Coolio

Coolio

1963-08-01 – 2022-09-28 (age 59) Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 โ€“ 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).

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Known For

Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin

1997

as Banker

Daredevil
Daredevil

2003

as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)

Perfume
Perfume

2001

as T

Dracula 3000
Dracula 3000

2004

as 187

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Futurama: Bender's Big Score

2007

as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)

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

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Exposed
Exposed

2003

as Big Heat

Leprechaun in the Hood
Leprechaun in the Hood

2000

as Self (uncredited)

Get Over It
Get Over It

2001

as Coolio

United Skates
United Skates

2018

as Self

China Strike Force
China Strike Force

2000

as Coolio

Gangland
Gangland

2001

as Officer Harris

Red Water
Red Water

2003

as Ice

Submerged
Submerged

2000

as Jeff Cort

Dear God
Dear God

1996

as Gerard

Stealing Candy
Stealing Candy

2003

as Brad Vorman

On the Line
On the Line

1998

as Lt. Gil Suggs

Bad Trip
Bad Trip

1999

as Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone