Coolio

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Coolio

Acting 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 i…

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Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

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Futurama: Bender's Big Score

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2023
    It Wants Blood 2

    Movie Don Luscious

  3. 2023
    Bobcat Moretti

    Movie Coolio

  4. 2020
    Game On!

    TV show Self

  5. 2020
    Vegas High

    Movie Uncle Ray

  6. 2018
    The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story

    Movie Self

  7. 2018
    United Skates

    Movie Self

  8. 2016
    The Goddamn Comedy Jam

    Movie Self

  9. 2016
    Greatest Hits

    TV show

  10. 2016
    Teachers

    TV show Mr. Wence

  11. 2015
    Lord of the Freaks

    Movie Self

  12. 2015
    Hot Ones

    TV show Self

  13. 2014
    American Hustle Life

    TV show Self

  14. 2014
    Two Hundred Thousand Dirty

    Movie Manny

  15. 2013
    Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

    TV show Self - Contestant

  16. 2012
    Gravity Falls

    TV show Wax Coolio (voice)

More credits
  1. 2010
    Ultimate Big Brother

    TV show Self

  2. 2009
    Star-ving

    TV show

  3. 2008
    Coolio's Rules

    TV show Self

  4. 2008
    Celebrity Juice

    TV show Self

  5. 2008
    The Wendy Williams Show

    TV show

  6. 2008
    Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

    Movie Roger

  7. 2008
    Cookin' with Coolio

    TV show Self

  8. 2007
    Futurama: Bender's Big Score

    Movie Kwanzaa-bot (voice)

  9. 2007
    Three Days to Vegas

    Movie The Flow

  10. 2006
    Celebrity Paranormal Project

    TV show Self

  11. 2006
    Grad Night

    Movie Michael Adkins

  12. 2005
    Squidbillies

    TV show Coolio (voice)

  13. 2005
    The Beat

    Movie Emcee

  14. 2005
    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

    TV show Self

  15. 2005
    web62.com InterViews

    TV show Coolio

  16. 2005
    The Friday Night Project

    TV show Self

  17. 2005
    Celebrity Mix

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  18. 2004
    Pterodactyl

    Movie Capt. Bergen

  19. 2004
    Gang Warz

    Movie Dunzio Day

  20. 2004
    Joey

    TV show Coolio

  21. 2004
    Dracula 3000

    Movie 187

  22. 2004
    A Wonderful Night in Split

    Movie Franky

  23. 2003
    Celebrity Poker Showdown

    TV show Self

  24. 2003
    Exposed

    Movie Big Heat