Vanilla Ice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host. Born in South Dallas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, Ice released his debut album, Hooked, in 1989 on Ichiban Records, before signing a contract with SBK Records, a record label of the EMI Group, which released a reformatted version of the album in 1990 under the title To the Extreme which became the fastest-selling hip hop album of all time and contained Ice's best-known hits: "Ice Ice Baby" and a cover of "Play That Funky Music". "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts and has been credited with helping to diversify hip hop by introducing it to a mainstream audience.
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| Full name at birth | Robert Matthew Van Winkle
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| Claim to fame | his iconic 1990 smash hit single "Ice Ice Baby", which samples the main riff from Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure"
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| Date of birth | 31 October 1967
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| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, USA
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| Occupation | Rapper, actor, record producer, singer, television host
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| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm)
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| Weight | 168 lbs (76 kg)
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| Residence | Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| High school | R.L. Turner High School, Carrollton, Texas, USA (dropped out)
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| Talent agency | TQ Management Agency
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- Daughter Dusti Rain, born in 1998
- A former Florida state motocross champion.
- Daughter KeeLee Breeze, born 2000
- His great-great-grandfather John Richard Van Winkle was a CSA military from Arkansas and was a descendant of Jacob Walichs of XVIIth century Holland.
- His 1991 hit "Ice Ice Baby" is the first rap single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
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