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Demetrius Shipp Jr.

Highest Rated: 72% Cut Throat City (2020)

Lowest Rated: 17% All Eyez on Me (2017)

Birthday: Nov 20, 1988

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

It would seem that Demetrius Shipp Jr. was fated to play the role of legendary slain rapper Tupac Shakur almost from birth. Shipp's father, Demetrius "Meech" Shipp, worked with many artists in the hip-hop community as a music producer, including Bobby Brown, Troop, and even Shakur himself. Still more interestingly, during the younger Shipp's tenure in high school and later working at Target, his friends and acquaintances would frequently notice his strong physical resemblance to Shakur, even calling him by the nickname "Tupac." And so, when director Benny Boom began searching for the actor to play the lead in his biopic about Shakur "All Eyez on Me" (2016), it made sense that Shipp, though inexperienced as an actor, still stood out from the crowd of hopefuls lining up for a shot at playing the role. Filming on the project began in 2015, with actors like Jamal Woolard and Kat Graham filling out the supporting cast, and Shipp began taking acting classes four times a week to prepare for his performance. As "All Eyez on Me" continued production, Shipp added another project to his small but growing resume, taking on the role of Marcus in the TV movie "#unlock'd" (2016), alongside actors Eden Marquis and Tamiya Cole.

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Highest rated movies

72% 39% Cut Throat City Watchlist 23% 58% Asking for It Watchlist 17% 54% All Eyez on Me Watchlist
72% Imani
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Hip Hop Family Christmas
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Same Difference
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A Miracle Before Christmas
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet 72% Imani Bryce Newford (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Miracle Before Christmas Caleb (Character) - 2022
23% 58% Asking for It Unknown (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hip Hop Family Christmas Derrick Lanceton (Character) - 2021
72% 39% Cut Throat City Miracle (Character) $855.9K 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Same Difference Marc (Character) - 2019
17% 54% All Eyez on Me Tupac Shakur (Character) $44.9M 2017

TV

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No Score Yet 69% All American Tyrone (Guest Star) 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2017
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2017