Nicole Natalie Marrow Austin is an American actress, model, dancer, businesswoman, and social media sensation better known by her stage names Coco Austin and Coco-T, Coco Marie Austin, Coco Marie, and simply Coco. Coco, who was raised as a tomboy by actress parents, began dancing at the age of six and went on to appear in a number of theater shows. She started modeling for calendars when she turned 18 and focused on lingerie, swimwear, and body modeling. She was the first Caucasian woman to appear on the cover of “Smooth Magazine,” and over the years, she appeared in numerous more publications as well as on the covers of more than fifty national magazines. Later, she created her own quarterly magazine with the same name. She won the Miss Ujena competition held in Mexico in 1998. She has also acted in family TV series, discussion shows, and reality shows. She has made appearances in low-budget R-rated movies like “Desert Rose” and “Southwest Babes.” She has had prominent television appearances in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Celebrity Family Feud,” and “Ice Loves Coco,” the latter two of which she shared with her husband, rapper-actor Ice-T. She continued to be one of the featured performers in the Peepshow revue in Las Vegas.
Early Childhood & Life
Tina and Steve Austin welcomed Coco into the world on March 17, 1979, in Tarzana, California, in the United States. Her parents were both performers. Her maternal grandparents are the source of her Serbian background.
Kristy Williams, one of her younger sisters, and three younger half-brothers make up her family. Palos Verdes is where she was raised.
When one of her brothers began pronouncing Nicole’s name incorrectly as “Co-co” or “Cole Cole,” she was given the moniker Coco. Over time, her relatives began referring to her as Coco.
At age 10, she moved with her family to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She used to be a tomgirl who enjoyed riding all-terrain vehicles and playing football.
She was trained in ballet, tap, and jazz at a young age, and her mother exposed her to theater performances. In New Mexico’s Albuquerque Little Theatre, she took the stage in a number of theatrical shows.
Career of Coco Austin
She entered the entertainment industry in 1994 when she took part in a model and talent hunt for Beverly Hills Studios in Los Angeles. She was one of the five finalists chosen to get a scholarship, enabling her to enroll in a university known for turning out famous people. The now-famous American actress and businesswoman Jessica Alba was one of her classmates.
She began posing for calendars, movies, and catalogs in 1998 after becoming 18 years old, specializing in lingerie, swimsuit, and body modeling. She attended a massage treatment program while simultaneously teaching aerobics.
She triumphed in the Miss Ujena pageant in Mexico in 1998.
She worked in the parties and events department of Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hill, Los Angeles, California. Hugh Hefner, the mansion’s owner and the creator of “Playboy” magazine, was known for throwing opulent parties there.
Her huge, distinctively shaped buttocks, which are regarded as one of her trademarks, helped her become known for her curvy body. She first appeared in low-budget R-rated movies. Southwest Babes in 2001, Desert Rose in 2002, and The Dirty Monks in 2004 were a few examples.
She has appeared as a guest on numerous television programs and specials throughout the years, including, among others, Hip-Hop Wives, The Dr. Oz Show, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav.
She has made several appearances in the well-known American legal criminal drama television program “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”
Her 2007 Exotics Calendar DVD, which was filmed in September 2006, was released on January 1, 2007. She received prominence as a swimsuit model thanks to the calendar, which not only brought in almost $1 million but also allowed her to appear on the cover of “Smooth Magazine.”
She became the first Caucasian woman to grace the cover of “Smooth Magazine,” setting the publication’s all-time sales record in the process. In addition to appearing in numerous other publications, she later appeared on the covers of more than fifty national magazines. In 2007, she also started her own quarterly journal under the same name.
She was depicted in a layout in the March 2008 issue of the American men’s lifestyle and entertainment magazine Playboy.
She and her husband Ice-T made an appearance on the Mark Goodson and Bill Todman-created game show “Celebrity Family Feud,” which is a spin-off of “Family Fued,” on June 24, 2008. The pair competed against Joan and Melissa Rivers on the game show where celebrity teams play for charity rather than as regular contestants.
She later made an appearance alongside Ice-T in the American reality TV show “Ice Loves Coco.” On June 12, 2011, E! in the US and Canada debuted the show, which followed the couple’s daily lives. With a total of three successful seasons and 28 episodes, it continued to be popular and finished on January 6, 2013, with ratings of over two million views.
She came up with her fictional book, “Angel,” on September 13, 2011.
Coco replaced model, TV personality, and author Holly Madison for the lead part of Bo Peep in the Jerry Mitchell-created burlesque show “Peepshow,” which has become the longest-running live show in the history of Paradise Nevada’s Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. This change took place in December 2012. Up until September 1, 2013, she performed the part.
Additionally, she continued to serve as one of the special judges for RuPaul’s Drag Race during its fifth season in 2013.
She played Susan, Dr. Lewis’ secretary, in the comedy-drama “Santorini Blue,” which was released in 2013 and starred her husband Ice-T.
Additionally, from August 3, 2015, until August 21, 2015, Coco and Ice-T hosted the American syndicated entertainment chat program “Ice& Coco,” which ran for three weeks and had a total of 15 episodes.
In addition to acting and modeling, she also dabbled in website design. She started this business while taking a six-year break from her modeling career to assist Ice-T with his hectic schedule. She embarked on this venture and eventually created her own official website, Cocosworld.com, which over time attracted millions of visitors each month.
In addition to her blogs at thecocoblog.com and the website Cocosworld.com, she is very active on social media. Her Instagram account, “coco,” has more than 2.9 million followers, while her Twitter account, “cocosworld,” boasts more than 1.15 million.
Additionally, she has introduced Licious, her own clothing line (www.liciousclothing.com). It offers a wide variety of clothing, especially for contemporary curvy women, that caters to women of all sizes, including swimwear, jeans, and dresses.
Individual Life of Coco Austin
Mike Williams and Coco Austin were wed from May 11, 1999, till May 10, 2001.
She wed rapper, metal vocalist, and actor Tracy “Ice-T” Marrow in January 2002. A girl named Chanel Nicole Marrow was born to the couple on November 28, 2015, and she is a blessing.