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Coolio

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 1, 1963 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid-to-late 1990s with his albums It Takes a Thief (1994), Gangsta's Paradise (1995), and My Soul (1997). He was best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single "Gangsta's Paradise", as well as other singles "Fantastic Voyage" (1994), "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" (1996), and "C U When U Get There" (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Coolio, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)
2023It Wants Blood 2Don Luscious
2023Bobcat MorettiCoolio
2020Game On!Self
2018The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon StorySelf
2018United SkatesSelf
2016The Goddamn Comedy JamSelf
2016Greatest Hits
2016TeachersMr. Wence
2015Lord of the FreaksSelf
2015Hot OnesSelf
2014Two Hundred Thousand DirtyManny
2014American Hustle LifeSelf
2014American Hustle LifeSelf
2012Gravity FallsWax Coolio (voice)
2010Ultimate Big BrotherSelf
2009Star-ving
2008Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's ChanceRoger
2008Celebrity JuiceSelf
2008The Wendy Williams Show
2008Coolio's RulesSelf
2008Cookin' with CoolioSelf
2007Three Days to VegasThe Flow
2007Futurama: Bender's Big ScoreKwanzaa-bot (voice)
2006Grad NightMichael Adkins
2006Celebrity Paranormal ProjectSelf
2005Celebrity MixSelf (archive footage)
2005The BeatEmcee
2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf
2005SquidbilliesCoolio (voice)
2005The Friday Night ProjectSelf
2004Dracula 3000187
2004PterodactylCapt. Bergen
2004A Wonderful Night in SplitFranky
2004Gang WarzDunzio Day
2004JoeyCoolio
2003Red WaterIce
2003ExposedBig Heat
2003StupiditySelf
2003Stealing CandyBrad Vorman
2003DaredevilDante Jackson (Director's Cut)
2003Tapped OutCool
2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf
2003Celebrity Poker ShowdownSelf
2002Outlawz: WorldwideSelf
2002Storm WatchOutlaw
2002Media WhoreSelf
2002Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf
2002Celebrity Bootcamp
2001Get Over ItCoolio
2001GanglandOfficer Harris
2001In PursuitCarl Wright
2001PerfumeT
2001Beat the Geeks
2001Fear Factor
2001Big Brother's Little BrotherSelf
2001Celebrity Big BrotherSelf
2000Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the ThirteenthPrincipal
2000The ConventOfficer Starkey
2000China Strike ForceCoolio
2000SubmergedJeff Cort
2000Leprechaun in the HoodSelf (uncredited)
2000Dope Case Pending
2000Static ShockReplikon (voice)
200018 Wheels of Justice
2000Big Brother
1999Judgment DayLuther / 'Lucifer'
1999Bad TripTyrone / Jerome / Cherone
1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf
1999FuturamaKwanzaabot (voice)
1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnDion Brothers
1998On the LineLt. Gil Suggs
1998CharmedLazarus Demon
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
1998V.I.P.Coolio
1997Batman & RobinBanker
1997Classic AlbumsSelf
1997Figure It OutSelf
1996Phat BeachCoolio
1996Dear GodGerard
1996Malcolm & Eddie
1996Arli$$Ernest Pierce
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf
1996Early EditionJulius 'C-Roc' Ruby
1996Muppets TonightSelf
1996Saturday Night Special
1996Dangerous MindsSex Educator
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchCoolio
1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf
1995The Parent 'Hood
1995Space: Above and Beyond
1995The Watcher
1995Space: Above and BeyondThe Bacchus Host
1994DuckmanCoolio (voice)
1994All ThatSelf - Musical Guest
1993The NannyCoolio
1993The NannyIrwin
1992MartinCoolio
1989America's Funniest Home Videos
1988Yo! MTV RapsSelf
1984Al TVSelf
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
1964Top of the PopsSelf
-Air Force ZVeep
-Mayday ZCoolio
-Vegas HighUncle Ray
Crew
1999FuturamaIn Memory Of