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

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'', as well as gang leader Tyrone Moore in ''

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''. 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."

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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". Shipp worked at

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and

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prior to his acting career.

Filmography

Film

Television

Self

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shipp, Demetrius Jr. 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