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)

Dracula 3000
Dracula 3000

2004

as 187

Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Futurama: Bender's Big Score

2007

as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)

Get Over It
Get Over It

2001

as Coolio

Judgment Day
Judgment Day

1999

as Luther / 'Lucifer'

Leprechaun in the Hood
Leprechaun in the Hood

2000

as Self (uncredited)

China Strike Force
China Strike Force

2000

as Coolio

Dear God
Dear God

1996

as Gerard

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

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Red Water
Red Water

2003

as Ice

Perfume
Perfume

2001

as T

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Phat Beach
Phat Beach

1996

as Coolio

Storm Watch
Storm Watch

2002

as Outlaw

The Convent
The Convent

2000

as Officer Starkey

Gangland
Gangland

2001

as Officer Harris

Stealing Candy
Stealing Candy

2003

as Brad Vorman

The Beat
The Beat

2005

as Emcee