Rudy Ray Moore, 1927-2008
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Rudy Ray Moore, a raunchy 1970s comedian who played the title role of a fast-talking flashy pimp in the 1975 movie Dolemite (and its 1976 sequel, The Human Tornado) and influenced a generation of rappers, died Sunday evening, October 19, at the age of 81 at an Akron nursing home from complications of diabetes, said his brother, Gerald Moore. (more…)