Vanilla Ice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Vanilla ice) Vanilla Ice Background information Birth name Robert Matthew Van Winkle Also known as V-Ice, The Iceman, Bi-Polar Born October 31, 1967 (age 40) Dallas, Texas, U.S. Genre(s) Hip hop, alternative metal, nu metal, rap rock Occupation(s) Rapper Singer Actor Years active 1988–present Label(s) SBK Website VanillaIce.com Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas),[1] best known as Vanilla Ice, is an American rap artist known for the 1990 smash hit "Ice Ice Baby." Contents [hide] 1 Career 1.1 Early life 1.2 Mainstream success and failure (1990-1991) 1.3 Rebranded image (1994-2001) 1.4 Reality TV (2002-present) 2 Personal life 3 Discography 3.1 Compilations 4 Partial filmography 5 Footnotes 6 External links [edit]Career [edit]Early life Van Winkle was born at Baylor University Medical Center to Camilla Beth Van Winkle (née Dickerson), a secretar...