Demetrius Shipp Jr.

Demetrius Shipp Jr
Shipp at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1988-11-20) November 20, 1988 (age 36) Carson, California, U.S. [1]
Occupation(s)	Actor, music producer
Years active	2015–present
Notable work	All Eyez on Me

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 , ^{[2] [3] [4]} 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." ^[5] Principal photography did not begin until 2015, and the film was released in June 2017. ^[6] Shipp's father worked with Tupac Shakur on the 1996 album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory on the song "Toss It Up". ^{[7] [8]}

Shipp worked at Target and Dish Network prior to his acting career. ^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	All Eyez on Me	Tupac Shakur
2020	Cut Throat City	Miracle
2020	Same Difference	Marc
2022	Asking for It	Cuzzo
2023	Imani	Bently

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Tales	Kenny	Episode: "All I Need"
2018-2020	All American	Tyrone Moore	Recurring role
2019	#unlock'd	Marcus	TV movie
2021	Hip Hop Family Christmas	Derrick Lanceton	VH1 original Movie
2022	Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding	Derrick Lanceton	VH1 original Movie
2022	A Miracle Before Christmas	Caleb	BET Plus 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

References

1. "Demetrius Shipp Jr. Has The Hardest Job In Hollywood—Playing 2Pac". Complex.
2. McNary, Dave (December 24, 2015). "Tupac Biopic Casts Lead Roles for Shakur, Biggie Smalls". Variety. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
3. A. Lincoln, Ross (December 24, 2015). "Newcomer Demetrius Shipp Jr. Cast As Tupac As Biopic Begins Filming". Deadline. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
4. Pologod (December 25, 2015). "JAMAL "GRAVY" WOOLARD CAST FOR THE ROLE OF NOTORIOUS B.I.G. IN TUPAC BIOPIC". The Source. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
5. "Five Things to Know About 'All Eyez On Me' Star—and Tupac Doppelgänger—Demetrius Shipp Jr". PEOPLE.com. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
6. Powell, Kevin (June 17, 2017). "All Eyez On Him: Demetrius Shipp Jr. Against The World". Vibe . Retrieved June 17, 2017.
7. "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory – Makaveli,2Pac – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
8. Gotty, John (September 14, 2016). "Demetrius Shipp Jr. Wants You To Know He His Portrayal Of Tupac In 'All Eyez' Biopic Is Going To Be A Hit". Uproxx. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
9. TMZ (December 28, 2015). "DEMETRIUS SHIPP JR. – THEY CALLED ME 'PAC' When I Worked at Target". TMZ. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

External links

• Demetrius Shipp Jr. at IMDb