Inside Ice-T's private life with wife of over 2 decades Coco Austin and their 2 kids


The Law & Order: SVU star has two adult children from his previous two relationships, and welcomed Chanel with Coco in 2015


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Nova M Bajamonti
Nova M BajamontiNews and Features Writer
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Ice-T has a full life with his successful career and his family.

The star is a rapper and producer, and some of his most popular albums included O.G. Original Gangster, Home Invasion, The Iceberg and more.

On top of music, he is also an actor and has been a regular on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for several years now.

Ice-T has been happily married for over two decades and has three children in total. Learn all about his family ties below.

Who is Coco Austin?

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Coco Austin got her start in the entertainment industry as a model when she turned 18.

She secured her first magazine cover in 1997 for Swimwear Illustrated, and the following year she won Miss Ujena in Mexico.

In the early 2000s, she began her acting career and appeared in movies such as Southwest Babes, Desert Rose and Dirty Monks.

She then modeled for Playboy, and portrayed Bo Peep in Peepshow in Law Vegas in 2012.

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About Coco Austin and Ice-T's relationship 

Ice-T wears a leather t-shirt and baseball cap while Coco shows off curves in leopard print dress© GC Images

The duo met in 2001 on the music video set of their mutual friend Rolls Royce Rick, and sparks flew. 

The two began a long distance relationship, being that Coco was focusing on modeling in LA, and Ice-T was busy filming Law & Order back in New York.

Coco Austin, Chanel Nicole and Ice-T at the world premire of "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"© Variety

Distance didn't stop the two, and they got married the same year, and romantically on New Year's Eve. Us Weekly confirmed that they got married legally in 2006, per court documents.

In 2004, the pair acted alongside each other on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Ice-T poses with wife Coco Austin and daughter Chanel Marrow as he is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame © Getty Images

The two brought their romance on-screen on their hit reality TV show, Ice Loves Coco between 2011 till 2013.

Ice-T previously welcomed LeTesha, born in 1976, with his high school ex-girlfriend Adrienne. He welcomed Tracy in 1991, with his ex-partner Darlene Ortiz.

In 2015, Coco and Ice-T welcomed Chanel into the world.

About Ice-T and Coco Austin's parenting 

Coco and Chanel pose in front of a waterfall

The couple have a unique approach to parenthood and even compare themselves to another famous family.

He revealed to People that "everyone parents differently."

The rapper added: "You have to be out of your mind to care what someone else has to say. Our parenting is a lot different than the normal, square couple from Oklahoma. I'm a [expletive] rock star, it's different."

He joked: "We're like the Osbournes. We have a different dynamic in our house. But it's not harmful. That's the main thing. It's us."

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