Why Is Ice-T Personally Thanking Dick Wolf?

Publish date: 2024-05-04

To commemorate the birthday of the creator of the "Law & Order" universe, Ice-T posted a special shout out to Dick Wolf on Twitter. Ice-T thanked the famed producer for taking a shot on him early in his acting career. "I'd like to personally thank Dick Wolf @wolfentertainment for Fn with me and giving me a guest spot on NewYorkUndercover back when I was public enemy #1," the rapper wrote. "The Country was trying to Blackball me, and nobody would touch me," Ice-T added. Years before Ice-T signed on as detective Odafin Tutuola on "Law & Order: SVU," he was hired by Wolf to work on "New York Undercover" in 1995.

Wolf enjoyed the raw presence that Ice-T brought to the screen. "I cast Ice on 'New York Undercover' 25 years ago, and I was very impressed by his authenticity as an actor," Wolf said about Ice-T, per NBC. In fact, Wolf was effusive when discussing his long-time collaborator. "Ice is the consummate professional, his work ethic is unimpeachable and he has grown exponentially as an actor," he said.

As evidenced by the birthday tweet, Ice-T is similarly complimentary when discussing Wolf. "The man matches up to his name," he told Vice in 2013. "He looks like he'd sit at the head of a table at a mob meeting or something," the "Colors" artist added. He also joked, "Dick Wolf has bought me a lot of cars, paid for a lot of vacations." Ha! You got to appreciate the honesty.

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