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Date of Birth

1 August 1963, Compton, California, USA

Birth Name

Artis Leon Ivey Jr.

Nickname

El Cool Magnifico

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse

Josefa Salinas

(18 May 1996 - present)

Trade Mark

Hair braids sticking out in various directions.

Trivia

Arrested in Lawndale, California, on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon and possessing marijuana. [15 September 1998]

Collects snow globes.

Older brother of actor/rapper Malieek Straughter

Before finding stardom as a Rap artist he was a firefighter in Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains.

Was featured in a subplot of Daredevil (2003), but his scenes were eventually deleted. However, he still appears in the film's trailers. His scenes were restored in the 2004 Director's Cut DVD.

His artistic name, Coolio, was initially a joke of his friends, whose compared to him with the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias.

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