Ice-T on ‘Law & Order: SVU’s’ Longevity and Cultural Impact: ‘I’m on a Good Treadmill, and I Want to Stay on It’

“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” has been running since 1999, and Ice-T has been there since almost the beginning. The rapper turned a four-episode stint in the show’s second season into a permanent role as Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola. Nearly 30 years later, as the show gears up for the premiere of its 28th […]

“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” has been running since 1999, and Ice-T has been there since almost the beginning. The rapper turned a four-episode stint in the show’s second season into a permanent role as Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola. Nearly 30 years later, as the show gears up for the premiere of its 28th […] Ice-T reflects on the cultural impact of "Law & Order: SVU" at the Variety Experience and Culture Summit: The IRL Advantage presented by OUTFRONT. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” has been running since 1999, and Ice-T has been there since almost the beginning. The rapper turned a four-episode stint in the show’s second season into a permanent role as Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola.

Nearly 30 years later, as the show gears up for the premiere of its 28th season, Ice-T sat down to talk about his career and the cultural impact of “Law & Order: SVU” at the Variety Experience and Culture Summit: The IRL Advantage presented by OUTFRONT. Ice-T recalled being told he was the longest-running actor in U.S. television history after 21 seasons of “SVU.” He attributed the show’s staying power to the nature of the series: “First off, it’s a whodunit. Everybody loves a whodunit. Secondly, it’s