and dandy and cute, but it could be misconstrued and manipulated by the wrong people."''<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kenneally |first=Tim |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= |month= |title=The Secret Life of Primus |journal= |volume= |issue=#227 |pages=page 49 |issn=0362630X |url= |accessdate=2008-06-30 |quote= }}</ref> ''Mind Blowin'' failed to crack the [[Billboard Top 200]] and led to SBK dropping Van Winkle from the label. On [[July 4]], [[1994]], Van Winkle attempted to commit suicide, and made another attempt later that same year, citing drug abuse and depression as a result of his flagging career. It was widely reported that Van Winkle had been threatened and assaulted by [[Death Row Records]] CEO [[Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]], who had demanded that royalties for "Ice Ice Baby" be paid to Mario "Chocolate" Johnson<ref name="mcj">[http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5881/1814/1600/chocola1.jpg Mario "Chocolate" Johnson album cover, 1993]</ref>, a Dallas rapper and former associate of Knight who claimed that he had co-written the single. Van Winkle said in 2006 that Knight took him ''"to the balcony and talked to me, but it's funny how the story gets turned around...I'm wondering how that story got changed around,"''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/02/16/DI2006021601769.html?nav=nsc | title = Catching Up With...Vanilla Ice | author = Washington Post | accessmonthday = March 20 | accessyear = 2007 | date = February 17, 2006}}</ref> even though he had described the encounter with Knight as violent on ''[[Primetime (TV series)|ABC Primetime]]'' a decade earlier. {| style="font-size:80%" align="right" border="0" color="black" width=130px | {{Listen|filename=Vanilla Ice Stompin' Through the Bayou.ogg|title="Stompin' Through the Bayou" (sample)|description="Stompin' Through the Bayou", from Vanilla Ice's 1998 album ''[[Hard to Swallow]]''.|format=[[Ogg]]}} |} In 1996, he appeared on the [[Bloodhound Gang]] track "Boom" under his real name, which led to a moderate revival in popularity, and thus the first new Vanilla Ice material in four years. SBK had signed him to a new deal, and ''[[Hard to Swallow]]'' was released in 1998 and produced by [[Ross Robinson]], known for his work with bands such as [[The Deftones]], [[Korn]] and [[Limp Bizkit]]. The album was radically different from Van Winkle's previous works, as it was centered around [[nu metal]] rather than hip hop. The album also included a new version of "Ice Ice Baby" renamed "Too Cold," and reinterpreted as a stomping nu metal anthem. Guest artists on the album included Doug Ardito of [[Puddle of Mudd]] and [[Scott Borland]]. Though the record eventually went gold, it soon slipped from public consciousness. In 2000, he co-hosted the [[car tuning]] program ''Ice with Jordan'' on the UK [[Men & Motors]] channel, alongside glamour model [[Jordan (Katie Price)|Jordan]]; the title was also a pun on the term "ICE" (in-car entertainment). The next year, Van Winkle released ''[[Bi-Polar (album)|Bi-Polar]]'', which was packaged as a double album (albeit on one CD) of alternative metal and contemporary hip-hop. The album featured collaborations with the likes of [[Wu-Tang Clan]] affiliate [[La The Darkman|La Tha Darkman]], [[Chuck D]], and the [[Insane Clown Posse]], but did not chart.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.commonwealthclub.org/archive/05/05-05chuckd-speech2.html | author = Commonwealthclub.org | title = Chuck D Interview | accessmonthday = April 11 | accessyear = 2007 | date = May 5, 2005}}</ref> ===Reality TV (2002-present)=== [[Image:VanillaIce-Jagermeister.jpg|left|thumb|Vanilla Ice appearing at the Tex-Mex Grill in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. He is pouring [[Jägermeister]] into a fellow reveler's mouth while singing his hit song, ''[[Ice Ice Baby]].'']] In 2002, Van Winkle participated in the reality show ''[[Celebrity Boxing]]'', in which he was defeated by actor [[Todd Bridges]]. Two years later, he starred in the second season of [[VH1]]'s hit series ''[[The Surreal Life]]''. On the show, despite his vow not to sing his past hits, Van Winkle eventually agreed to sing a karaoke version of "Ice Ice Baby" at a bar with [[Trishelle Cannatella]] and [[Traci Bingham]]. Van Winkle appeared on the British reality show ''[[The Farm (UK TV series)|The Farm]]'', in which he came in second place. He also starred in ''[[The Helix...Loaded]]'', a parody of ''[[The Matrix]]''. In June 2005, Van Winkle won the second round of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Hit Me Baby One More Time]]'', performing "Ice Ice Baby" and covering [[Destiny's Child]]'s hit "Survivor." He also appeared on a VH1 special entitled ''Remaking Vanilla Ice,'' which featured the revamped Van Winkle preparing for the release of his new album ''[[Platinum Underground]]''. He also appeared on the series ''[[Damage Control (TV series)|Damage Control]]'' on [[MTV2]] to promote the record. ''Platinum Underground,'' released in August, was a combination of some new material, along with tracks from ''Bi-Polar'' and some covers of his older works. It received mixed reviews and limited sales, resulting in his third career non-charting commercial release. Promotional work for the album included performing with Insane Clown Posse at ''Hallowicked 2005,'' and a series of European concerts in November and December of that year. Van Winkle also starred in ''[[The Surreal Life: Fame Games]]'' in 2007, which pitted stars from various seasons of ''[[The Surreal Life]]'' against each other in competitions; during a concert at [[Virginia Tech]], Van Winkle claimed he had beaten up pornography icon [[Ron Jeremy]] on the show, but ''"still [had] love for him."'' On February 2, 2007, the two appeared on ''[[The Tyra Banks Show]]'' and claimed they were once again friends.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/show_recaps/show_recap_wed74.html | title = Tyra Show Recap | accessmonthday = March 15 | accessyear = 2007 | author = Delia | date = 2-07-2007 }}</ref> Van Winkle has made efforts to buy back his entire catalog and royalties. He has stated that he owns almost 85% of ''To the Extreme'' and 100% of ''Mind Blowin''.<ref name="punk-tv">{{cite web |url=http://www.punktv.ca/?c=105&a=1140 |title=Interview with Rob Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice |accessdate=2008-04-26 |last=Christie |first=Dixon |coauthors= |date=September, 2005 |work= |publisher=Punk TV}}</ref> ==Personal life== Van Winkle currently lives in [[Wellington, Florida]] with his wife, Laura (whom he married in 1996), and two daughters, Dusti Rain and Keelee Breeze. He had stopped using hard drugs and alcohol in 1994 following his failed suicide attempts, but continued to use marijuana until 2005, when he was informed by his throat doctor that he risked losing his voice if he did not quit.<ref name="punk-tv"/> In January 2001, Van Winkle was arrested by police in [[Davie, Florida]] for assaulting his wife. According to the criminal complaint, they got into an argument as they drove on [[Interstate 595 (Florida)|Interstate 595]], with Van Winkle allegedly pulling hair from her head. He pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct four months later, and was sentenced to probation and ordered to attend family therapy sessions.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/vanwinklemug1.html | title = TSG Mug Shot: Vanilla Ice | accessmonthday = February 20 | accessyear = 2007 | author = The Smoking Gun | date = January 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/vanillaice1.html | title = TSG Criminal Complaint: Vanilla Ice | accessmonthday = February 20 | accessyear = 2007 | author = The Smoking Gun | date = January 2001 }}</ref> He briefly attracted the attention of the media when his pet [[wallaroo]], Bucky, and pet [[goat]], Pancho, escaped from his [[Port St. Lucie, Florida]] home in November 2004. After wandering around local streets for over a week, the animals were caught, and returned to Van Winkle. He had to pay a $220 fine for expired pet tags, and an undisclosed fine for the escape of the animals.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.wpbf.com/news/3935297/detail.html?subid=22100411&qs=1;bp=t | title = Word to Your Wallaroo: Vanilla Ice Fined | work = [[WPBF-TV]] | date = 2004-11-19 | accessdate=2007-02-14}}</ref> On April 10, 2008, Van Winkle was arrested in Palm Beach County on a battery charge for allegedly kicking and hitting Laura.<ref name="AOL">[http://www.aolcdn.com/aolnews_photos/04/01/20080411072309990064 Vanilla Ice 4/10/08 mug shot]</ref> He was released the following day after Laura declared that her husband had only pushed her. In court, the couple's neighbor, Frank Morales, stated that it was merely a verbal argument. According to the police report, Van Winkle had told police that his wife is bipolar and tends to get irrational and argumentative, despite being on medication. Van Winkle was ordered by a Florida court to stay away from his wife following his arrest, and to only communicate with his children only if Morales accompanied him. The judge told Van Winkle that he could only contact his wife via telephone.<ref>{{cite news |first=Natalie |last=Finn |title=Vanilla Ice Cooling in Jail |publisher=[[E!]] |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=d22b1309-6ea6-4d23-862a-80c39b9860c9&entry=index |date=[[April 10]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-04-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rapper Vanilla Ice Released From Jail, Faces Domestic Battery Charge |url=http://www.memphisrap.com/cgi-bin/content/pub9990263694155.cgi?itemid=9990285276201 |publisher=Memphis Rap |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=[[April 12]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-04-12 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> On [[April 29]], [[2008]], his lawyers, Bradford Cohen and Joseph LoRusso, were able to get the entire case dropped, after providing the state attorney with evidence that conflicted with what was originally reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_VANILLA_ICE?SITE=NVREN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |title=Prosecutors decline to charge rapper Vanilla Ice after wife recants abuse allegation |accessdate=2008-04-30 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=[[Apr 29]], [[2008]] |work= |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Van Winkle released the following statement on his website: ''"I love my wife and my family. We have been together for fourteen years. Every now and then there is a bump in the road just like in most relationships; unfortunately mine is made public, and the media has a way of twisting things around. Don't believe what you hear. When I got out, we hugged and made up. We just want the whole thing to go away. My family means the world to me, and I would never hurt anyone."''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanillaice.com/KM/news.htm |title=Statement From Vanilla Ice Regarding Recent Events |accessdate=2008-04-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=[[April 12]], [[2008]] |work= |publisher=Vanilla Ice}}</ref> ==Discography== {| class="wikitable" !align="left|Album Information |- |align="left"|'''''[[Hooked (Vanilla Ice album)|Hooked]]''''' *Released: 1989 *Chart Positions: N/A *Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A *Singles: "Play That Funky Music", "Satisfaction" |- |align="left"|'''''[[To The Extreme]]''''' *Released: [[October 16]], [[1990]] *Chart Positions: #1 US, #6 R&B/Hip-Hop *Last [[RIAA certification]]: 7x Platinum *Singles: "Ice Ice Baby", "Play That Funky Music", "I Love You" |- |align="left"|'''''[[Extremely Live]]''''' *Released: March, 1991 *Chart Positions: #30 US *Last [[RIAA certification]]: Gold *Singles: "Rollin' In My 5.0", "Satisfaction" |- |align="left"|'''''[[Cool As Ice (album)|Cool As Ice]]''''' *Released: [[October 8]], [[1991]] *Chart Positions: #89 US *Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A *Singles: "Cool As Ice", "Get Wit' It" |- |align="left"| '''''[[Mind Blowin]]''''' *Released: [[March 22]], [[1994]] *Chart Positions: N/A *Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A *Singles: "Roll 'Em Up" |- |align="left"|'''''[[Hard to Swallow]]''''' *Released: [[October 20]], [[1998]] *Chart Positions: N/A *Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A *Singles: "Too Cold", "Fuck Me" |- |align="left"|'''''[[Bi-Polar (album)|Bi-Polar]]''''' *Released: 2001 *Chart Positions: N/A *Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A *Singles: "Elvis Killed Kennedy", "Insane Killas" |- |align="left"|'''''[[Platinum Underground]]''''' *Released: [[August 2]], [[2005]] *Chart Positions: N/A *Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A *Singles: "Survivor", "Ninja Rap 2", "Ice Ice Baby" |} ===Compilations=== *''[[Back 2 Back Hits]]'' (April 10, 1998) *''[[The Best of Vanilla Ice]]'' (February 23, 1999; reissued on March 13, 2001 and August 22, 2006) ==Partial filmography== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} *''Saturday Morning Videos'' (1990) *''[[Top of the Pops]]'' - Episode: December 6 (1990) *''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' - Episode #16.10 (1991) Musical Guest *''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze]]'' (1991) *''[[Cool as Ice]]'' (1991) John 'Johnny' Van Owen *''Teen Vid II'' (1991) *''Circus of the Stars'' Episode: #16 (1991) *''[[Sex (book)#The Sex book video|Sex Book Video]]'' (1992) *''Alyas Boy Kano'' (1992) Performer *''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'' - Episode: True Crime (1993) Performer *''[[Behind the Music]]'' - Episode: Vanilla Ice (1999) *''The Howard Stern Radio Show'' - Episode: April 3 (1999) {{col-3}} *''25 Lame'' (1999) *''[[The 11 O'Clock Show]]'' - Episode #4.41 (2000) *''Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner'' (2000) *''Welcome to Death Row'' (2001) *''[[Celebrity Boxing]]'' (2002) *''After They Were Famous'' - Episode: April 6 (2002) *''[[The New Guy]]'' (2002) Music Store Employee *''[[The Surreal Life]]'' (2003) *''[[Hollywood Squares]]'' - Episode: March 3 (2003) *''Betty Blowtorch (And Her Amazing True Life Adventures)'' (2003) *''[[The Sharon Osbourne Show]]'' - Episode: December 16 (2003) *''Remaking Vanilla Ice'' (2004) {{col-3}} *''Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Get Old: The Afterlife of Vanilla Ice'' (2004) *''[[The Farm (UK TV series)|The Farm]]'' (2004) *''The Daily Buzz'' - Episode: August 15 (2005) *''[[The Helix...Loaded]]'' (2005) Theo *''[[Hit Me Baby One More Time]]'' - Episode #1.2 (2005) *''Jensen!'' - Episode: November 29 (2005) *''[[Attack of the Show!]]'' (2006) *''The Bros.'' (2006) *''[[Top of the Pops]]'' - Episode: March 13 (2006) *''[[The Surreal Life: Fame Games]]'' (2007) *''[[The Tyra Banks Show]]'' - Episodes: February 2 and April 11 (2007) *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1043816/ Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge]- August 10 (2007) {{col-end}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{commons|Vanilla Ice}} *[http://www.vanillaice.com Official Site] *{{MySpace|vanillaice1031|Vanilla Ice}} {{Vanilla Ice}} {{The Surreal Life series}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:American rappers]] [[Category:Miami rappers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Florida]] [[Category:People from Paris, Texas]] [[Category:People from Miami, Florida]] [[Category:Musicians from Dallas]] [[Category:Rap metal musicians]] [[Category:Nu metal singers]] [[Category:White hip-hop artists]] [[bg:Ванила Айс]] [[da:Vanilla Ice]] [[de:Vanilla Ice]] [[es:Vanilla Ice]] [[fr:Vanilla Ice]] [[it:Vanilla Ice]] [[nl:Vanilla Ice]] [[ja:ヴァニラ・アイス]] [[pl:Vanilla Ice]] [[ro:Vanilla Ice]] [[sq:Vanilla Ice]] [[fi:Vanilla Ice]] [[sv:Vanilla Ice]]