No longer on ice, Ice, baby
We're still reeling from the Gary Coleman divorce, so it's good to see the marriage of one 80s icon get back on track.
Vanilla Ice, aka Robert Van Winkle, doesn't exactly have the oeuvre of a Charlton Heston, so our tribute gallery may be a bit stretched.
To put it bluntly, he's one of the most famous one-hit wonders, so let's start with his one hit:
After the jump, more clips.
And here's Mr. Van Winkle in better days appearing on an MTV show that counted down the 25 lamest music videos ever. (It's hosted by Janeane Garafalo, Chris Kattan, Dennis Leary, and a pre-graying Jon Stewart).
After he accepts the award for his video being No. 9 on the list, he sits down to watch the video surrounded by the snarky comedians.
Then he takes a bat and smashes the award and pretty much everything else on the set while evidently freaking out the hosts. Pretty shocking.
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