Ice-T, the rapper, actor, and entrepreneur born Tracy Lauren Marrow, has built an estimated net worth of $65 million as of 2026.
Born on February 16, 1958, in Newark, New Jersey, Ice-T moved to Los Angeles at age 12 following the deaths of both his parents.
He attended Crenshaw High School, where he began performing with a group called The Precious Few and first developed his passion for music.
After graduating, he served four years in the U.S. Army, where he discovered hip-hop and learned to turntable and rap before launching his professional career.
Ice-T signed with Sire Records and released his debut album “Rhyme Pays” in 1987, which made history as the first hip-hop album to carry an explicit content warning sticker.
His first three albums were each certified gold by the RIAA, but his 1991 release “O.G. Original Gangster” became his most celebrated work and is widely regarded as a founding album of gangsta rap.
That same year, Ice-T won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for his contribution to “Back on the Block.”
He later won a second Grammy in 2021 for Best Metal Performance for “Bum-Rush,” highlighting his remarkable range across musical genres over his career.
Ice-T introduced the world to his heavy metal band Body Count on “O.G. Original Gangster,” a project that would later spark national controversy with the single “Cop Killer.”
His acting career began in 1984 with the film “Breakin'” and expanded significantly with his portrayal of a police detective in 1991’s “New Jack City.”
Since 2000, Ice-T has starred as Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” appearing in over 400 episodes as of this writing.
He currently earns $250,000 per episode of “SVU,” which translates to approximately $6 million per season before syndication royalties are factored in.
Beyond television, Ice-T co-hosted the reality series “Ice Loves Coco” on E! alongside his wife Nicole “Coco” Austin, whom he married in January 2002.
In 2023, Ice-T received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, cementing his legacy as one of entertainment’s most enduring and versatile figures.
With a career spanning music, television, film, podcasting, and authorship, Ice-T’s estimated $65 million net worth in 2026 reflects a lifetime of relentless reinvention and creative output.
