Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-08-01

Deathday

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).

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Acting

—		Air Force Z as Veep
—		Mayday Z as Coolio

2023		It Wants Blood 2 as Don Luscious
2023		Bobcat Moretti as Coolio

2020

Game On! as Self

2018		The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story as Self
2018		United Skates as Himself

2016		The Goddamn Comedy Jam as Himself
2016		Greatest Hits

2015		Lord of the Freaks as Self
2015		Hot Ones as Self

2014		American Hustle Life as Self
2014		Two Hundred Thousand Dirty as Manny

2012

Gravity Falls as Wax Coolio (voice)

2010

Ultimate Big Brother as Self

2009

Star-ving

2008		Coolio's Rules as Himself
2008		Celebrity Juice as Self
2008		The Wendy Williams Show
2008		Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance as Roger
2008		Cookin' With Coolio as Self

2007		Futurama: Bender's Big Score as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)
2007		Three Days to Vegas as The Flow

2006		Celebrity Paranormal Project as Self
2006		Grad Night as Michael Adkins

2005		Squidbillies as Coolio (voice)
2005		The Beat as Emcee
2005		Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
2005		The Friday Night Project as Self
2005		Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)

2004		Pterodactyl as Capt. Bergen
2004		Gang Warz as Dunzio Day
2004		Joey as Coolio
2004		Dracula 3000 as 187
2004		A Wonderful Night in Split as Franky

2003		Celebrity Poker Showdown as Self
2003		Exposed as Big Heat
2003		Red Water as Ice
2003		Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2003		Stealing Candy as Brad Vorman
2003		Daredevil as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)
2003		Stupidity as Self
2003		Tapped Out as Cool

2002		Celebrity Bootcamp
2002		Storm Watch as Outlaw
2002		Outlawz: Worldwide as Self
2002		Media Whore as Himself
2002		Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self

2001		Beat the Geeks
2001		Fear Factor
2001		Big Brother's Little Brother as Self
2001		Perfume as T
2001		Celebrity Big Brother as Self
2001		Get Over It as Coolio
2001		In Pursuit as Carl Wright
2001		Gangland as Officer Harris

2000		China Strike Force as Coolio
2000		Submerged as Jeff Cort
2000		Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth as Principal
2000		Static Shock as Replikon (voice)
2000		Big Brother
2000		Leprechaun in the Hood as Self (uncredited)
2000		The Convent as Officer Starkey
2000		18 Wheels of Justice

1999		Judgment Day as Luther / 'Lucifer'
1999		Bad Trip as Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone
1999		The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
1999		Futurama as Kwanzaabot (voice)

1998		Charmed as Lazarus Demon
1998		V.I.P. as Coolio
1998		Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998		Hollywood Squares
1998		An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Dion Brothers
1998		On the Line as Lt. Gil Suggs

1997		Batman & Robin as Banker
1997		Classic Albums as Self

1996		Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
1996		Dear God as Gerard
1996		Dangerous Minds as Sex Educator
1996		Early Edition
1996		Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Coolio
1996		Malcolm & Eddie
1996		Arliss
1996		Phat Beach as Himself
1996		The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
1996		Saturday Night Special
1996		Muppets Tonight as Self