Coolio
Born: 1963-08-01 in Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2022-09-28
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Bobcat Moretti as Coolio
- It Wants Blood 2 as Don Luscious
2020
- Game On! as Self
2018
- The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story as Self
- United Skates as Self
2016
- Teachers as Mr. Wence
- Greatest Hits
- The Goddamn Comedy Jam as Self
2015
- Hot Ones as Self
- Lord of the Freaks as Self
2014
- Two Hundred Thousand Dirty as Manny
- American Hustle Life as Self
2012
- Gravity Falls as Wax Coolio (voice)
2010
- Ultimate Big Brother as Self
2009
2008
- Celebrity Juice as Self
- The Wendy Williams Show
- Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance as Roger
- Cookin' with Coolio as Self
- Coolio's Rules as Self
2007
- Futurama: Bender's Big Score as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)
- Three Days to Vegas as The Flow
2006
- Grad Night as Michael Adkins
- Celebrity Paranormal Project as Self
2005
- Squidbillies as Coolio (voice)
- The Beat as Emcee
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
- Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
- The Friday Night Project as Self
2004
- Joey as Coolio
- Dracula 3000 as 187
- Gang Warz as Dunzio Day
- Pterodactyl as Capt. Bergen
- A Wonderful Night in Split as Franky
2003
- Red Water as Ice
- Daredevil as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)
- Stealing Candy as Brad Vorman
- Tapped Out as Cool
- Celebrity Poker Showdown as Self
- Exposed as Big Heat
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- Stupidity as Self
2002
- Storm Watch as Outlaw
- Outlawz: Worldwide as Self
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- Celebrity Bootcamp
- Media Whore as Self
2001
- Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- Fear Factor
- Big Brother's Little Brother as Self
- Perfume as T
- In Pursuit as Carl Wright
- Get Over It as Coolio
- Gangland as Officer Harris
- Beat the Geeks
2000
- Big Brother
- Static Shock as Replikon (voice)
- Submerged as Jeff Cort
- The Convent as Officer Starkey
- Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth as Principal
- Leprechaun in the Hood as Self (uncredited)
- China Strike Force as Coolio
- 18 Wheels of Justice
- Dope Case Pending
1999
- Futurama as Kwanzaabot (voice)
- Judgment Day as Luther / 'Lucifer'
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- Bad Trip as Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone
1998
- Charmed as Lazarus Demon
- V.I.P. as Coolio
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Dion Brothers
- On the Line as Lt. Gil Suggs
1997
- Batman & Robin as Banker
- Classic Albums as Self
- Figure It Out as Self
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Coolio
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- Early Edition as Julius 'C-Roc' Ruby
- Kenan & Kel ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Malcolm & Eddie
- Arli$$
- Phat Beach as Coolio
- Dear God as Gerard
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- Dangerous Minds as Sex Educator
- Saturday Night Special
1993
- The Nanny as Coolio
1992
- Martin as Coolio
1988
- Yo! MTV Raps as Self
1984
- Al TV as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1964
- Top of the Pops as Self