Rudy Ray Moore (born March 17, 1937 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is an African-American comedian, singer, film actor, and film producer. He is perhaps best known as Dolemite, the uniquely articulate pimp (“… rappin’ & tappin’ is my game!”) from the 1975 film Dolemite, and its sequel, The Human Tornado. The persona was developed during his earlier stand-up comedy records. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fort Smith, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, is a city and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas. ... A comedian (also comedienne, female) is a person who attempts to make people laugh through a variety of methods, normally through joke telling, or a stream of funny banter. ... Dolemite is a 1975 blaxploitation film, and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film. ... A pimp is an informal term for a man who runs a brothel or otherwise oversees prostitution. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Dolemite is a 1975 blaxploitation film, and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film. ... Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ...

Rudy Ray Moore is known as the “king of the party records” and released many comedy records throughout the 1960s and 1970s, developing a style even more rude and explicit than contemporaries like Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor. This kept him off of television and major films, but cultivated an enduring fan base. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Foxx as Fred on Sanford and Son John Elroy Sanford, better known as Redd Foxx (December 9, 1922 - October 11, 1991) was an American comedian best known for his starring role on the television sitcom Sanford and Son. ... Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lenox Thomas Pryor (born December 1, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American comedian and actor. ...

Some of his material was lifted by Sam Kinison, who cited Moore as his biggest comedic influence. Sam Kenison, an American comedian. ...

Moore began as a singer and continued singing through his comedy career. He developed an interest in comedy in the Army after expanding on a singing performance for other servicemen.

Discography

• Below the Belt (1959)
• Beatnik Scene (1962)
• Comedian is Born (1964)
• Let's Come Together (1970, recorded 1967)
• Eat Out More Often (1970)
• This Pussy Belongs To Me
• Merry Christmas, Baby
• Cockpit
• Return of Dolemite
• Sensuous Black Man
• Dolemite for President
• Zodiac
• I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing
• Jokes by Redd Foxx
• Live in Concert
• The Player - The Hustler
• House Party: Dirty Dozens Vol.1
• Streaker
• Dolemite Is Another Crazy Nigger
• Sweet Peeter Jeeter
• Turning Point
• Close Encounter of the Sex Kind
• Good Ole Big Ones
• Hip Shakin' Papa
• Greatest Hits
• This Ain't No White Christmas
• Raw, Rude, and Real
• 21st Century Dolemite
• Hully Gully Fever
• Genius of Rudy Ray Moore

Filmography

• Dolemite
• Human Tornado
• Monkey Hustle
• Petey Wheatstraw
• Disco Godfather
• Rude
• Legend of Dolemite
• Live at Wetlands
• Shaolin Dolemite
  • (this strange release is apparently a completely unrelated kung-fu film with clips of Moore brandishing a sword randomly inserted)
• Big Money Hu$tla$
• Dolemite Explosion

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External links

• Rudy Ray Moore at the Internet Movie Database
• Rudy Ray Moore official website