Line #23 Creator/OSheaJacksonJr


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/osheajr.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:"''Film/StraightOuttaCompton'', crazy mother--" Oops, [[Music/IceCube wrong O'Shea.]]]]
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4	-> ''"Come on, Bryan! I got a baby on the way, and a house I just paid for off the strength of what'' you ''told me!"''
5	-->-- Ice Cube, ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton'', where [[HilariousInHindsight said baby is now a grownup playing his father]].
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7	He might be the spitting image of [[Music/IceCube his father]], but O'Shea Jackson Jr. (born February 24, 1991) is far from a carbon copy.
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9	Son of pioneering GangstaRap icon Music/IceCube, his early career took a somewhat similar trajectory as his father's: Under the name "OMG", he first appeared with his brother Darrel "Doughboy" Jackson on two tracks from their father's 2010 album ''I Am The West'', and later released his own mixtape, ''Jackin' for Beats'', two years later. However, his biggest claim to fame is portraying his father in the Music/{{NWA}} biopic ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton'', both his first major motion picture, and his first starring role. Since then, Jackson has been featured in a variety of acclaimed leading and supporting roles, ranging from comedy to drama.
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11	!!Film:
12	* ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton'' (2015) as [[Music/IceCube his father]]
13	* ''Film/IngridGoesWest'' (2017) as Dan Pinto
14	* ''Film/DenOfThieves'' (2018) as Donnie Wilson
15	* ''Film/LongShot'' (2019) as Lance
16	* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' (2019) as Chief Warrant Officer Jackson Barnes
17	* ''Film/JustMercy'' (2019) as Anthony Ray Hinton
18	* ''Film/CocaineBear'' (2023) as Daveed
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20	!!Television:
21	* ''Series/DrunkHistory'' (2018) as DJ Kool Herc (Episdode: "Game Changers")
22	* ''The Now'' (2020)
23	* ''Swagger!'' (2021)
24	* ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'' (2022)
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26	!!Discography:
27	* ''Jackin' For Beats'' (2012, mixtape)
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29	!!Tropes and Triva Related to his Career:
30	* FreestyleVersion: ''Jackin' For Beats'' is a mixtape centered around O'Shea freestyling over the top rap songs of the time, ranging from Music/DrDre to Music/{{Drake}}.
31	* LikeFatherLikeSon: Like his dad, he started out as a rapper before transitioning to the silver screen, though his film roles have been a bit more diverse than [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist the roles his dad usually plays]].
32	* {{Nepotism}}: ''Pointedly'' averted, if not outright defied, by both him and his father. Ice Cube made him go through acting classes for ''Straight Outta Compton'', and the majority of O'Shea's roles so far have been completely different from his dad's, and, outside ''Compton'', unaffiliated with his father's production company, Cube Vision.
33	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: It was practically on the strength of this alone he was cast as his father in ''Straight Outta Compton''. [[http://cdn.playbuzz.com/cdn/f2932b76-c394-489d-9792-838ef23dc98a/679b18af-2d75-4931-8f21-c5cb8c96d75e.jpg Compare a picture of Ice Cube himself around the release of the titular album with Jr. in the movie portrayal.]]

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