Coolio

Born: 1963-08-01, Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 2022-09-28

Biography

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

• Futurama (1999)
• V.I.P. (1998)
• Charmed (1998)
• The Nanny (1993)
• Big Brother (2000)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
• Gravity Falls (2012)
• Early Edition (1996)
• Martin (1992)
• America's Funniest Home Videos (1989)
• Duckman (1994)
• Static Shock (2000)
• Joey (2004)
• The Wendy Williams Show (2008)
• TFI Friday (1996)
• Batman & Robin (1997)
• Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
• Daredevil (2003)
• Teachers (2016)
• Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)
• Dracula 3000 (2004)
• Pterodactyl (2004)
• Bobcat Moretti (2023)
• Stealing Candy (2003)
• Red Water (2003)
• Perfume (2001)
• Judgment Day (1999)
• Dear God (1996)
• Phat Beach (1996)
• An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)