Tupac Shakur Add to My Celebs Age 25 (passed away Sep. 13th, 1996) Birthday Jun. 16th, 1971 Born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Height 5' 11"

Tupac Shakur's Main TV Roles [no roles found]

Main Movie Roles 2003 - Tupac: Resurrection 2002 - Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel 1997 - Gang Related 1997 - Gridlock'd 1996 - Bullet 1994 - Above The Rim 1993 - Poetic Justice 1992 - Juice 1991 - Nothing but Trouble

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

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 recognition for his album "2Pacalypse Now," but this album was also the beginning of his notoriety as a leading figure of the gangsta permutation of hip-hop, with references to cop killing and sexual violence. His solo movie career also began in this year with Juice (1992), and in 1992 he co-starred with Janet Jackson (I) in Poetic Justice (1993).

But law confrontations were soon to come: a 15-day jail term in 1994 for assault and battery and, in 1995, a conviction for sexual assault of a female fan. He was released after serving eight months pending an appeal, but following the Tyson vs Seldon fight in Las Vegas, Nevada, he was hit by four bullets while riding in a car driven by Death Row Records chief executive 'Marion 'Suge Knight. His right lung was removed in emergency surgery and, after six days in a medical coma, he died.


TRIVIA:

• Biological Father Is Billy Garland.
• Shakur was shot in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996 at approximately 11:15pm, at the corner of Flamingo and Koval streets.
• His career triumphs--a number one album and pop single-- both happened on the 13th: Rap's first double album, "All Eyez on Me" (certified by the RIAA as of December 2006 at 9 million copies sold) hit store shelves on February 13th 1996. His only number one pop single "How Do U Want It?", reached the apex of the Hot 100 on July 13th 1996. Sadly, it was on September 13th (a Friday) that Shakur succumbed to injuries sustained in a Las Vegas shooting.
• Tupac died with less than $100,000 in the bank.
• Was a fan of actor Tim Roth and was delighted to learn he would work with him on "Gridlock'd", released after Shakur's death.
• Son of black panther 'Afeni Shakur' (qv); grew up in Harlem, Baltimore, and Marin County, California.
• He read for the part of "Bubba" in _Forrest Gump (1994)_ (qv).
• The harmonica in "So Many Tears" is a sample from Stevie Wonder's song "That Girl", which spent 9 weeks at number one on the R&B charts in 1982.

Tupac Shakur Photos

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