Ice-T is a multi-talented celebrity, who has built fame as a musician, actor, record producer, and author as well. He has three children, and his first-born is Letesha Marrow, who is now 44 years old. She has followed her father into music and television, but hasn’t been as successful as Ice-T.
LeTesha Marrow Untold Truth
LeTesha Marrow was born on the 20th March 1976, the daughter of Ice-T and his then-girlfriend Adrienne. Her parents were high school students when she was born, and her mother continued going to school while raising LeTesha.
However, her parents later broke-up, and Ice-T went on to have multiple relationships and two more children, a son Tracy Marrow Jr. born in 1992 with Darlene Ortiz, and a daughter Chanel with his wife, Nicole ‘Coco Marie’ Austin.
LeTesha started taking singing lessons when she was just five years old. and continued with her musical aspirations into her teenage years, but later decided on a career on television. After high school, she didn’t attend any university.
Television Career
LeTesha began her career on television by starting the “T-Tea-V Behind the Scenes” reality TV show, about her father Ice-T.
She would follow him on his daily endeavors, but also on his music tours, and made the series about his professional and personal life. Furthermore, LeTesha has also been featured in the reality TV show “Ice Loves Coco” (2011-2013), which showcases the love life of her father and his wife, Coco Austin.
Personal Life, Net Worth
When it comes to her personal life, LeTesha has been secretive about the choice of her life partner. We have discovered that she is married, but there is no information about the name of her partner, or when the two married.
Nevertheless, it is also known that she has a son, Elyjah Marrow, born in 1995. Her son was incarcerated in 2014 when he accidentally shot and killed his roommate Daryus Johnson. He was charged with illegal possession of a firearm, marijuana, and other charges, but is now free on bond – the court is apparently anticipating his next illegal action.
Interests and Appearance
LeTesha grew up listening to rap music and was under the heavy influence of her father. She desired to become a rapper herself, but fate had other plans for her. She likes to travel and has used her father’s popularity to venture on tours with him.
According to reports, she lives a family life, but enjoys her fame and fortune.
LeTesha has become popular on her own, and her wealth has been estimated to be around $2 million, as of mid- 2020.
She stands at 5ft 4ins (1.62m) tall, while she weighs approximately 120lbs ~ 55kgs, and her vital statistics are 37-25-37. She has black hair and brown eyes.
LeTesha Marrow’s Father, Ice-T
Born as Tracy Lauren Marrow on the 16th February 1958, in Newark, New Jersey USA, he is the son of Solomon and Alice Marrow, both deceased. He had a tough childhood; he faced racism when he was just seven years old, his mother died when he was in the third grade, and his father passed away when he was 13 years old.
He lived with his aunt for a time, before he was sent to live in View Park-Windsor Hills with another aunt and her husband. There he met his cousin Earl, who listened to rock, and with him, Ice-T took an interest in heavy metal music. He attended Crenshaw High School, and it was there that he got his nickname Ice-T. He started reading novels of Iceberg Slim, and would then recite it to his friends, who then started telling him, “Yo, kick some more of that by Ice, T” – hence his later stage name.
He spent two years and two months in the army just to be able to support his then-girlfriend, LeTesha’s mother, and LeTesha as well.
It was while in the army that he became interested in hip-hop, and upon being discharged from the army, began pursuing a career in music.
Career
Ice-T is now a famous musician and actor; he has seven solo studio albums to his credit, with the debut album entitled “Rhyme Pays” coming out in 1987. Since then, he has had several successful releases – “Power” in 1988 which achieved platinum status, “The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech… Just Watch What You Say!” in 1989, and “Home Invasion”, released in 1993, while his last solo album was released in 2006, entitled “Gangsta Rap”.
He is also known for being the vocalist and songwriter for the heavy metal band Body Count, releasing seven studio albums – with the debut “Body Count”, released through Sire Records in 1992, the band went on to international success with the single “Cop Killer”, which caused a lot of controversy. Their latest album was “Carnivore”, released in early 2020.
When it comes to acting, Ice-T is best known to the world as Detective Odafin Tutuola, in the TV crime-drama series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, which he has been portraying since 2000.
He has over 50 film and TV credits – his first major role was as Jack Mason in the film “Surviving the Game” in 1994. He is also known as Miguel in the action film “Crossed the Line” (2014), and as Chesterfield in the action film “Bloodrunners” (2017), among numerous other films and TV series.
Ice-T Personal Life, Net Worth
He has been married to the swimsuit model, Nicole ‘Coco Marie’ Austin since 2002; the two welcomed their first child together, Chanel, in 2015. In addition to Chanel and LeTesha, Ice-T has a son Tracy Marrow Jr, with Darlene Ortiz, the first cover girl of rap.
From a troubled childhood to a celebrity, Ice-T has achieved so much that his wealth has now been estimated at $40 million, as of mid- 2020.