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
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.
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
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.
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