Rudy Ray Moore Dolemite Is My Name

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.

Rudy ray moore dolemite is my name.

The recordings often featured moore delivering profanity. Rudy ray moore was his name and dolemite is just one part of his legacy eddie murphy stars as rudy ray moore in netflix s dolemite is my name a biopic of the late comedian and. Dolemite is my name doesn t try to build up moore as necessarily a transformative figure or a groundbreaking artist but it does stress that he was an entertainer who aimed directly at black. He created the character dolemite the pimp from the 1975 film dolemite and its sequels the human tornado and the return of dolemite.

The persona was developed during his early comedy records. Eddie murphy s latest performance is in netflix s new movie dolemite is my name based on the wild true story of rudy ray moore a would be musician turned underground comic who in the mid. The final result was enough to impress david shabazz author of the biography dolemite. With eddie murphy keegan michael key mike epps craig robinson.

Here s what you need to know about. Rudy ray moore was born on march 17 1927 in fort smith arkansas usa. But the mind behind the dolemite character is actually a man named rudy ray moore. Eddie murphy wesley snipes keegan michael key and da vine joy randolph talk making the rudy ray moore biopic dolemite is my name murphy said he watched.

Eddie murphy played dolemite in the 2019 netflix film dolemite is my name. Rudolph frank moore march 17 1927 october 19 2008 known as rudy ray moore was an american comedian singer actor and film producer. He died on october 19 2008 in akron ohio usa. Rudy ray moore actor.

Directed by craig brewer.