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Demetrius Shipp Jr. Demetrius Shipp Jr. (born November 20, 1988) also known as "Tupac from Walmart" 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 ...
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- He's always turned heads because of his resemblance to Shakur. "At this point, there's just too much to pinpoint only one," he says of being stopped because of his similarities to Shakur.
- His dad had a hand in Shakur's music. Shipp Jr. 's father, Demetrius Shipp Sr., produced music for Tupac on the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory for the song "Toss It Up."
- He waited until the last minute to send in his audition tape. Though he was "hesitant" to try out for the part because acting was never a career he had in mind for himself, Shipp Jr.
- He took home life lessons after portraying Shakur. In September 1996 when Tupac was shot to death in the passenger seat of fellow rapper Marion "Suge" Knight's white Cadillac while driving down the Las Vegas strip, Shipp Jr.
Demetrius Shipp Jr. is an actor who played Tupac Shakur in All Eyez on Me (2017) and other roles in Cut Throat City (2020) and Imani (2023). See his biography, photos, videos, credits and upcoming projects on IMDb.
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Jun 8, 2017 · Demetrius Shipp Jr. is a 28-year-old first-time actor who looks and sounds like the late rap legend Tupac Shakur. He talks about his journey from working odd jobs to landing the role of a lifetime in All Eyez on Me, a film about 2Pac's life and death.
Sep 13, 2016 · Demetrius Shipp Jr drops by the Neighborhood to chat about starring as Tupac Shakur in new movie “All Eyez On Me” Pressure of living up the legacy of Pac, Wo...
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Mar 21, 2016 · Demetrius Shipp Jr. is the actor who portrays Tupac Shakur in the upcoming film All Eyez On Me. He shares his personal connection to the rap legend, his audition process and his hopes for the project.
Jun 16, 2017 · The latest is the new biopic All Eyes on Me, starring Demetrius Shipp, Jr and directed by Benny Boom. But while the film touches on the forces that shape Tupac as a defining voice of the 1990s hip ...
