Tupac Shakur Film

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 08-20-2012

Film
Acting career
In addition to rapping and hip hop music, Shakur acted in films

He made his first film appearance in the motion picture Nothing But Trouble, as part of a cameo by the Digital Underground

His first starring role was in the movie Juice

In this story, he played the character Bishop, a trigger happy teen, for which he was hailed by Rolling Stone's Peter Travers as "the film's most magnetic figure

"[123] He went on to star with Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (for which he was nominated outstanding actor in 1994, but did not win) and with Duane Martin in Above the Rim

After his death, three of Shakur's completed films, Bullet, Gridlock'd and Gang Related, were posthumously released

[124][125][126]
He had also been slated to star in the Hughes brothers' film Menace II Society but was replaced by Larenz Tate after assaulting Allen Hughes as a result of a quarrel

Director John Singleton mentioned that he wrote the script for Baby Boy with Shakur in mind for the leading role

[127] It was eventually filmed with Tyrese Gibson in his place and released in 2001, five years after Shakur's death

The movie features a mural of Shakur in the protagonist's bedroom as well as featuring the song "Hail Mary" in the movie's score

[128]
Filmography

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1991
Nothing But Trouble
Himself
(Brief appearance)

1992
Juice
Bishop
First starring role

1992
Drexell's Class
Himself
Season 1: "Cruisin'"

1993
A Different World
Piccolo
Season 6: "Homie, Don't You Know Me?"

1993
Poetic Justice
Lucky
Co-starred with Janet Jackson

1993
In Living Color
Himself
Season 5: "Ike Turner and Hooch"

1994
Above the Rim
Birdie
Co-starred with Duane Martin

1995
Murder Was the Case: The Movie
Himself
(Uncredited)

1996
Bullet
Tank
Released one month after Shakur's death

1997
Gridlock'd
Ezekiel 'Spoon' Whitmore
Released several months after Shakur's death

1997
Gang Related
Detective Rodriguez
Shakur's last performance in a film

2003
Tupac: Resurrection
Himself
Official documentary film

2009
Notorious
Himself (archive footage)
Portrayed by Anthony Mackie

20??
Live 2 Tell
Screenwriter
(Written in 1995)[129]

Documentaries
Shakur's life has been recognized in big and small documentaries each trying capture the many different events during his short lifetime, most notably the Academy Award-nominated Tupac: Resurrection, released in 2003

1997: Tupac Shakur: Thug Immortal
1997: Tupac Shakur: Words Never Die (TV)
2001: Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake

2001: Welcome to Deathrow
2002: Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw
2002: Biggie & Tupac
2002: Tha Westside
2003: 2Pac 4 Ever
2003: Tupac: Resurrection
2004: Tupac vs

2004: Tupac: The Hip Hop Genius (TV)
2006: So Many Years, So Many Tears
2007: Tupac: Assassination
2009: Tupac: Assassination II: Reckoning

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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Tupac Shakur Film Film Acting career In addition to rapping and hip hop music, Shakur acted in films He made his first film appearance in the motion picture Nothing But Trouble, as part of a cameo by the Digital Underground His first starring role was in the movie Juice In this story, he played the character Bishop, a trigger happy teen, for which he was hailed by Rolling Stone's Peter Travers as "the film's most magnetic figure"[123] He went on to star with Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (for which he was nominated outstanding actor in 1994, but did not win) and with Duane Martin in Above the Rim After his death, three of Shakur's completed films, Bullet, Gridlock'd and Gang Related, were posthumously released[124][125][126] He had also been slated to star in the Hughes brothers' film Menace II Society but was replaced by Larenz Tate after assaulting Allen Hughes as a result of a quarrel Director John Singleton mentioned that he wrote the script for Baby Boy with Shakur in mind for the leading role[127] It was eventually filmed with Tyrese Gibson in his place and released in 2001, five years after Shakur's death The movie features a mural of Shakur in the protagonist's bedroom as well as featuring the song "Hail Mary" in the movie's score[128] Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1991 Nothing But Trouble Himself (Brief appearance) 1992 Juice Bishop First starring role 1992 Drexell's Class Himself Season 1: "Cruisin'" 1993 A Different World Piccolo Season 6: "Homie, Don't You Know Me?" 1993 Poetic Justice Lucky Co-starred with Janet Jackson 1993 In Living Color Himself Season 5: "Ike Turner and Hooch" 1994 Above the Rim Birdie Co-starred with Duane Martin 1995 Murder Was the Case: The Movie Himself (Uncredited) 1996 Bullet Tank Released one month after Shakur's death 1997 Gridlock'd Ezekiel 'Spoon' Whitmore Released several months after Shakur's death 1997 Gang Related Detective Rodriguez Shakur's last performance in a film 2003 Tupac: Resurrection Himself Official documentary film 2009 Notorious Himself (archive footage) Portrayed by Anthony Mackie 20?? Live 2 Tell Screenwriter (Written in 1995)[129] Documentaries Shakur's life has been recognized in big and small documentaries each trying capture the many different events during his short lifetime, most notably the Academy Award-nominated Tupac: Resurrection, released in 2003 1997: Tupac Shakur: Thug Immortal 1997: Tupac Shakur: Words Never Die (TV) 2001: Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake 2001: Welcome to Deathrow 2002: Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw 2002: Biggie & Tupac 2002: Tha Westside 2003: 2Pac 4 Ever 2003: Tupac: Resurrection 2004: Tupac vs 2004: Tupac: The Hip Hop Genius (TV) 2006: So Many Years, So Many Tears 2007: Tupac: Assassination 2009: Tupac: Assassination II: Reckoning Kaynak : Wikipedia