Coco Austin

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Coco Austin
Nicole "Coco" Austin at the Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
Born Nicole Natalie Austin
(1979-03-17) March 17, 1979 (age 45)
Tarzana, California, U.S.
Other names Coco, Coco Marie Austin, Coco Marie, Coco-T
Ethnicity American
Occupation Actress, model, dancer, web personality
Years active 1998–present
Spouse(s) Ice-T (m. 2002)
Children 1
Relatives Steve Austin (father)
Tina Austin (mother)
Website www.thecocoblog.com
Modeling information
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Gray/Blue
Measurements 39DD-23-40 (US/UK)

Nicole Natalie Marrow[1] (née Austin; born March 17, 1979),[2] commonly known as Coco Austin, Coco, Coco Marie Austin, Coco Marie, Coco-T, is an American actress, dancer, glamour model and web personality. She has been married to rapper-actor Ice-T (né Tracy Marrow) since January 2002.[2]

Early life

Austin was born in Tarzana, California, and raised in nearby Palos Verdes.[2] She has Serbian ancestry through her maternal grandparents who were born in Serbia.[3][4] Austin also has a younger sister Kristy Williams and three younger brothers. As a small child, her brother would mispronounce her name, saying "Cole Cole" or "Co-co" in place of "Nicole". Eventually her family began addressing her as Coco. The family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when she was 10. She grew up as a tomboy, riding quads and playing football.[5] Austin began dancing (jazz, tap and ballet) at the age of six and was introduced to the stage early by her mother.

Career

At 14, Austin began specializing in swimsuit, lingerie and body modeling. She entered in swimsuit competitions and modeled for calendars, catalogs and videos. At 18, she won the 1998 Miss Ujena contest in Mexico. In 2001, at age 22, Austin worked for Playboy for six months, working their events and parties at the Playboy Mansion. She appeared in low-budget R-rated films, including Southwest Babes (2001), Desert Rose (2002), and The Dirty Monks (2004).[6]

Austin in Body Count's Institutionalized video from their 2014 album Manslaughter.

Austin has made guest appearances on TV shows and specials including Hip-Hop Wives, the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav, RuPaul's Drag Race 5, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,The Dr. Oz Show, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

She was featured in a layout in the March 2008 issue of Playboy magazine and had a role in the film Thira (2008). Austin appeared on NBC's game show Celebrity Family Feud on June 24, 2008 (with winnings donated to charity). She and her husband, rapper-actor Ice-T, competed against Joan and Melissa Rivers.[7][8]

Austin played the lead role of Bo Peep in the Las Vegas revue Peepshow from December 2012 to September 1, 2013, replacing Holly Madison in the role.[9][10][11]

Austin and Ice-T star in the reality television series Ice Loves Coco, which premiered on June 12, 2011, on E!.[12][13] The show ran for three seasons, and ended in February 2014. After the show's cancellation, tabloids reported that Austin and her husband were preparing to launch another reality series under Ryan Seacrest's production company.[14]

Personal life

Austin and rapper-actor Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow were married in January 2002.[2] Austin and Marrow renewed their wedding vows for their 10th anniversary at a well-publicized event in Hollywood on June 4, 2011.[15] They own a condominium in North Bergen, New Jersey,[16][17][18] and built a home in Edgewater, New Jersey, that was completed at the end of 2012.[19][20][21] On July 27, 2015, Austin said she had announced three days earlier, on the set of their newly begun talk show Ice & Coco , that she and Ice-T were expecting their first child together.[22][23][24] On August 3, 2015, they revealed the baby would be a girl and will be named Chanel.[25] On November 28, 2015, the couple announced their child Chanel Nicole Marrow had been born, without specifying a date.[26][27]

References

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  13. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "E! Orders Reality Series Starring Ice-T & His Wife", Deadline.com, April 26, 2011
  14. ↑ "Ice-T to end 'Ice Loves Coco' for talk show", Music-News.com, February 5, 2014
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  16. ↑ "Ice-T turns from cop-killing talk to posing nude". MSNBC. November 3, 2006.
  17. ↑ Fusfeld, Adam (January 20, 2012). "NBA veteran suffers big loss on NJ condo sale". The Real Deal.
  18. ↑ Maher, Adam (September 28, 2011). "Ice-T reports for jury duty at courthouse in Jersey City, but doesn’t get picked". NJ.com.
  19. ↑ Katz, Joelle (October 31, 2012). "Real Estate Notes: Matthew Modine Buys Venice House, Michael Strahan Sells in Hermosa Beach". The Hollywood Reporter.
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  21. ↑ "Inked Out NJ: Edgewater residents Ice-T & CoCo come out to support the expo". bergen.com. September 26, 2011.
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