Coolio
Known for: Acting
Born: August 1, 1963
Died: September 28, 2022
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.
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Filmography
47 movies · 61 TV shows, newest first
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
2.0
It Wants Blood 2
2023
5.8
Bobcat Moretti
2023
9.0
Game On!
2020NR
Vegas High
2020
6.8
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story
2018
7.3
United Skates
2018
6.0
The Goddamn Comedy Jam
20165.0
Greatest Hits
2016
5.4
Teachers
2016
5.0
Lord of the Freaks
2015
7.1
Hot Ones
2015
7.7
American Hustle Life
2014
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American Hustle Life
2014
5.5
Two Hundred Thousand Dirty
2014
7.5
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
8.6
Gravity Falls
2012
NR
Ultimate Big Brother
2010
5.0
Star-ving
20096.0
Coolio's Rules
2008
6.7
Celebrity Juice
2008
5.7
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
4.7
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008
NR
Cookin' with Coolio
2008
7.4
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
2007
3.9
Three Days to Vegas
2007
7.0
Celebrity Paranormal Project
2006
3.3
Grad Night
2006
6.9
Squidbillies
2005
9.0
The Beat
2005
5.3
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005NR
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2005
6.0
The Friday Night Project
2005NR
Celebrity Mix
2005
4.3
Pterodactyl
2004
9.0
Gang Warz
2004
6.3
Joey
2004
2.8
Dracula 3000
2004
7.5
A Wonderful Night in Split
2004
7.5
Celebrity Poker Showdown
2003
6.5
Exposed
2003
4.1
Red Water
2003
4.9
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
5.2
Stealing Candy
2003
5.3
Daredevil
2003
5.4
Stupidity
2003
5.7
Tapped Out
2003NR
Celebrity Bootcamp
2002
4.4
Storm Watch
2002
NR
Outlawz: Worldwide
20024.0
Media Whore
2002
8.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2002
5.1
Beat the Geeks
2001
5.8
Fear Factor
2001
6.0
Big Brother's Little Brother
2001
4.8
Perfume
2001
5.6
Get Over It
2001
5.0
Celebrity Big Brother
2001
4.3
In Pursuit
2001
4.4
Gangland
2001
5.5
China Strike Force
2000
3.7
Submerged
2000
4.7
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
2000
8.0
Static Shock
2000
4.4
Big Brother
2000
7.5
Dope Case Pending
2000
4.9
Leprechaun in the Hood
2000
5.5
The Convent
2000
5.3
18 Wheels of Justice
2000
5.1
Judgment Day
1999
4.4
Bad Trip
1999
5.3
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
8.4
Futurama
1999
8.2
Charmed
1998
5.3
V.I.P.
1998
7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
3.9
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
3.2
On the Line
1998
7.0
Figure It Out
1997
4.4
Batman & Robin
1997
7.7
Classic Albums
1997
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
5.4
Dear God
1996
8.7
Dangerous Minds
1996
7.4
Early Edition
1996
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
7.7
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
8.1
Kenan & Kel
1996
6.9
Arli$$
1996
5.2
Phat Beach
1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
19967.5
Saturday Night Special
1996
7.4
Muppets Tonight
1996
7.1
TFI Friday
1996
7.3
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
19957.0
The Watcher
1995
7.7
All That
1994
7.2
Duckman
1994
8.1
The Nanny
1993
7.5
Martin
1992
6.6
America's Funniest Home Videos
1989
7.5
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
6.3
Al TV
1984
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
6.6
Top of the Pops
1964
NR
Air Force Z
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Mayday Z
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