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Ice T Calls Wife Coco the ''Nicest Person I've Ever Met'' in Beautiful B-Day Post

The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star adores his longtime spouse. 

By Jackie Manno

March 17 marked the 45th birthday of Ice T's wife, Coco Austin, and to help celebrate the occasion, he gave her the best shoutout via Instagram. 

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The post included gorgeous selfies of Austin, and snapshots of her cuddling with her husband in striking outfits, and posing on the red carpet together. 

''HappyBirthday to my Beautiful Wife @Coco ❀️ You are honestly the nicest person I've ever met. Best MOM in the world. And you just get BETTER every year. Chanel and I LOVE you more that words can explain.. ICE&COCO... Thats One word. πŸ’Ž,'' the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star sweetly wrote in the caption. 

''Awwwww.... my baby boos!! I felt that beautiful message honey! Thank you πŸ’‹πŸ’‹πŸ’‹ I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH,'' Austin responded in the comments. 

Happy birthday, Coco! 

See the shoutout here

Coco Austin and Ice-T attend the rock and roll hall of fame red carpet

The two also went out for a night of clubbing with a group of Coco's friends. The model shared snapshots from the night on her Instagram.

"Hello 45!!!! Had a really great time with close friends celebrating my special day!! Thank you all for the birthday wishes!! πŸŽ‚
Thank you for @taodowntown for the great hospitality! You guys always rock (And fyi my friend and i didn't plan on wearing the same dress.Great minds think alike lol)," she said.

Ice T's close ones honor him on his 66th birthday

Ice T's family sure loves making birthdays special. The rapper himself celebrated his birthday on February 16 when he turned 66. Naturally, Austin made an extravagant Instagram post to her husband, showing off a slew of snapshots of them posing together throughout the years, including some adorable throwback footage of them bonding with their 8-year-old daughter, Chanel

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''Happy Birthday to the love of my life πŸ’ Your the perfect man for me.. Hope you get everything in life you want cuz you deserve it! Chanel loves you and thinks your the best "Big Daddy" ever lol . LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!'' she wrote in the caption. 

Ice T's mini-me Chanel also honored her dad on his special day by sharing a montage of sweet throwback moments between the two. Highlights include the three taking a selfie on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Chanel joining her father onstage, her giving her dad a kiss on the cheek while in a princess costume, and chubby-cheeked baby Chanel siting on Ice T's lap while he plays a video game.

''Dear Daddy, thank you for being the coolest dad!..I'm not a good writer but I love you! Happy Birthday πŸŽ‚ - Chanel,'' Chanel wrote in the caption.

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But Ice T's wife and daughter weren't the only important people in his life to acknowledge him on his birthday. His SVU co-star and close friend Mariska Hargitay shared a fun clip of them behind the scenes filming Season 25 of the show, where she jokingly said it was his 87th birthday and gave him the most affectionate nickname: Icey.