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Coolio

Coolio

Actor · 1963–2022 · Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Acted in 62

2020s

  1. 2023

    It Wants Blood 2

    Don Luscious

2010s

  1. 2016
  2. 2014

    Two Hundred Thousand Dirty

    Manny

  3. 2012

2000s

  1. 2009

    Star-ving

    TV

  2. 2008
  3. Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

    Roger

  4. 2007
  5. Three Days to Vegas

    The Flow

  6. 2006

    Grad Night

    Michael Adkins

  7. 2005
  8. The Beat

    Emcee

  9. 2004
  10. Gang Warz

    Dunzio Day

  11. A Wonderful Night in Split

    Franky

  12. 2003
  13. Red Water

    Ice

  14. Tapped Out

    Cool

  15. 2002

    Storm Watch

    Outlaw

  16. 2001
  17. In Pursuit

    Carl Wright

  18. 2000
  19. Dope Case Pending

    Movie

No release date

  1. Air Force Z

    Veep

  2. Mayday Z

    Coolio

Sound 2

2000s

  1. 2001

    Gang Tapes

    Original Music Composer

Other crew 1

Created 1

2000s

  1. 2008

    Cookin' with Coolio

    Creator

Appearances35

2010s

  1. 2018
  2. 2016
  3. 2015

    Lord of the Freaks

    Self

  4. 2014

    American Hustle Life

    Self · 8 episodes

  5. 2013
  6. 2010

    Ultimate Big Brother

    Self · 19 episodes

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. Cookin' with Coolio

    Self · 10 episodes

  3. 2006

    Celebrity Paranormal Project

    Self · 1 episode

  4. 2005
  5. The Friday Night Project

    Self · 1 episode

  6. 2003

    Celebrity Poker Showdown

    Self · 1 episode

  7. Celebrities Uncensored

    Self · 2 episodes

  8. Stupidity

    Self

  9. 2002

    Outlawz: Worldwide

    Self

  10. Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Self · 1 episode

  11. 2001
  12. 2000

1980s

  1. 1988
  2. 1984

    Al TV

    Self · 1 episode