Ice-T

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Recent Role:
Det. Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gender:
Male
Born:
2-16-1958
Birthplace:
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Birth Name:
Tracy Marrow
AKA:
Ice T., Ice T
Ice-T was born in New Jersey and after his parents died while an adolescent he relocated to Los Angeles where he was raised by his aunt. After a stint in the Air Force and some dubious endeavors, in the early 1980s he became one of the pioneers of gangsta hip hop scoring several club hits and achieving national popularity. He was featured in the films Breakin' and Rappin' in 1984 and 1985 respectively.

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    9.5 Superb
    Love him as an actor hide show

    I don't know anything about Ice-T as a rapper, but as an SUV officer/actor, he's great. He reminds me of a piece of Christmas candy - hard on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside. He comes across as tough, but has a big heart. I love the on-t.v. relationship between him and Munch as well. Munch drives him crazy, yet would step in front of a bullet for him in a heartbeat. Wasn't sure how he would be as an actor given all I knew about him was he's a rapper, but he's turned out to be a great asset to the show.

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    10 Perfect
    At last a TV cop that is believeable through and through, great performance by Ice-T. hide show

    CasiQadir took most of the words outta my mouth with their review, Fin is my fav character in SVU; smart, tough, unpredictable, streetwise, caring and even loveable. Wish we could see Fin crack a smile a bit more though. Great casting Fin must have been written with Ice-T in mind, he brings a raw edge to the show and out of all the TV cops out there he is actually believeable, it is great to see such a tough character having one hell of a softer side you can almost feel Fin's sorrow and frustrations at times through Ice-T great performance. Gets a perfect 10 from me.

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    7 Good
    Really surprising hide show

    I was really surprised by how much I liked Ice-T in the role of Fin Tutuola. I mean traditionaly for the longest time he was really seen as mostly a musical artist, a rapper. So, when he joined Special Victims Unit I was a little aprehensive. I mean the show has kind of a tough standard to fill, with actors like Marsika Hargitay and Christopher Meloni, but he really knocks it out the park in every episode. He is a surprisingly good actor and his character of Fin really seems to be a role that not every actor could just simply pull off at the drop of a hat, at least not without some serious acting chops.

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    10 Perfect
    Refreshingly "real" as a street smart, intelligent, caring detective, who uses his personal life experiences to add credibility to his character. hide show

    Rapper / Musician to actor in a top rated TV drama? At first glance one is curious as to his ability to pull off such a serious role. He does it, and might I say amazingly well. His character is believable; tough, yet caring. A street wise, intelligent detective, whose character makes his own unique place among the other "detectives" on the show. One of my favorite characters on the show.

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    10 Perfect
    Like my thing says above, a 10 is an underrated rating deal. He's good. hide show

    Ice-T was an excellent rapper, and now he's an excellent actor. His portrayal of Odafin "Fin" Tutuola is just outstanding. He's so good, a 10 is an underrating. He has really out-done himself on this one. If he kept this one up, I think there's the possibility of him having his own show...that'll be interesting.

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