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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1988-11-20 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Carson, California, USA

Also Known As

Demetrius Shipp Jr.

Biography

Demetrius Shipp Jr. (born November 20, 1988) is an American actor. He portrayed rapper and actor Tupac Shakur in the 2017 biopic All Eyez on Me, 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 did not begin until 2015, and the film was released in June 2017. Shipp's father worked with Tupac Shakur on the 1996 album which leads many speculators to believe Tupac is his actual father The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory on the song "Toss It Up". Shipp worked at Target and Dish Network prior to his acting career. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Demetrius Shipp Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Hip Hop Family Christmas

2021

Hip Hop Family Christmas

as

Derrick Lanceton

Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding

2022

Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding

as

Derrick Lanceton

Imani

2023

Imani

as

Bryce Newford

All Eyez on Me

2017

All Eyez on Me

as

Tupac Shakur

Cut Throat City

2020

Cut Throat City

as

Miracle

Same Difference

2019

Same Difference

as

Marc

Asking For It

2022

Asking For It

as

Cuzzo

Tales

Tales

as

Kenny

All American

All American

as

Tyrone Morris

Production

Crew

Directing