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Nicole Natalie Marrow ( Austin; born March 17, 1979), NOTE: Archived version specifies: "the couple dated a few months and then was married in January 2002." commonly known as Coco Austin, Coco, Coco Marie Austin, Coco Marie, and Coco-T, is an American television personality, actress and model. She has been married to rapper Ice-T since 2002.
Austin was married to Mike Williams from 1999 to 2001.
Austin and rapper-actor Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow were married in January 2002. They renewed their vows in Hollywood on June 4, 2011. In 2006, they made their home in a penthouse apartment they owned in North Bergen, New Jersey. In 2012, they began building a five-bedroom house in Edgewater, New Jersey, which was expected to be completed by the end of that year; they actually moved into the house during 2018 and 2019.
On November 28, 2015, they had a daughter, Chanel Nicole.
Early life
Austin was born in March 1979 in Tarzana, California, and raised in nearby Palos Verdes. She has Serbian ancestry through maternal grandparents born in Serbia. She has a younger sister, Kristy Williams, and three younger brothers. As a small child, her brother mispronounced her name, saying "Cole Cole" or "Co-co" in place of "Nicole", and eventually her family began calling her that. The family moved toAlbuquerque, New Mexico
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, when she was ten. She grew up as a tomboy, riding all-terrain vehicle
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s and playing football. She also began dancing during her childhood (jazz
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, tap and ballet
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).
Career
At 18, Austin began specializing in swimsuit, lingerie and body modeling for calendars, catalogs and videos. In 1997, she appeared on her first magazine cover for '' Swimwear Illustrated''. She won the 1998 Miss Ujena contest in Mexico. In 2001, she 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'' (" Draggle Rock"), '' 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'' (a.k.a. ''Santorini Blue'', which co-starred her husband, rapper-actor Ice-T). She appeared on NBC's game show '' Celebrity Family Feud'' on June 24, 2008, where she and Ice-T competed against Joan and Melissa Rivers and donated their winnings to charity. Austin played the lead role of Bo Peep in the Las Vegas revue '' Peepshow'' from December 2012 to September 1, 2013, replacing Holly Madison. Austin and Ice-T starred in the reality television series '' Ice Loves Coco'', which premiered June 12, 2011, on E! It ran for three seasons, ending in February 2014. After its cancelation, tabloids reported that Austin and Ice-T 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 was married to Mike Williams from 1999 to 2001.
Austin and rapper-actor Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow were married in January 2002. They renewed their vows in Hollywood on June 4, 2011. In 2006, they made their home in a penthouse apartment they owned in North Bergen, New Jersey. In 2012, they began building a five-bedroom house in Edgewater, New Jersey, which was expected to be completed by the end of that year; they actually moved into the house during 2018 and 2019.
On November 28, 2015, they had a daughter, Chanel Nicole.
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