Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 1, 1963
Place of Birth:
Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA
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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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | It Wants Blood 2 | Don Luscious |
| 2023 | Bobcat Moretti | Coolio |
| 2018 | The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story | Self |
| 2018 | United Skates | Himself |
| 2016 | The Goddamn Comedy Jam | Himself |
| 2015 | Lord of the Freaks | Self |
| 2014 | Two Hundred Thousand Dirty | Manny |
| 2008 | Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance | Roger |
| 2007 | Three Days to Vegas | The Flow |
| 2007 | Futurama: Bender's Big Score | Kwanzaa-bot (voice) |
| 2006 | Grad Night | Michael Adkins |
| 2005 | Celebrity Mix | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | The Beat | Emcee |
| 2004 | Dracula 3000 | 187 |
| 2004 | Pterodactyl | Capt. Bergen |
| 2004 | A Wonderful Night in Split | Franky |
| 2004 | Gang Warz | Dunzio Day |
| 2003 | Red Water | Ice |
| 2003 | Exposed | Big Heat |
| 2003 | Stupidity | Self |
| 2003 | Stealing Candy | Brad Vorman |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Dante Jackson (Director's Cut) |
| 2003 | Tapped Out | Cool |
| 2002 | Outlawz: Worldwide | Self |
| 2002 | Storm Watch | Outlaw |
| 2002 | Media Whore | Himself |
| 2001 | Get Over It | Coolio |
| 2001 | Gangland | Officer Harris |
| 2001 | In Pursuit | Carl Wright |
| 2001 | Perfume | T |
| 2000 | Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth | Principal |
| 2000 | The Convent | Officer Starkey |
| 2000 | China Strike Force | Coolio |
| 2000 | Submerged | Jeff Cort |
| 2000 | Leprechaun in the Hood | Self (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Dope Case Pending | |
| 1999 | Judgment Day | Luther / 'Lucifer' |
| 1999 | Bad Trip | Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Dion Brothers |
| 1998 | On the Line | Lt. Gil Suggs |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Banker |
| 1996 | Phat Beach | Himself |
| 1996 | Dear God | Gerard |
| Air Force Z | Veep | |
| Mayday Z | Coolio |