“Futurama” fans will still have the ability to hear Coolio included on their preferred program– the late rap artist taped sections for the animated series prior to his death– offering program creatives an opportunity to offer Coolio, and his character, an appropriate send-off.
David X. Cohen, Executive Manufacturer of “Futurama,” informs TMZ he was stunned to find out about Coolio’s passing, specifically due to the fact that he taped lines for their upcoming season simply weeks prior to.
For those uninformed, Coolio’s appeared in a couple of episodes of the program in the past, playing Kwanzaa-bot– an equivalent to Chanukah Zombie and Santa Claus Robotic. His very first look was way back in 2001.
David states the rap artist looked and sounded fantastic as constantly when setting his lines … even taking control of the recording session by producing tracks on the fly for the episode.
The “Futurama” group is going to devote his episode to him and function Coolio rapping over the closing credits so they can offer him “the best send-off we can.”
David includes, “Coolio was one of my favorite guests. He was always totally upbeat and genuinely enjoyed coming in to record as his character Kwanzaa-bot.” David states Coolio likewise shared he had actually gotten a brand-new pastime throughout the pandemic … stitching!
FYI– the program’s last episode aired back in 2013 however Hulu just recently restored it, offering the program 20 brand-new episodes that’ll air next year.