Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

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American actor

From

United States of America

Actor Film actor Record producer

Work field

Business Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music

Gender

Male

Star sign

Scorpio

Birth

20 November 1988, Carson

Age

35 years

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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.

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 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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	All Eyez on Me	Tupac Shakur
2019	Cut Throat City	Miracle	Post-Production
2019	Same Difference	Marc	Post-Production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Tales	Kenny	Episode: "All I Need"
2018	All American	Tyrone Morris	Recurring role
2019	#unlock'd	Marcus	TV Movie

Self

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	WGN Morning News	Himself	TV Series	Appearing in episode aired 9 June 2017
	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon			Appearing in episode aired 12 June 2017
	The Wendy Williams Show			Appearing in episode aired 13 June 2017
	Dish Nation			Appearing in episode aired 16 June 2017
	Made in Hollywood			Appearing in episode aired 17 June 2017
	Conan			Appearing in episode aired 19 June 2017
	Hip Hop Squares			Contesting on episode aired 2 October 2017