Coolio
Known for Acting
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
Daredevil
2003
as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)
Batman & Robin
1997
as Banker
China Strike Force
2000
as Coolio
Perfume
2001
as T
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
2007
as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)
Leprechaun in the Hood
2000
as Self (uncredited)
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
2000
as Principal
Get Over It
2001
as Coolio
On the Line
1998
as Lt. Gil Suggs
Pterodactyl
2004
as Capt. Bergen
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008
as Roger
Exposed
2003
as Big Heat
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as Dion Brothers
Red Water
2003
as Ice
Submerged
2000
as Jeff Cort
Dear God
1996
as Gerard
Stealing Candy
2003
as Brad Vorman
Dracula 3000
2004
as 187
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)