Coco Austin

**Nicole Natalie Marrow** (née **Austin**) (born March 17, 1979), 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.

## Career

At 18, Austin began specializing in swimsuit, lingerie and body modeling, for calendars, catalogs and videos. In 2001, Austin began working 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).

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 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* (a.k.a. *Santorini Blue*, which co-starred her husband). Austin appeared on NBC-TV'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.

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.

Austin and Ice-T star in the reality television series *Ice Loves Coco*, which premiered on June 12, 2011, on E!. 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. She also made an appearance in rapper Lil’ Kim’s music video for her single “Go Awff” in 2019.

## Personal life

Austin and rapper-actor Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow were married in January 2002. They renewed their vows in Hollywood on June 4, 2011. As of 2006 they owned a penthouse apartment in North Bergen, New Jersey. In 2012 they were building a five-bedroom house in Edgewater, New Jersey, that was expected to be completed by the end of the year. In November 2015, the couple announced that their child Chanel had been born.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Birth of Nicole Austin. California Birth Index. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved on November 16, 2015.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Coco's World. *Coco's World*. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved on October 12, 2014. “... born in Tarzana, California and brought up in Palos Verdes, California. ...In 2001, Coco was introduced to actor/rapper Ice T ... the couple dated a few months and then was married.”

 NOTE: Archived version specifies: "the couple dated a few months and then was married in January 2002."
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Ice Loves Coco*: Cast Bios. E! News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
4. ↑ Team Ice. Celebrity Family Feud (NBC) (n.d.). Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
5. ↑ Ice-T Has a New 'Feud'. VH1 (n.d.). Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
6. ↑ As 'Peepshow' ends Sunday, rumors run rampant that it'll return — and Coco Austin says she'll be back, too. *Las Vegas Sun*. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved on October 12, 2014.
7. ↑ Nessif, Bruna (September 24, 2012). Coco Replaces Holly Madison in Las Vegas' Peepshow. E! News. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved on September 27, 2012.
8. ↑ Allison Kugel. "Ice-T & Coco Austin on Married Life, the Business of Being Ice, & Coco's Bodacious Body", May 31, 2011. Retrieved on May 28, 2011.
9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "E! Orders Reality Series Starring Ice-T & His Wife", Deadline Hollywood, April 26, 2011
10. ↑ "Ice-T to end 'Ice Loves Coco' for talk show", Music-News.com, February 5, 2014
11. ↑ "Ice-T and Coco Renew Vows, Snoop Dogg Looks On", MTV News, June 4, 2011. Retrieved on May 28, 2011.
12. ↑ Ice-T turns from cop-killing talk to posing nude (November 3, 2006).
13. ↑ David, Mark. "Ice-T and Coco To Make a Move in New Jersey", *Variety*, October 30, 2012. Retrieved on February 21, 2017.
14. ↑ Thanks so much for all the warm wishes today..... Coco Austin verified Instagram page (November 28, 2015). Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. “I pushed Chanel out...”
15. ↑ Mendelson, Will. "Coco Austin and Ice-T Share First Photo With Baby Chanel Minutes After Her Birth: See It!", *Us Weekly*, November 29, 2015. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
## External links

* Coco Austin article at *Wikipedia*
* Coco Austin links at FreeOnes
* Coco Austin at Babepedia