Editing Ice Cube (section)

==Film and television career==
Since 1991, Ice Cube has acted in nearly 40 films, several of which are highly regarded.<ref name=":5" /> Some of them, such as the 1992 thriller ''[[Trespass (1992 film)|Trespass]]'' and the 1999 war comedy ''[[Three Kings (1999 film)|Three Kings]]'', highlight action.<ref name=":5" /> Yet most are comedies, including a few adult-oriented ones, like the [[Friday (franchise)|''Friday'' franchise]], whereas most of these are family-friendly, like the [[Barbershop (franchise)|''Barbershop'' franchise]].<ref name=":5" />

===Narrative===
[[John Singleton]]'s seminal film ''[[Boyz n the Hood]]'', released in July 1991, debuted the actor Ice Cube playing Doughboy, a persona that Cube played convincingly.<ref name=":15" /> Later, Cube starred with [[Ice-T]] and [[Bill Paxton]] in [[Walter Hill (filmmaker)|Walter Hill]]'s 1992 thriller film ''[[Trespass (1992 film)|Trespass]]'', and in Charles Burnett's 1995 film ''[[The Glass Shield]]''. Meanwhile, Cube declined to costar with [[Janet Jackson]] in Singleton's 1993 romance ''[[Poetic Justice (film)|Poetic Justice]]'', a role that [[Tupac Shakur]] then played.

Cube starred as the university student Fudge in Singleton's 1995 film ''[[Higher Learning]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Maslin, Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin|date=January 11, 1995|title=Film review: Higher Learning; short course in racism on a college campus|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/11/movies/film-review-higher-learning-short-course-in-racism-on-a-college-campus.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Singleton, encouraging Cube, had reportedly told him, "If you can write a record, you can write a movie."<ref>{{cite web|date=February 28, 2000|title=Ice Cube—brief article|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-60041449.html|access-date=February 13, 2008|work=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]}}</ref> Cube cowrote the screenplay for the 1995 comedy ''[[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]]'', based on adult themes, and starred in it with comedian [[Chris Tucker]]. Made with $3.5 million, ''Friday'' drew $28&nbsp;million worldwide. Two sequels, ''[[Next Friday]]'' and ''[[Friday After Next]]'', were respectively released in 2000 and 2002.

In 1997, playing a South African exiled to America who returns 15 years later, Cube starred in the action thriller ''[[Dangerous Ground (1997 film)|Dangerous Ground]]'', and had a supporting role in ''[[Anaconda (1997 film)|Anaconda]]''. In 1998, writing again, the director Ice Cube debuted in ''[[The Players Club]]''. In 1999, he starred alongside [[George Clooney]] and [[Mark Wahlberg]] as a [[staff sergeant]] in ''[[Three Kings (1999 film)|Three Kings]]'', set in the immediate aftermath of the [[Gulf War]], whereby the United States attacked Iraq in 1990, an "intelligent" war comedy critically acclaimed.<ref name=":5" /> In 2002, Cube starred in [[Kevin Bray (director)|Kevin Bray]]'s ''[[All About the Benjamins]]'', and in [[Tim Story]]'s comedy film ''[[Barbershop (film)|Barbershop]]''.

In 2004, Cube played in ''[[Barbershop 2: Back in Business|Barbershop 2]]'' and ''[[Torque (film)|Torque]]''. The next year, he replaced [[Vin Diesel]] in the second installment of the [[XXX (film series)|''XXX'' film series]], ''[[XXX: State of the Union]]'', as the main protagonist, which he reprises the character in the third installment and reunited with Diesel 12 years later, ''[[XXX: Return of Xander Cage]]''. He also appeared in the family comedy ''[[Are We There Yet? (film)|Are We There Yet?]]'', which premised his role in its 2007 sequel ''[[Are We Done Yet?]]''. In 2012, Cube appeared in ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]''. He also appeared in its sequel, ''[[22 Jump Street]]'', in 2014. That year, and then to return in 2016, he played alongside comedian [[Kevin Hart]] in two more Tim Story films, ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]'' and ''[[Ride Along 2]]''. Also in 2016, Cube returned for the [[Barbershop: The Next Cut|third entry in the ''Barbershop'' series]]. And in 2017, Cube starred with [[Charlie Day]] in the comedy ''[[Fist Fight]]''.

In October 2021, Ice Cube was set to star in the comedy film ''Oh Hell No'' (now titled ''Stepdude''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donnelly |first1=Matt |title=''Weird: The Al Yankovic Story's'' Eric Appel Boards Sony Comedy ''Stepdude'' as Writer-Director |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jack-black-sony-comedy-eric-appel-weird-al-1235429973/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>) alongside [[Jack Black]], but left the project after refusing to get vaccinated for [[COVID-19]]. The project would have paid him $9 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Masters|first2=Kim|date=November 29, 2021|title=Ice Cube Exits Sony Comedy 'Oh Hell No' After Declining COVID-19 Vaccine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ice-cube-exits-sony-comedy-oh-hell-no-after-declining-covid-19-vaccine-1235038369/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Documentary===
In late 2005, Ice Cube and [[R. J. Cutler]] co-created the six-part documentary series ''[[Black. White.]]'', carried by cable network [[FX (TV channel)|FX]].

Ice Cube and basketball star [[LeBron James]] paired up to pitch a one-hour special to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] based on James's life.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2008-12-20-2087730884_x.htm James Pitches ABC on TV Drama Based on His Life] USA Today, December 20, 2008</ref>

On May 11, 2010, ESPN aired Cube's directed documentary ''[[Straight Outta L.A.]]'', examining the interplay of Los Angeles sociopolitics, hip hop, and the Raiders during the 1980s into the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blog Archive " Ice Cube: "Raiders fans were gangster's way before we came into the picture"|url=http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/11/12/ice-cube-%e2%80%9craiders-fans-were-gangster%e2%80%99s-way-before-we-came-into-the-picture%e2%80%9d/|date=November 12, 2009|publisher=Sports Radio Interviews|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121905/http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/11/12/ice-cube-%E2%80%9Craiders-fans-were-gangster%E2%80%99s-way-before-we-came-into-the-picture%E2%80%9D/|archive-date=July 16, 2011|access-date=June 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN 30 for 30|url=https://www.espn.com/watch/series/0514c1ad-efd1-4d3a-ad82-41ca579a94a2/30-for-30-spotlight|date=June 17, 1994|publisher=ESPN|access-date=June 1, 2010}}</ref>

===Serial television===
Ice Cube's ''[[Are We There Yet? (TV series)|Are We There Yet?]]'' series premiered on [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] on June 2, 2010. It revolves around a family adjusting to the matriarch's new husband, played by [[Terry Crews]]. On August 16, the show was renewed for 90 more episodes,<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/16/are-we-there-yet-renewed-by-tbs-for-90-more-episodes/60023 'Are We There Yet' Renewed by TBS for 90 More Episodes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820134819/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/16/are-we-there-yet-renewed-by-tbs-for-90-more-episodes/60023 |date=August 20, 2010 }} August 16, 2010 – tvbythenumbers</ref> amounting to six seasons. Cube also credits [[Tyler Perry]] for his entrée to TBS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urblife.com/the-fame/ice-cube-talks-film-and-tv-success|title=Ice Cube's Life Story?! Talks Tyler Perry, Woody Harrelson, TV Success and More!|work=UrbLife.com|date=August 16, 2010}}</ref> In front of the television cameras, rather, Cube appeared with Elmo as a 2014 guest on the [[PBS]] children's show ''[[Sesame Street]].''<ref>{{cite web|title=Elmo and Ice Cube are Astounded|website = YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV-WykC62LE| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/NV-WykC62LE| archive-date=October 28, 2021|date=October 28, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>