Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 16, 1971
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- 2pac
- Makaveli
- Makaveli the Don
- Pac
- Digital Underground
Tupac Shakur
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).
Known For - Movies
Juice
as Roland Bishop
Poetic Justice
as Lucky
Bullet
as Tank
Tupac: Resurrection
as Himself (archive footage)
Gang Related
as Detective Rodriguez
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
as Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
Nothing But Trouble
as Digital Underground Member
Gridlock'd
as Spoon
Biggie & Tupac
as himself
Above the Rim
as Birdie
Known For - TV Shows
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
A Different World
as Piccolo
In Living Color
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
as Self (archive footage)
The Defiant Ones
as Self (archive footage)
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
as Self (archive footage)
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self (archive footage)
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
Dear Mama
as Self (archive footage)