
Coolio
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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.
Known for
Credits

Batman & Robin (1997)
as Banker

Daredevil (2003)
as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)

Dracula 3000 (2004)
as 187

Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)
as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)

Get Over It (2001)
as Coolio

Leprechaun in the Hood (2000)
as Self (uncredited)

Judgment Day (1999)
as Luther / 'Lucifer'

China Strike Force (2000)
as Coolio

Perfume (2001)
as T

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000)
as Principal

Dear God (1996)
as Gerard

Phat Beach (1996)
as Coolio

Red Water (2003)
as Ice

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
as Dion Brothers

Storm Watch (2002)
as Outlaw

On the Line (1998)
as Lt. Gil Suggs

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2008)
as Roger
Celebrity Mix (2005)
as Self (archive footage)

Pterodactyl (2004)
as Capt. Bergen

The Convent (2000)
as Officer Starkey

Mayday Z (—)
as Coolio

Gang Warz (2004)
as Dunzio Day

In Pursuit (2001)
as Carl Wright

Stealing Candy (2003)
as Brad Vorman

Gangland (2001)
as Officer Harris

The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story (2018)
as Self
Vegas High (—)
as Uncle Ray

Bobcat Moretti (2023)
as Coolio

The Beat (2005)
as Emcee

Submerged (2000)
as Jeff Cort
Media Whore (2002)
as Self

Tapped Out (2003)
as Cool

Lord of the Freaks (2015)
as Self

A Wonderful Night in Split (2004)
as Franky

Air Force Z (—)
as Veep

Bad Trip (1999)
as Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone

Exposed (2003)
as Big Heat

Three Days to Vegas (2007)
as The Flow

Grad Night (2006)
as Michael Adkins

United Skates (2018)
as Self

Stupidity (2003)
as Self

The Goddamn Comedy Jam (2016)
as Self

It Wants Blood 2 (2023)
as Don Luscious

Dope Case Pending (2000)
Actor

Two Hundred Thousand Dirty (2014)
as Manny

Outlawz: Worldwide (2002)
as Self





