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Coolio

Acting · Born August 1, 1963 · Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA

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).

Movies with Coolio

• Batman & Robin (1997) — Banker
• Daredevil (2003) — Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)
• Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th (2000) — Principal
• Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) — Self (uncredited)
• Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) — Kwanzaa-bot (voice)
• Get Over It (2001) — Coolio
• An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) — Dion Brothers
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) — Self (archive footage)
• Bobcat Moretti (2023) — Coolio
• Dracula 3000 (2004) — 187
• Perfume (2001) — T
• China Strike Force (2000) — Coolio

TV shows with Coolio

• Star-ving (2009)
• Cookin' with Coolio (2008) — Self
• American Hustle Life (2014) — Self