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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-08-01

Day of Death

2022-09-28 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Artis Ivey, Jr.

古里奧

Coolio

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

Get Over It

2001

Get Over It

as

Coolio

Dracula 3000

2004

Dracula 3000

as

187

Red Water

2003

Red Water

as

Ice

The Convent

2000

The Convent

as

Officer Starkey

Exposed

2003

Exposed

as

Big Heat

Pterodactyl

2004

Pterodactyl

as

Capt. Bergen

China Strike Force

2000

China Strike Force

as

Coolio

Stupidity

2003

Stupidity

as

Self

Storm Watch

2002

Storm Watch

as

Outlaw

Celebrity Mix

2005

Celebrity Mix

as

Self (archive footage)

Stealing Candy

2003

Stealing Candy

as

Brad Vorman

The Beat

2005

The Beat

as

Emcee

Judgment Day

1999

Judgment Day

as

Luther / 'Lucifer'

Gangland

2001

Gangland

as

Officer Harris

Submerged

2000

Submerged

as

Jeff Cort

Media Whore

2002

Media Whore

as

Himself

Grad Night

2006

Grad Night

as

Michael Adkins

Mayday Z

Mayday Z

as

Coolio

Bad Trip

1999

Bad Trip

as

Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone

Daredevil

2003

Daredevil

as

Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)

It Wants Blood 2

2023

It Wants Blood 2

as

Don Luscious

Phat Beach

1996

Phat Beach

as

Himself

Bobcat Moretti

2023

Bobcat Moretti

as

Coolio

In Pursuit

2001

In Pursuit

as

Carl Wright

Three Days to Vegas

2007

Three Days to Vegas

as

The Flow

Dear God

1996

Dear God

as

Gerard

On the Line

1998

On the Line

as

Lt. Gil Suggs

Leprechaun in the Hood

2000

Leprechaun in the Hood

as

Self (uncredited)

Batman & Robin

1997

Batman & Robin

as

Banker

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

2007

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

as

Kwanzaa-bot (voice)

Tapped Out

2003

Tapped Out

as

Cool

Gang Warz

2004

Gang Warz

as

Dunzio Day

Perfume

2001

Perfume

as

T

United Skates

2018

United Skates

as

Himself

Joey

Joey

as

Coolio

Static Shock

Static Shock

as

Replikon (voice)

The Nanny

The Nanny

as

Coolio

Charmed

Charmed

as

Lazarus Demon

All That

All That

as

Self - Musical Guest

Al TV

Al TV

as

Self

Dangerous Minds

Dangerous Minds

as

Sex Educator

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Musical Guest

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

as

Self - Panelist

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

as

Wax Coolio (voice)

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

as

Self

Space: Above and Beyond

Space: Above and Beyond

as

The Bacchus Host

Squidbillies

Squidbillies

as

Coolio (voice)

The Nanny

The Nanny

as

Irwin

Futurama

Futurama

as

Kwanzaabot (voice)

Game On!

Game On!

as

Self

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

as

Coolio

Production

Crew

Directing