Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name When I set out for the Dunbar Hotel in Historic South-Central, I didn’t expect to wind up sitting on the curb hooked up to an EKG monitor. About ...

Rudy Ray Moore, 81, the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Rap" who influenced generations of rappers and comedians with his rhyming style, braggadocio and profanity-laced routines, died Oct. 19 in Akron, ...

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Rudy Ray Moore, the actor/comedian best known as Dolemite, has died. The Website EURWeb is reporting that Rudy Ray Moore, the actor/comedian best known as Dolemite, has died. Moore, who won fame after ...