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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Get Over It
as Coolio
2001
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
as Principal
2000
Dracula 3000
as 187
2004
Red Water
as Ice
2003
The Convent
as Officer Starkey
2000
Exposed
as Big Heat
2003
Pterodactyl
as Capt. Bergen
2004
Air Force Z
as Veep
TBA
China Strike Force
as Coolio
2000
Stupidity
as Self
2003
Outlawz: Worldwide
as Self
2002
Storm Watch
as Outlaw
2002
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Stealing Candy
as Brad Vorman
2003
The Beat
as Emcee
2005
A Wonderful Night in Split
as Franky
2004
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Dion Brothers
1998
Judgment Day
as Luther / 'Lucifer'
1999
Gangland
as Officer Harris
2001
Submerged
as Jeff Cort
2000
TV Appearances
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
Beat the Geeks
2001
Duckman
as Coolio (voice)
1994
Martin
as Coolio
1992
Arli$$
as Ernest Pierce
1996
Fear Factor
2001
Joey
as Coolio
2004
Static Shock
as Replikon (voice)
2000
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self
2005
Early Edition
as Julius 'C-Roc' Ruby
1996
The Nanny
as Coolio
1993