James Shipp was born James Shipp Jr. He is a former professional basketball player and radio host.
He played for ASU and UCLA before competing overseas in the European Basketball League.
James is the brother of Alexandra Ruth Shipp who is well-known as an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B and Kimberly Woodruff in the Oscar-nominated film Straight Outta Compton.
Alexandra Shipp siblings: James Shipp
James was born in Phoenix, Arizona to his mother who is called Kundalini yoga is a teacher, and his father is a musician. His father is black and her mother is white.
He has a brother name Jordan Shipp, and two sisters one is his stepsister named Kasia and the other is Alexandra Ruth Shipp.
Alexandra publicly came out as a member of the LGBT community in June 2021, though she did not specify a label.
James suffer an injury and after suffering an injury that put an end to his NBA dream, James refocused his energy on acting, while simultaneously producing and hosting the ESPN show and podcast BallerzWorld Live.
He has also been the Creative Director of the Emmy Award-winning production company Legion of Creatives.
His energy, talent, intelligence and dedication are just some of the multiple valuable assets he brings to every project he undertakes.
James is an incredibly charismatic actor who is following in his sister’s -Alexandra Shipp- footsteps (X-MEN: Apocalypse lead, Straight Outta Compton). His current resume includes Dorion Renaud’s love interest in In The Cut, and the award-winning film Asia A.
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