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Tupac Shakur

Acting Born Jun 16, 1971 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Tupac Amaru Shakur (born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), better known by his stage name 2Pac and later by his alias Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, Shakur is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. In addition to his music career, Shakur also found considerable success as an actor, with his starring roles in Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), Above the Rim (1994), Bullet (1996), Gridlock'd (1997), and Gang Related (1997).

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Full filmography

  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
  • A Different World (1987) as Piccolo
  • In Living Color (1990)
  • The Defiant Ones (2017) as Self (archive footage)
  • Yo! MTV Raps (1988) as Self
  • Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025) as Self (archive footage)
  • Shut Up and Dribble (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016) as Self (archive footage)
  • Poetic Justice (1993) as Lucky
  • Dear Mama (2023) as Self (archive footage)
  • Gridlock'd (1997) as Spoon
  • Nothing But Trouble (1991) as Digital Underground Member
  • Juice (1992) as Roland Bishop
  • Gang Related (1997) as Detective Rodriguez
  • And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • A Life in Ten Pictures (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Saturday Night Special (1996)
  • Above the Rim (1994) as Birdie
  • Bullet (1996) as Tank
  • Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • Tupac: Resurrection (2003) as Himself (archive footage)
  • And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • Beef (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021) as Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)