Demetrius Shipp Jr. (born November 20, 1988) is an American actor. He portrayed rapper and actor
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...
in the 2017
biopic ''
All Eyez on Me
''All Eyez on Me'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac and the last to be released during his lifetime. Released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row and Interscope Records, the album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Sno ...
'',
as well as gang leader Tyrone Moore in ''
All American''.
Shipp was cast in the role of Tupac in 2011, after a friend suggested he audition given his strong resemblance to the legendary hip-hop artist. Shipp remarked in an interview that he "never aspired to act."
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...
did not begin until 2015, and the film was released in June 2017. Shipp's father worked with Tupac Shakur on the 1996 album ''
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory'' on the song "
Toss It Up
"Toss It Up" is a song by rapper Tupac Shakur from his fifth studio album, '' The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory'' (1996). Released under the stage name Makaveli, the song served as the lead single to the posthumous album. It was first released ...
".
Shipp worked at
Target
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and
Dish Network prior to his acting career.
Filmography
Film
Television
Self
References
External links
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Living people
African-American male actors
American male film actors
21st-century American male actors
1988 births
Male actors from California
People from Carson, California
Tupac Shakur