![]() ![]() Moore's work was so influential that he's referred to as the "Godfather of Rap." Snoop Dog (who has a cameo in "Dolemite Is My Name") wrote in the liner notes of the "Dolemite" soundtrack reissued in 2006: “Without Rudy Ray Moore, there would be no Snoop Dogg, and that’s for real. So he took those toasts and they became his brand," Shabazz says. He took the flamboyantly attired Dolemite persona into his 1970s comedy act and explicit comedy albums, and eventually poured the profits from these records into making cult classic films. ![]() Moore was a struggling musician and comedian, working as a club master of ceremonies and at Dolphin's of Hollywood record store, where the neighborhood wino Rico would regale customers with unpublishable rhymes about the fictional pimp Dolemite (named for the mineral dolomite).Īs seen in the film, the middle-aged Moore was inspired to perfect these skid row toasts. Here are three key elements of the movie that are based in fact: Rudy Ray Moore found sudden success with his raunchy Dolemite persona Born Adel Gharib Nasrallah in Palestine in 1929, Nash was the son of wealthy hoteliers. Comedic actors Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy star in one of Frank Oz's most underrated satire films Bowfinger, and the movie's ridiculous events are actually based on truth. Based on Eddie Nash At first glance, Nashs life would seem to be a true riches-to-rags-to-riches tale. " And Eddie Murphy did an excellent job capturing the man and telling the story of what Rudy Ray Moore went through." Published Frank Oz's hysterical Hollywood spoof stars Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin in a story about making a movie, some of which is actually based on reality. "The movie was very close to the mark," Shabazz says. The final result was enough to impress David Shabazz, author of the biography "Dolemite: The Story of Rudy Ray Moore."Įddie Murphy: 'Dolemite Is My Name' (and Obama's urging) spurred his return to stand-up Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski based their screenplay on extensive research and interviews with Moore, who died in 2008 at age 81. Bombshell (2019) Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie lead this film, which is based on the real accounts of the women at Fox News who exposed CEO Roger Ailes (played by John Lithgow. Murphy finally convinced Netflix to allow him to produce and star in "Dolemite Is My Name," which arrives Friday on the streaming site. However wild the comedy is, Murphy, who had met with Moore decades before to discuss making a movie about his life, says it's "really close to what happened." "And they were like, 'Who the (expletive) is Rudy Ray Moore?' And then you tell them who Rudy Ray Moore is and it’s like, 'What, are you crazy?'" "I would say, 'I would like to do the Rudy Ray Moore story,' " says Murphy, pretending to give a pitch to movie executives. LOS ANGELES – Eddie Murphy has always wanted to do a story about the unbelievably outrageous career of Rudy Ray Moore – even if many people wouldn't know who the comedian and filmmaker is. ![]() Watch Video: Eddie Murphy wants to get back to being funny ![]()
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