Vanilla Ice Net Worth, Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story What's Vanilla Ice's net worth? Vanilla Ice is an American rapper...
Vanilla Ice Net Worth, Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story
What's Vanilla Ice's net worth?
Vanilla Ice is an American rapper, actor, and TV host with a $12 million net worth. He is best known for his hits "Ice Ice Baby" in 1990 and "Play That Funky Music" on his first record "To the Extreme." "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip-hop song to hit number one on the Billboard charts.
Category:
Richest Celebrities › Singers
Net Worth:
$12 Million
Date of Birth:
Oct 31, 1967 (55 years old)
Place of Birth:
South Dallas
Gender:
Male
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Profession:
Singer, Actor, Record producer, Rapper, Musician, Presenter
Nationality:
United States of America
Early Years
Robert Matthew Van Winkle was born on October 31, 1967, in Dallas, Texas. He went by the stage name Vanilla Ice. When he was born, his mom was married to a man named Van Winkle. His mother left that man when Van Winkle was only four years old. He had never met his real father. His mother remarried a car salesman, so Van Winkle spent his childhood moving back and forth between Dallas and Miami, where his husband worked. Van Winkle started getting into the early hip-hop scene when he was 13 years old and learned how to break dance. Because he was the only white boy break dancing, his friends called him "Vanilla Ice." Even though he didn't like the name, it stuck. Soon, he started going to parties and rapping fights under the name "MC Vanilla." Van Winkle started a group of breakdancers in Texas called The Vanilla Ice Posse. When he was 16, he wrote the song "Ice Ice Baby."
Ice finished high school in 1985 and went on to race motocross. He won three championships in the sport and was thinking about making it his job until he broke his ankle in a race and lost interest. He used the time he had to wait for his ankle to heal to get better at dancing. As a street artist in malls, he first beatboxed and brokedanced. One night, a friend dared him to take part in the open-mic night at a club called City Lights. The crowd liked him, so the club's boss asked Ice if he wanted to play there more often. Ice agreed. While working at City Lights, he opened for N.W.A., Public Enemy, 2 Live Crew, Tone Loc, Paula Abdul, and more.
In early 1987, a fight outside the bar left Ice with five stab wounds. He spent 10 days in the hospital. Two years later, he played for Ice-T, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and other artists on the Stop the Violence Tour.
Career
During the Stop the Violence Tour, his boss saw that Ice had a lot of potentials, so he and Ice started working on a demo tape. In 1989, "Play That Funky Music" and "Ice Ice Baby" were both released as singles by the independent record label Ichiban Records. A DJ at a radio station in Georgia accidentally played "Ice Ice Baby" when he meant to play "Play That Funky Music." People went crazy over "Ice Ice Baby."
"Ice Ice Baby" turned out to be a big hit. Then, one night, Van Winkle was eating at the same diner in West Hollywood as rapper Suge Knight and his bodyguards. Knight and his guards went to Ice's table and sat down. Later that night, Knight went to Van Winkle's hotel room on the 15th floor of the old Bel Age Hotel, now called the London Hotel, on Sunset Boulevard. Based on what Ice remembers. Knight pulled him out onto the balcony and threatened to throw him off if he didn't sign the rights to "Ice, Ice Baby." Van Winkle did hand over the rights. Knight used that money to pay for Death Row Records.
"To the Extreme," Van Winkle's first record, is the hip-hop album that sold the most copies the fastest. The record was number one for 16 weeks. Van Winkle made five more studio albums: "Mind Blowin'" in 1994, "Hard to Swallow" in 1998, "Bi-Polar" in 2001, "Platinum Underground" in 2005, and "W.T.F. (Wisdom, Tenacity, and Focus)" in 2011. In 2008, he also put out an album called "Vanilla Ice Is Back," which was made up of cover songs.
Vanilla Ice performed the song "Ninja Rap" in the movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze." This song was part of the movie's music. In 1991, he was paid $1 million to be the main character in the movie "Cool As Ice," which was panned by critics. A few years later, Vanilla was on the second season of the reality TV show "The Surreal Life." Since 2010, he has been on the DIY Network show "The Vanilla Ice Project." In Florida, where the show is set, it shows how Ice flips houses. As of 2019, the show has been on for nine years.
Early Years
Robert Matthew Van Winkle was born on October 31, 1967, in Dallas, Texas. He went by the stage name Vanilla Ice. When he was born, his mom was married to a man named Van Winkle. His mother left that man when Van Winkle was only four years old. He had never met his real father. His mother remarried a car salesman, so Van Winkle spent his childhood moving back and forth between Dallas and Miami, where his husband worked. Van Winkle started getting into the early hip-hop scene when he was 13 years old and learned how to break dance. Because he was the only white boy break dancing, his friends called him "Vanilla Ice." Even though he didn't like the name, it stuck. Soon, he started going to parties and rapping fights under the name "MC Vanilla." Van Winkle started a group of breakdancers in Texas called The Vanilla Ice Posse. When he was 16, he wrote the song "Ice Ice Baby."
Ice finished high school in 1985 and went on to race motocross. He won three championships in the sport and was thinking about making it his job until he broke his ankle in a race and lost interest. He used the time he had to wait for his ankle to heal to get better at dancing. As a street artist in malls, he first beatboxed and brokedanced. One night, a friend dared him to take part in the open-mic night at a club called City Lights. The crowd liked him, so the club's boss asked Ice if he wanted to play there more often. Ice agreed. While working at City Lights, he opened for N.W.A., Public Enemy, 2 Live Crew, Tone Loc, Paula Abdul, and more.
In early 1987, a fight outside the bar left Ice with five stab wounds. He spent 10 days in the hospital. Two years later, he played for Ice-T, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and other artists on the Stop the Violence Tour.
Career
During the Stop the Violence Tour, his boss saw that Ice had a lot of potentials, so he and Ice started working on a demo tape. In 1989, "Play That Funky Music" and "Ice Ice Baby" were both released as singles by the independent record label Ichiban Records. A DJ at a radio station in Georgia accidentally played "Ice Ice Baby" when he meant to play "Play That Funky Music." People went crazy over "Ice Ice Baby."
"Ice Ice Baby" turned out to be a big hit. Then, one night, Van Winkle was eating at the same diner in West Hollywood as rapper Suge Knight and his bodyguards. Knight and his guards went to Ice's table and sat down. Later that night, Knight went to Van Winkle's hotel room on the 15th floor of the old Bel Age Hotel, now called the London Hotel, on Sunset Boulevard. Based on what Ice remembers. Knight pulled him out onto the balcony and threatened to throw him off if he didn't sign the rights to "Ice, Ice Baby." Van Winkle did hand over the rights. Knight used that money to pay for Death Row Records.
"To the Extreme," Van Winkle's first record, is the hip-hop album that sold the most copies the fastest. The record was number one for 16 weeks. Van Winkle made five more studio albums: "Mind Blowin'" in 1994, "Hard to Swallow" in 1998, "Bi-Polar" in 2001, "Platinum Underground" in 2005, and "W.T.F. (Wisdom, Tenacity, and Focus)" in 2011. In 2008, he also put out an album called "Vanilla Ice Is Back," which was made up of cover songs.
Vanilla Ice performed the song "Ninja Rap" in the movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze." This song was part of the movie's music. In 1991, he was paid $1 million to be the main character in the movie "Cool As Ice," which was panned by critics. A few years later, Vanilla was on the second season of the reality TV show "The Surreal Life." Since 2010, he has been on the DIY Network show "The Vanilla Ice Project." In Florida, where the show is set, it shows how Ice flips houses. As of 2019, the show has been on for nine years.
Personal Life
In 1991 and 1992, Vanilla Ice was with Madonna for eight months.
On July 4, 1994, Ice tried to kill himself by taking too much heroin, but his friends brought him back to life.
Ice took a break from singing in 1995 and spent his time in Florida motocross and jet skiing. By the summer, Ice was the No. 6 sit-down jet ski driver in the world. He raced almost every weekend and got sponsored by Kawasaki.
Ice married Laura Giaritta in 1997, and they have two daughters: Dusti Rain (born in 1998) and KeeLee Breeze (born in 2000).
Divorce and the State of your money
Vanilla Ice's wife of 21 years, Laura, filed divorce papers in November 2018 that showed he makes an average of $68,000 per month or about $800,000 per year. We also found out that Ice has $3 million in cash and owns 15 houses, 8 cars, and a boat that are worth a total of about $5 million. Depending on how the market is doing and how much it is worth, his real estate holdings could be worth MUCH more. After hearing this, a judge told Ice to pay $121,000 in past support payments plus $10,000 per month until a final settlement is made.
Real Estate
Vanilla Ice put his house in Melbourne Beach, Florida, up for sale for $4.8 million in 2018. The Vanilla Ice Project showed the waterfront home, which has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
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