Editing Ice-T (section)

====Television and film====
Ice-T was prominently featured as both a rapper and a breakdancer in ''Breakin' 'n' Enterin''' (1983), a documentary about the early [[West Coast hip hop]] scene.

Ice-T's first film appearances were in the motion pictures, ''[[Breakin']]'' (1984), and its sequel, ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]'' (1984). These films were released before Ice-T released his first LP, although he appears on the soundtrack to ''Breakin{{'}}''. He has since stated he considers the films and his own performance in them to be "wack".{{sfn|Ice-T|Sigmund|1994|page=[https://archive.org/details/iceopinionwhogiv00icet/page/96 96]}}

In 1991, he embarked on a serious acting career, portraying police detective Scotty Appleton in [[Mario Van Peebles]]' action thriller ''[[New Jack City]]'', gang leader Odessa (alongside [[Denzel Washington]] and [[John Lithgow]]) in ''[[Ricochet (1991 film)|Ricochet]]'' (1991), gang leader King James in ''[[Trespass (1992 film)|Trespass]]'' (1992), followed by a notable lead role performance in ''[[Surviving the Game]]'' (1994), in addition to many supporting roles, such as J-Bone in ''[[Johnny Mnemonic (film)|Johnny Mnemonic]]'' (1995), and the marsupial mutant T-Saint in ''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]'' (1995). He was also interviewed in the Brent Owens documentary ''[[Pimps Up, Ho's Down]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice-T > Biography|last=Buchanan|first=Jason|work=[[Allmovie]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|location=United States|year=2003|url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:34312~T1|access-date=July 2, 2008|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075134/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:34312~T1|url-status=live}}</ref> in which he claims to have had an extensive pimping background before getting into rap. He is quoted as saying "once you max something out, it ain't no fun no more. I couldn't really get no farther." He goes on to explain his pimping experience gave him the ability to get into new businesses. "I can't act, I really can't act, I ain't no rapper, it's all game. I'm just working these niggas." Later he raps at the [[Players Ball]].

In 1993, Ice-T, along with other rappers and the three ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'' hosts [[Ed Lover]], [[Doctor Dré]], and [[Fab Five Freddy|Fab 5 Freddy]] starred in the comedy ''[[Who's the Man?]]'', directed by [[Ted Demme]]. In the film, he is a drug dealer who gets really frustrated when someone calls him by his real name, "Chauncey", rather than his street name, "Nighttrain".

[[File:LAWORDERSVU101008.JPG|thumb|left|Ice-T with [[Christopher Meloni]] shooting ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU]]'' on [[Broome Street (Manhattan)|Broome Street]] in SoHo, New York City, 2008]]
In 1995, Ice-T had a recurring role as vengeful drug dealer Danny Cort on the television series ''[[New York Undercover]]'', co-created by [[Dick Wolf]]. His work on the series earned him the 1996 [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]. In 1997, he co-created the short-lived series ''[[Players (1997 TV series)|Players]]'', produced by Wolf. This was followed by a role as pimp Seymour "Kingston" Stockton in ''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]'' (1998). These collaborations led Wolf to add Ice-T to the cast of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]].'' Since 2000, he has portrayed [[Fin Tutuola|Odafin "Fin" Tutuola]], a former undercover narcotics officer transferred to the Special Victims Unit. In 2002, the NAACP awarded Ice-T with a second Image Award, again for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, for his work on ''Law & Order: SVU''.

Around 1995,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/good-vibes-for-badass-follow-on-1584637.html|title=Good vibes for Badass follow on – Arts & Entertainment|first=Alister|last=Morgan|work=[[The Independent]]|location=London|date=June 2, 1995|access-date=April 18, 2014|issn=0951-9467|oclc=185201487|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220012840/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/good-vibes-for-badass-follow-on-1584637.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ice-T co-presented a UK-produced magazine television series on black culture, ''[[Baadasss TV]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapidotelevision.com/shows/shw.7.php|title=Baadasss TV – Series 1|work=Rapido Television|publisher=Rapido Television Limited|location=United Kingdom|access-date=September 16, 2012|archive-date=May 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523121423/http://www.rapidotelevision.com/shows/shw.7.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1997, Ice-T had a [[pay-per-view]] special titled ''Ice-T's Extreme Babes'' which appeared on Action PPV, formerly owned by [[BET|BET Networks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.krunk.org/conan/abstracts-1997/022697.txt|title=Transcript : Wednesday, February 27, 1997 "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" #732|publisher=Krunk.org|date=February 27, 1997|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075626/http://www.krunk.org/conan/abstracts-1997/022697.txt|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1997/09/14/sweetened-ice-t/14a49a9b-0f24-4da5-acd1-a241e433948e/|title=Sweetened Ice-T|first=Esther|last=Iverem|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 14, 1997|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-date=September 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920092638/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1997/09/14/sweetened-ice-t/14a49a9b-0f24-4da5-acd1-a241e433948e/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1999, Ice-T starred in the [[HBO]] film ''Stealth Fighter'' as a [[United States Naval Aviator]] who fakes his own death, steals an [[Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk|F-117]] [[stealth fighter]], and threatens to destroy United States [[military bases]]. He also acted in the film ''[[Sonic Impact]]'', released the same year.

Ice-T made an appearance on the comedy television series ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' as himself presenting the award for "Player Hater of the Year" at the "Player-Haters Ball", a parody of his own appearance at the Players Ball. He was dubbed the "Original Player Hater".

''Beyond Tough'', a 2002 documentary series, aired on [[Discovery Channel]] about the world's most dangerous and intense professions, such as alligator wrestlers and Indy 500 pit crews, was hosted by Ice-T.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/3854|title=Ice-T Hosts New Show 'Beyond Tough'|last=Salazar-Moreno|first=Quibian|work=[[SOHH]]|publisher=4Control Media|location=United States|date=July 16, 2002|access-date=July 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809012028/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/3854|archive-date=August 9, 2007}}</ref>

In 2007, Ice-T appeared as a celebrity guest star on the MTV sketch comedy show ''[[Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz|Short Circuitz]]''. Also in late 2007, he appeared in the short-music film ''Hands of Hatred'', which can be found online.

[[File:Ice-T at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Ice-T at the 2009 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] for the premiere of ''Burning Down the House'']]

Ice-T was interviewed for the [[Cannibal Corpse]] retrospective documentary ''[[Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years|Centuries of Torment]]'', as well as appearing in [[Chris Rock]]'s 2009 documentary ''[[Good Hair]]'', in which he reminisced about going to school in hair curlers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/good-hair-laughs-instead-cries-wbna33208003|title='Good Hair' laughs instead of cries|date=July 9, 2009|last=Washington|first=Jesse|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]|publisher=[[NBC News]]|location=New York City|access-date=September 8, 2010|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075901/https://www.today.com/popculture/good-hair-laughs-instead-cries-wbna33208003|url-status=live}}</ref>

A 2016 advertisement for [[GEICO]] features Ice-T behind a lemonade stand run by children. When people ask if it is Ice-T, the actor yells back, "No, it's lemonade!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/ice-t-talks-lemonade-geico-and-tv-spot-isnt-even-best-part-173438|title=Ice T Talks Lemonade for Geico, and the TV Spot Isn't Even the Best Part: Rapper punts 'the milk of the lemons'|last=Natividad|first=Angela|work=[[Adweek]]|publisher=Beringer Capital|location=New York City|date=September 12, 2016|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221182015/http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/ice-t-talks-lemonade-geico-and-tv-spot-isnt-even-best-part-173438|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Ice-T competed on ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' spin-off ''[[The Masked Dancer (American TV series)|The Masked Dancer]]'' where he portrayed "Disco Ball" and was the first to be eliminated.