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

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Juice

as Roland Bishop

Nothing but Trouble

as Digital Underground Member

Poetic Justice

as Lucky

Gridlock'd

as Ezekiel 'Spoon' Whitmore

Above the Rim

as Birdie

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)

Bullet

as Tank