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Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1968), better known as Vanilla Ice
[edit] Reality TV star (2002-present)
Vanilla Ice appearing at the Tex-Mex Grill in
Baltimore,
Maryland. He is pouring
Jagermeister into a fellow reveller's mouth while singing his hit song,
Ice Ice Baby.
In 2002, Van Winkle was a participant in the reality show
Celebrity Boxing. Actor
Todd Bridges defeated Van Winkle by knocking him down several times during the event. Moreover, in 2004, Van Winkle starred in the second season of
The Surreal Life on
VH1. On the show, he sang
karaoke to "Ice Ice Baby" at a bar with
Trishelle Cannatella and
Traci Bingham. In the same year, he appeared on British television in the first season of the reality TV show
The Farm on
Five in which he came in second place. He was also cast in the film
The Helix...Loaded, a parody of
The Matrix.
In June 2005, Van Winkle won the second round of
NBC's hit TV show
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. Ice also appeared on the series
Damage Control on
MTV2 to promote the album.
Van Winkle released
Platinum Underground in August
2005 containing some new material, songs from Bi-polar, and some remakes of his older works, the album received mixed reviews and limited sales. Along with the album's release, Van Winkle performed with
Insane Clown Posse at
Hallowicked 2005. He also held a series of European concerts in November and December of the same year.
Controversy broke out on the G4 Forums website on
September 19,
2005 when, in the heat of the co-hosting auditions,
Attack of the Show! claimed on their website that they had discovered a new, permanent cohost who wasn't going to be required to audition.
[citation needed] They claimed that "You’ve seen him in music videos, in his own film, and on reality TV. He’s ice cold, goes to the extreme, and really knows how to play that funky music. And we’ve got him signed exclusively to AOTS." ("Ice Cold" and "Play That Funky Music" were both tracks on Vanilla Ice's 1990 album
To the Extreme). Adding to the prank, Ice personally appeared on the show on
September 20,
2005 as the "new permanent co-host." After co-hosting a brief segment, Ice publicized his new album and left.
Kevin Pereira put an end to the prank with the announcement, "Unfortunately, Vanilla Ice is not our new co-host."
Ice also starred in
The Surreal Life: Fame Games, which began airing in 2007 on
VH1. This show pitted stars from various seasons of
The Surreal Life against each other in competitions. Ice won many individual competitions, as well as winning several competitions for his team. At a concert at
Virginia Tech, Ice claimed he beats up
Ron Jeremy on the show, but "still has love for him." On February 2, 2007, the two appeared on
The Tyra Banks Show and claimed they were once again friends.
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