Coolio

Coolio

Known for
Acting
Born
August 1, 1963
Died
September 28, 2022 (aged 59)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

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Air Force Z poster

Air Force Z

Movie · as Veep

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Mayday Z poster

Mayday Z

Movie · as Coolio

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
It Wants Blood 2 poster

It Wants Blood 2

Movie · as Don Luscious

2023
Bobcat Moretti poster

Bobcat Moretti

Movie · as Coolio

2020
Vegas High

Vegas High

Movie · as Uncle Ray

2020
Game On! poster

Game On!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story poster

The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story

Movie · as Self

2018
United Skates poster

United Skates

Movie · as Self

2016
The Goddamn Comedy Jam poster

The Goddamn Comedy Jam

Movie · as Self

2016
Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits

TV · 1 ep

2016
Teachers poster

Teachers

TV · as Mr. Wence · 1 ep

2015
Lord of the Freaks poster

Lord of the Freaks

Movie · as Self

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Two Hundred Thousand Dirty poster

Two Hundred Thousand Dirty

Movie · as Manny

2014
American Hustle Life poster

American Hustle Life

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2013
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars poster

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2012
Gravity Falls poster

Gravity Falls

TV · as Wax Coolio (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Ultimate Big Brother poster

Ultimate Big Brother

TV · as Self · 19 eps

2009
Star-ving poster

Star-ving

TV · 12 eps

2008
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance poster

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

Movie · as Roger

2008
Celebrity Juice poster

Celebrity Juice

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
The Wendy Williams Show poster

The Wendy Williams Show

TV · 1 ep

2008
Coolio's Rules

Coolio's Rules

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2008
Cookin' with Coolio poster

Cookin' with Coolio

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2007
Three Days to Vegas poster

Three Days to Vegas

Movie · as The Flow

2007
Futurama: Bender's Big Score poster

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

Movie · as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)

2006
Grad Night poster

Grad Night

Movie · as Michael Adkins

2006
Celebrity Paranormal Project poster

Celebrity Paranormal Project

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Celebrity Mix

Celebrity Mix

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
The Beat poster

The Beat

Movie · as Emcee

2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List poster

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Squidbillies poster

Squidbillies

TV · as Coolio (voice) · 1 ep

2005
The Friday Night Project poster

The Friday Night Project

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
web62.com InterViews

web62.com InterViews

TV · as Coolio · 1 ep

2004
Dracula 3000 poster

Dracula 3000

Movie · as 187

2004
Pterodactyl poster

Pterodactyl

Movie · as Capt. Bergen

2004
A Wonderful Night in Split poster

A Wonderful Night in Split

Movie · as Franky

2004
Gang Warz poster

Gang Warz

Movie · as Dunzio Day

2004
Joey poster

Joey

TV · as Coolio · 1 ep

2003
Red Water poster

Red Water

Movie · as Ice

2003
Exposed poster

Exposed

Movie · as Big Heat

2003
Stupidity poster

Stupidity

Movie · as Self

2003
Stealing Candy poster

Stealing Candy

Movie · as Brad Vorman

2003
Daredevil poster

Daredevil

Movie · as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)

2003
Tapped Out poster

Tapped Out

Movie · as Cool

2003
Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
Celebrity Poker Showdown poster

Celebrity Poker Showdown

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Outlawz: Worldwide poster

Outlawz: Worldwide

Movie · as Self

2002
Storm Watch poster

Storm Watch

Movie · as Outlaw

2002
Media Whore

Media Whore

Movie · as Self

2002
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Celebrity Bootcamp

Celebrity Bootcamp

TV · 1 ep

2001
Get Over It poster

Get Over It

Movie · as Coolio

2001
Gangland poster

Gangland

Movie · as Officer Harris

2001
In Pursuit poster

In Pursuit

Movie · as Carl Wright

2001
Perfume poster

Perfume

Movie · as T

2001
Beat the Geeks poster

Beat the Geeks

TV · 1 ep

2001
Fear Factor poster

Fear Factor

TV · 1 ep

2001
Big Brother's Little Brother poster

Big Brother's Little Brother

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Celebrity Big Brother poster

Celebrity Big Brother

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th poster

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th

Movie · as Principal

2000
The Convent poster

The Convent

Movie · as Officer Starkey

2000
China Strike Force poster

China Strike Force

Movie · as Coolio

2000
Submerged poster

Submerged

Movie · as Jeff Cort

2000
Leprechaun in the Hood poster

Leprechaun in the Hood

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2000
Dope Case Pending poster

Dope Case Pending

Movie

2000
Static Shock poster

Static Shock

TV · as Replikon (voice) · 1 ep

2000
18 Wheels of Justice poster

18 Wheels of Justice

TV · 1 ep

2000
Big Brother poster

Big Brother

TV · 1 ep

1999
Judgment Day poster

Judgment Day

Movie · as Luther / 'Lucifer'

1999
Bad Trip poster

Bad Trip

Movie · as Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone

1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Futurama poster

Futurama

TV · as Kwanzaabot (voice) · 3 eps

1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn poster

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Movie · as Dion Brothers

1998
On the Line poster

On the Line

Movie · as Lt. Gil Suggs

1998
Charmed poster

Charmed

TV · as Lazarus Demon · 1 ep

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 30 eps

1998
V.I.P. poster

V.I.P.

TV · as Coolio · 1 ep

1997
Batman & Robin poster

Batman & Robin

Movie · as Banker

1997
Classic Albums poster

Classic Albums

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Figure It Out poster

Figure It Out

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Phat Beach poster

Phat Beach

Movie · as Coolio

1996
Dear God poster

Dear God

Movie · as Gerard

1996
Malcolm & Eddie poster

Malcolm & Eddie

TV · 1 ep

1996
Arli$$ poster

Arli$$

TV · as Ernest Pierce · 1 ep

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
Early Edition poster

Early Edition

TV · as Julius 'C-Roc' Ruby · 1 ep

1996
Muppets Tonight poster

Muppets Tonight

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
Saturday Night Special

Saturday Night Special

TV · 1 ep

1996
Dangerous Minds poster

Dangerous Minds

TV · as Sex Educator · 1 ep

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as Coolio · 1 ep

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
The Parent 'Hood poster

The Parent 'Hood

TV · 1 ep

1995
Space: Above and Beyond poster

Space: Above and Beyond

TV · as The Bacchus Host

1995
The Watcher

The Watcher

TV · 1 ep

1994
Duckman poster

Duckman

TV · as Coolio (voice) · 1 ep

1994
All That poster

All That

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

1993
The Nanny poster

The Nanny

TV · as Coolio, Irwin · 1 ep

1992
Martin poster

Martin

TV · as Coolio · 1 ep

1989
America's Funniest Home Videos poster

America's Funniest Home Videos

TV · 1 ep

1988
Yo! MTV Raps poster

Yo! MTV Raps

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1984
Al TV poster

Al TV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1964
Top of the Pops poster

Top of the Pops

TV · as Self · 1 ep