Coolio

Personal Info

Birthday

August 1, 1963

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

Charmed

The Nanny

Futurama

Gravity Falls

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

V.I.P.

Static Shock

Joey

Filmography

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