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Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1963-08-01
Day of Death
2022-09-28
Place of Birth
Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA
Coolio
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 (44)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
It Wants Blood 2
2023
Bobcat Moretti
2023
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story
2018
United Skates
2018
The Goddamn Comedy Jam
2016
Lord of the Freaks
2015
Two Hundred Thousand Dirty
2014
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
2007
Three Days to Vegas
2007
Grad Night
2006
The Beat
2005Celebrity Mix
2005
