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Coolio

Coolio

Known for: Acting

Born 01/08/1963
Died 2022-09-28
Place of birth 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Coolio, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

1975

Top of the Pops Series ★ 6,6

Top of the Pops

Self

1964

Hollywood Squares Series ★ 7,6

Hollywood Squares

Self - Panelist

1998

Charmed Series ★ 8,2

Charmed

Lazarus Demon

1998

Big Brother Series ★ 4,4

Big Brother

2000

Futurama Series ★ 8,4

Futurama

Kwanzaabot (voice)

1999

Hot Ones Series ★ 7,1

Hot Ones

Self

2015

Gravity Falls Series ★ 8,6

Gravity Falls

Wax Coolio (voice)

2012

The Nanny Series ★ 8,0

The Nanny

Coolio

1993

The Nanny Series ★ 8,0

The Nanny

Irwin

1993

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Series ★ 7,8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Coolio

1996

America's Funniest Home Videos Series ★ 6,5

America's Funniest Home Videos

1989

Celebrity Juice Series ★ 6,7

Celebrity Juice

Self

2008

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Series ★ 7,1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

1996

Big Brother's Little Brother Series ★ 6,0

Big Brother's Little Brother

Self

2001

V.I.P. Series ★ 5,3

V.I.P.

Coolio

1998

Celebrity Big Brother Series ★ 5,0

Celebrity Big Brother

Self

2001

Early Edition Series ★ 7,4

Early Edition

Julius 'C-Roc' Ruby

1996

Arli$$ Series ★ 6,9

Arli$$

Ernest Pierce

1996

Martin Series ★ 7,5

Martin

Coolio

1992

The Wendy Williams Show Series ★ 5,7

The Wendy Williams Show

2008

Joey Series ★ 6,3

Joey

Coolio

2004

Duckman Series ★ 7,3

Duckman

Coolio (voice)

1994

All That Series ★ 7,8

All That

Self - Musical Guest

1994

Squidbillies Series ★ 6,9

Squidbillies

Coolio (voice)

2005

TFI Friday Series ★ 7,1

TFI Friday

1996

Static Shock Series ★ 8,0

Static Shock

Replikon (voice)

2000

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Series ★ 5,3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Self

1999

Classic Albums Series ★ 7,7

Classic Albums

Self

1997

Teachers Series ★ 5,4

Teachers

Mr. Wence

2016

The Parent 'Hood Series ★ 7,2

The Parent 'Hood

1995

Malcolm & Eddie Series ★ 7,8

Malcolm & Eddie

1996

Figure It Out Series ★ 7,1

Figure It Out

Self

1997

Space: Above and Beyond Series ★ 7,2

Space: Above and Beyond

1995

Space: Above and Beyond Series ★ 7,2

Space: Above and Beyond

The Bacchus Host

1995

Fear Factor Series ★ 5,8

Fear Factor

2001

Yo! MTV Raps Series ★ 7,5

Yo! MTV Raps

Self

1988

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Series ★ 7,5

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

Self - Contestant

2013

Muppets Tonight Series ★ 7,5

Muppets Tonight

Self

1996

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Series ★ 5,3

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

Self

2005

Daredevil Film ★ 5,3

Daredevil

Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)

2003

Batman & Robin Film ★ 4,4

Batman & Robin

Banker

1997

The Rosie O'Donnell Show Series ★ 4,1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Self

1996

18 Wheels of Justice Series ★ 5,3

18 Wheels of Justice

2000

Beat the Geeks Series ★ 5,1

Beat the Geeks

2001

Dangerous Minds Series ★ 8,7

Dangerous Minds

Sex Educator

1996

Celebrity Poker Showdown Series ★ 7,5

Celebrity Poker Showdown

Self

2003

Series ★ 7,3

The Watcher

1995

Al TV Series ★ 6,3

Al TV

Self

1984

Ultimate Big Brother Series

Ultimate Big Brother

Self

2010

Futurama: Bender's Big Score Film ★ 7,4

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

Kwanzaa-bot (voice)

2007

Series ★ 7,5

Saturday Night Special

1996

Perfume Film ★ 4,8

Perfume

T

2001

Pterodactyl Film ★ 4,3

Pterodactyl

Capt. Bergen

2004

Get Over It Film ★ 5,6

Get Over It

Coolio

2001

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Series ★ 8,0

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

2002

Game On! Series ★ 9,0

Game On!

Self

2020

Leprechaun in the Hood Film ★ 4,8

Leprechaun in the Hood

Self (uncredited)

2000

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th Film ★ 4,7

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th

Principal

2000

Series ★ 5,0

Greatest Hits

2016

Celebrity Paranormal Project Series ★ 7,0

Celebrity Paranormal Project

Self

2006

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Film ★ 7,7

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self (archive footage)

2025

American Hustle Life Series

American Hustle Life

Self

2014

Star-ving Series ★ 5,0

Star-ving

2009

Cookin' with Coolio Series

Cookin' with Coolio

Self

2008

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn Film ★ 3,9

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Dion Brothers

1998

Dracula 3000 Film ★ 2,8

Dracula 3000

187

2004

China Strike Force Film ★ 5,5

China Strike Force

Coolio

2000

On the Line Film ★ 3,2

On the Line

Lt. Gil Suggs

1998

A Wonderful Night in Split Film ★ 7,5

A Wonderful Night in Split

Franky

2004

The Goddamn Comedy Jam Film ★ 6,0

The Goddamn Comedy Jam

Self

2016

The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story Film ★ 6,8

The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story

Self

2018

Film

Vegas High

Uncle Ray

2020

Series

web62.com InterViews

Coolio

2005

Red Water Film ★ 4,1

Red Water

Ice

2003

Judgment Day Film ★ 5,1

Judgment Day

Luther / 'Lucifer'

1999

Dear God Film ★ 5,4

Dear God

Gerard

1996

Gangland Film ★ 4,4

Gangland

Officer Harris

2001

Three Days to Vegas Film ★ 3,9

Three Days to Vegas

The Flow

2007

Series

Celebrity Bootcamp

2002

Submerged Film ★ 3,7

Submerged

Jeff Cort

2000

Storm Watch Film ★ 4,3

Storm Watch

Outlaw

2002

It Wants Blood 2 Film ★ 2,0

It Wants Blood 2

Don Luscious

2023

Stealing Candy Film ★ 5,2

Stealing Candy

Brad Vorman

2003

Phat Beach Film ★ 5,5

Phat Beach

Coolio

1996

Bobcat Moretti Film ★ 5,8

Bobcat Moretti

Coolio

2023

Two Hundred Thousand Dirty Film ★ 5,5

Two Hundred Thousand Dirty

Manny

2014

The Convent Film ★ 5,5

The Convent

Officer Starkey

2000

Bad Trip Film ★ 4,1

Bad Trip

Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone

1999

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance Film ★ 4,7

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

Roger

2008

In Pursuit Film ★ 4,3

In Pursuit

Carl Wright

2001

The Friday Night Project Series ★ 6,0

The Friday Night Project

Self

2005

United Skates Film ★ 7,3

United Skates

Self

2018

Lord of the Freaks Film ★ 5,0

Lord of the Freaks

Self

2015

Film

Celebrity Mix

Self (archive footage)

2005

Stupidity Film ★ 5,4

Stupidity

Self

2003

Mayday Z Film

Mayday Z

Coolio

Grad Night Film ★ 3,3

Grad Night

Michael Adkins

2006

Series ★ 6,0

Coolio's Rules

Self

2008

Exposed Film ★ 6,5

Exposed

Big Heat

2003

Film ★ 4,0

Media Whore

Self

2002

Dope Case Pending Film ★ 7,5

Dope Case Pending

2000

Air Force Z Film

Air Force Z

Veep

Tapped Out Film ★ 5,7

Tapped Out

Cool

2003

The Beat Film ★ 9,0

The Beat

Emcee

2005

Gang Warz Film ★ 9,0

Gang Warz

Dunzio Day

2004

Celebrities Uncensored Series ★ 4,9

Celebrities Uncensored

Self

2003

Outlawz: Worldwide Film

Outlawz: Worldwide

Self

2002