Coolio
August 1, 1963 (61 years old) in Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Credits
- 2023 · It Wants Blood 2 as Don Luscious
- 2023 · Bobcat Moretti as Coolio
- 2020 · Game On! as Self
- 2018 · The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story as Self
- 2018 · United Skates as Himself
- 2016 · The Goddamn Comedy Jam as Himself
- 2016 · Greatest Hits as
- 2015 · Lord of the Freaks as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · American Hustle Life as Self
- 2014 · Two Hundred Thousand Dirty as Manny
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Wax Coolio (voice)
- 2010 · Ultimate Big Brother as
- 2009 · Star-ving as
- 2008 · Coolio's Rules as Himself
- 2008 · Celebrity Juice as Self
- 2008 · The Wendy Williams Show as
- 2008 · Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance as Roger
- 2008 · Cookin' With Coolio as Self
- 2007 · Futurama: Bender's Big Score as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)
- 2007 · Three Days to Vegas as The Flow
- 2006 · Celebrity Paranormal Project as Self
- 2006 · Grad Night as Michael Adkins
- 2005 · The Beat as Emcee
- 2005 · Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
- 2005 · Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Squidbillies as Coolio (voice)
- 2004 · Pterodactyl as Capt. Bergen
- 2004 · Gang Warz as Dunzio Day
- 2004 · Joey as Coolio
- 2004 · Dracula 3000 as 187
- 2004 · A Wonderful Night in Split as Franky
- 2003 · Celebrity Poker Showdown as Self
- 2003 · Exposed as Big Heat
- 2003 · Red Water as Ice
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2003 · Stealing Candy as Brad Vorman
- 2003 · Daredevil as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)
- 2003 · Tapped Out as Cool
- 2003 · Stupidity as Self
- 2002 · Celebrity Bootcamp as
- 2002 · Storm Watch as Outlaw
- 2002 · Outlawz: Worldwide as Self
- 2002 · Media Whore as Himself
- 2002 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 2001 · Beat the Geeks as
- 2001 · Fear Factor as
- 2001 · Big Brother's Little Brother as Self
- 2001 · Perfume as T
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self - Contestant
- 2001 · Get Over It as Coolio
- 2001 · In Pursuit as Carl Wright
- 2001 · Gangland as Officer Harris
- 2000 · China Strike Force as Coolio
- 2000 · Submerged as Jeff Cort
- 2000 · Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth as Principal
- 2000 · Static Shock as Replikon (voice)
- 2000 · Big Brother as
- 2000 · Leprechaun in the Hood as Self (uncredited)
- 2000 · The Convent as Officer Starkey
- 2000 · 18 Wheels of Justice as
- 1999 · Judgment Day as Luther / 'Lucifer'
- 1999 · Bad Trip as Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- 1999 · Futurama as Kwanzaabot (voice)
- 1998 · Charmed as Lazarus Demon
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Coolio
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Dion Brothers
- 1998 · On The Line as Lt. Gil Suggs
- 1997 · Batman & Robin as Banker
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1996 · Dear God as Gerard
- 1996 · Dangerous Minds as Sex Educator
- 1996 · Early Edition as
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Coolio
- 1996 · Malcolm & Eddie as
- 1996 · Arliss as
- 1996 · Phat Beach as Himself
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1996 · Saturday Night Special as
- 1996 · Muppets Tonight as Self
- 1995 · Space: Above and Beyond as
- 1995 · Space: Above and Beyond as The Bacchus Host
- 1995 · The Parent 'Hood as
- 1995 · The Watcher as
- 1994 · All That as Self - Musical Guest
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 1993 · The Nanny as Coolio
- 1993 · The Nanny as Irwin
- 1992 · Martin as
- 1989 · America's Funniest Home Videos as
- 1988 · Yo! MTV Raps as Self
- 1984 · Al TV as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Future · Air Force Z as Veep
- Future · Mayday Z as Coolio