Coolio
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1963
- Died
- September 28, 2022
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Mayday Z TBA
as Coolio
Air Force Z TBA
as Veep
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 2025
as Self (archive footage)
It Wants Blood 2 2023
as Don Luscious
Bobcat Moretti 2023
as Coolio
- Vegas High
Vegas High 2020
as Uncle Ray
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story 2018
as Self
United Skates 2018
as Self
The Goddamn Comedy Jam 2016
as Self
Lord of the Freaks 2015
as Self
Two Hundred Thousand Dirty 2014
as Manny
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance 2008
as Roger
Futurama: Bender's Big Score 2007
as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)
Three Days to Vegas 2007
as The Flow
Grad Night 2006
as Michael Adkins
The Beat 2005
as Emcee
- Celebrity Mix
Celebrity Mix 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Pterodactyl 2004
as Capt. Bergen
Gang Warz 2004
as Dunzio Day
Dracula 3000 2004
as 187
A Wonderful Night in Split 2004
as Franky
Exposed 2003
as Big Heat
Red Water 2003
as Ice
Stealing Candy 2003
as Brad Vorman
Daredevil 2003
as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)
Tapped Out 2003
as Cool
Stupidity 2003
as Self
Storm Watch 2002
as Outlaw
Outlawz: Worldwide 2002
as Self
- Media Whore
Media Whore 2002
as Self
Perfume 2001
as T
Get Over It 2001
as Coolio
In Pursuit 2001
as Carl Wright
Gang Tapes 2001
Original Music Composer
Gangland 2001
as Officer Harris
China Strike Force 2000
as Coolio
Submerged 2000
as Jeff Cort
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th 2000
as Principal
Dope Case Pending 2000
Actor
Leprechaun in the Hood 2000
as Self (uncredited)
The Convent 2000
as Officer Starkey
Judgment Day 1999
as Luther / 'Lucifer'
Bad Trip 1999
as Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn 1998
as Dion Brothers
On the Line 1998
as Lt. Gil Suggs
Batman & Robin 1997
as Banker
Dear God 1996
as Gerard
Phat Beach 1996
as Coolio
Credits from TMDB.