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Tupac Shakur (1971–1996)
Born in New York City, Tupac grew up primarily in Harlem. In 1984, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he became good friends with Jada Pinkett Smith. His family moved again in 1988 to Oakland, California. His first breakthrough in music came in 1991 as a member of the group Digital Underground. In the same year he received individual ...
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Died:(age 25) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
3 wins & 8 nominations.
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Soundtrack (93 credits)
Soundtrack (93 credits)
2018
The Hate U Give
(performer: "Only God Can Judge Me", "All Eyez on Me") / (writer: "Only God Can Judge Me", "All Eyez on Me")
Sharp Objects
(TV Mini-Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2018) (writer - 1 episode, 2018)
- Ripe
(2018)
... (performer: "Dear Mama") / (writer: "Dear Mama")
2017
Sky World News
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 2 August 2017
(2017)
... (performer: "California Love" - uncredited)
2017
The Defiant Ones
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Part 3
(2017)
... (performer: "So Many Tears", "California Love", "To Live & Die In LA", "Troublesome '96" - as Tupac, uncredited)
2017
All Eyez on Me
(performer: "So Many Tears", "Brenda's Got a Baby", "I Get Around", "Keep Ya Head Up", "Dear Mama", "California Love (Single)", "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Ambitionz As a Ridah", "All Eyez on Me", "Hail Mary", "Hit 'em Up", "To Live & Die in L.A.", "Only God Can Judge Me" - as 2Pac) / (writer: "So Many Tears", "Same Song", "Brenda's Got a Baby", "I Get Around", "Keep Ya Head Up", "Dear Mama", "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Ambitionz As a Ridah", "All Eyez on Me", "Hail Mary", "Hit 'em Up", "To Live & Die in L.A.", "Only God Can Judge Me")
2017
Everything Wrong with...
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Everything Wrong with Battle Los Angeles in 18 Minutes or Less
(2017)
... (performer: "California Love" - as 2Pac)
Master of None
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2017)
- Religion
(2017)
... (performer: "Only God Can Judge Me") / (writer: "Only God Can Judge Me")
2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Michelle Pfeiffer/Kyle MacLachlan/Mark Normand
(2017)
... (writer: "Rebel of the Underground" - uncredited)
Skam
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2017)
- Allah hadde digget deg
(2017)
... (performer: "Dear Mama") / (writer: "Dear Mama")
2016
I Am the Future: A Conor McGregor Film
(Video documentary short) (performer: "Ambitionz az a ridah", "Don't Make Enemies With Me Part 2")
Mr. Robot
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016)
- eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes
(2016)
... (performer: "Dear Mama" - as 2Pac, uncredited) / (writer: "Dear Mama" - uncredited)
One Hit Wonderland
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016)
- "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis
(2016)
... (performer: "California Love") / (writer: "California Love")
2015
Straight Outta Compton
(performer: "Hail Mary", "California Love" - as 2Pac) / (writer: "Hail Mary")
2015
Parks and Recreation
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Save JJ's
(2015)
... (performer: "California Love" - as 2Pac, uncredited)
2014
Rap Critic Reviews
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- The Top 6 Most Haunting Songs in Hip-Hop
(2014)
... (performer: "Hail Mary", "Hit Em Up" - as 2 Pac)
- "Loyal" by Chris Brown, Feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga
(2014)
... (performer: "Hit Em Up")
2013
That Music Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- 2005 vs. 1995
(2013)
... (performer: "California Love" - uncredited)
2013
Turbo
(performer: "Eye of the Tiger / Holler If Ya Hear Me" - as 2PAC) / (writer: "Eye of the Tiger / Holler If Ya Hear Me")
2012
Django Unchained
(performer: "Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)" - as 2Pac) / (writer: "Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)")
2012
Tosh.0
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Bryan Adams Guy
(2012)
... (writer: "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" - uncredited)
2012
The Nostalgia Chick
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Will Smith Was a Rapper, Once
(2012)
... (performer: "California Love")
2009
Cold Case
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Stealing Home
(2009)
... (performer: "How Do U Want It")
2008
Generation Kill
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Stay Frosty
(2008)
... (writer: "It Ain't Easy")
100 Greatest Songs of the 90s
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.3
(2007)
... (performer: "California Love") / (writer: "California Love")
2007
Bling: A Planet Rock
(Documentary) (performer: "Troublesome 96" - as 2PAC) / (writer: "Troublesome 96" - as 2Pac)
2007
Entourage
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Sorry, Harvey
(2007)
... (performer: "All Eyez on Me" - as 2Pac)
2006
Blood Diamond
(performer: "When I Get Free" - as 2Pac) / (writer: "When I Get Free" - as Tupac Amaru Shakur)
2005
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues
(Video) (performer: "Ambitions Az A Ridah", "So Many Tears", "Troublesome", "Hit 'Em Up", "Tattoo Tears", "All About You", "Never Call U Bitch Again", "Freak 'n' You", "How Do You Want It", "Murder Was The Case", "The Shiznit", "If We All Gonna Fuck", "Some Bomb Azz (Pussy)", "Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)", "New York", "Big Pimpin'", "Do What I Feel", "G'z And Hustlas", "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)", "Me In Your World", "For My Niggaz And Bitches", "Doggfather", "Gun And Juice", "2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted / Nothing But A Gangster Party", "How Do You Want It (Music Video)")
Independent Lens
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2005) (writer - 1 episode, 2005)
- A Hard Straight
(2005)
... (performer: "Life Goez On", "My Block Nitty Remix", "Thugz Mansion-Nas Acoustic") / (writer: "Life Goez On", "My Block Nitty Remix", "Thugz Mansion-Nas Acoustic" - as Tupac Amaru Shakur)
2004
The Wire
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- Middle Ground
(2004)
... ("When We Ride On Our Enemies", uncredited)
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
(Video Game) ("I Don't Give A Fuck", uncredited) / (writer: "I Don't Give A Fuck" - uncredited)
2004
High Chaparall
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Sound of Freedom: Maskingevärskonvent i USA
(2004)
... (performer: "California Love" - uncredited)
2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
(performer: "Thug N U Thug N Me" (Remix) - as 2 Pac) / (writer: "Thug N U Thug N Me" (Remix) - as Tupac Amaru Shakur)
2003
The Fighting Temptations
(as Tupac Amaru Shakur, "Dear Mama") / (performer: "Dear Mama" - as 2Pac)
2003
Tupac: Resurrection
(Documentary) (performer: "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "One Day at a Time", "Runnin' (Dying to Live)", "Holler If Ya' Hear Me", "Rebel of the Underground", "The Realist Killaz", "Trapped", "Keep Ya Head Up", "I Get Around", "Hit Em Up", "Wonda Why They Call U Bitch", "America the Beautiful", "Super Freak") / (writer: "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "One Day at a Time", "Runnin' (Dying to Live)", "Holler If Ya' Hear Me", "Same Song", "Rebel of the Underground", "The Realist Killaz", "Trapped", "Keep Ya Head Up", "I Get Around", "Hit Em Up", "Wonda Why They Call U Bitch")
2002
8 Mile
(performer: "Gotta Get Mine", "Temptations" - as 2Pac) / (writer: "Temptations" - as Tupac Amaru Shakur)
2001
Training Day
(performer: "Letter To The President" - as 2Pac) / (writer: "Letter To The President")
Showtime at the Apollo
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1998) (writer - 1 episode, 1998)
- Episode dated 30 May 1998
(1998)
... (performer: "Are U Still Down") / (writer: "Are U Still Down")
Soul Train
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1998) (writer - 1 episode, 1998)
- Jon B/Militia/Tami Hert
(1998)
... (performer: "Are U Still Down") / (writer: "Are U Still Down")
1997
Gang Related
(writer: "Lost Souls", "How Do U Want It", "Staring at the world thru my rearview")
1997
The Chris Rock Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(1997)
... (performer: "California Love")
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1996) (writer - 1 episode, 1996)
- Episode dated 11 April 1996
(1996)
... (performer: "California Love") / (writer: "California Love")
1996
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur
(1996)
... (performer: "California Love", "I Ain't Mad At Cha" - uncredited)
1994
Above the Rim
(performer: "Pain", "Holler If Ya Hear Me", "Pour Out a Little Liquor" - as 2Pac) / (writer: "Pain", "Holler If Ya Hear Me", "Pour Out a Little Liquor" - as T. Shakur)
1992
Supercop
(performer: "MADE NIGGAS" - as 2PAC) / (producer: "MADE NIGGAS") / (writer: "MADE NIGGAS")
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Actor (27 credits)
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Composer (14 credits)
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Director (2 credits)
Director (2 credits)
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Music department (2 credits)
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Self (22 credits)
Self (22 credits)
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Archive footage (60 credits)
Archive footage (60 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
(music video) "California Love" (1996) See more »Publicity Listings:
10 Biographical Movies | 11 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 2 Interviews | 16 Articles | 8 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
2-Pac | 2Pac | Makaveli | 2 Pac Shakur | TupacHeight:
5' 9¼" (1.76 m)
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Personal Quote:
What I learned in jail is that I can't change. I can't live a different lifestyle - this is it. This is the life that they gave and this is the life that I made. See more »Trademark:
Shaved head and goatee See more »Nickname:
Makaveli See more »Star Sign:
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