Coolio

Coolio

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...

Known For

Daredevil

as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)

Cast Credits

It Wants Blood 2

as Don Luscious

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

as Kwanzaa-bot (voice)

Grad Night

as Michael Adkins

The Beat

as Emcee

Celebrity Mix

as Self (archive footage)

Pterodactyl

as Capt. Bergen

Gang Warz

as Dunzio Day

Exposed

as Big Heat

Red Water

as Ice

Stealing Candy

as Brad Vorman

Daredevil

as Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)

Tapped Out

as Cool

Storm Watch

as Outlaw

Get Over It

as Coolio

In Pursuit

as Carl Wright

Gangland

as Officer Harris

Submerged

as Jeff Cort

Leprechaun in the Hood

as Self (uncredited)

The Convent

as Officer Starkey

Judgment Day

as Luther / 'Lucifer'