Rudy Ray Moore Dolemite Movie

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Rudy ray moore dolemite movie.

Here he is performing my name is dolemite as excerpted in. And eddie murphy did an excellent job capturing the man and telling the story of what rudy ray moore went through. At the age of 67 comedian rudy ray moore made his late night tv debut on the arsenio hall show. Rudy ray moore actor.

The outrageous archetype of rudy ray moore s alter ego is named dolemite. Academy award nominee eddie murphy portrays real life legend rudy ray moore a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious obscene kung fu fighting alter ego dolemite became a 1970s blaxploitation phenomenon. He was an actor known for dolemite 1975 the human tornado 1976 and disco godfather 1979. Rudy ray moore was born on march 17 1927 in fort smith arkansas usa.

Rudolph frank moore march 17 1927 october 19 2008 known as rudy ray moore was an american comedian singer actor and film producer. The persona was developed during his early comedy records. Dolemite is the role that made rudy ray moore a midnight cult film icon as a framed pimp who fights city corruption with his all girl kung fu killers. He died on october 19 2008 in akron ohio usa.

In the film a pimp takes on the criminals and corrupt police officers who framed him in the first place. He created the character dolemite the pimp from the 1975 film dolemite and its sequels the human tornado and the return of dolemite.