[youtube id=”Ws1YIKsuTjQ”]Eddie Murphy brings the late Rudy Ray Moore’s Dolemite alter ego back to life in the Netflix feature Dolemite Is My Name. Murphy is joined by Wesley Snipes, Snoop Dogg, Mike Epps,  Luenell, Keegan Michael Key and Craig Robinson in the story how Moore transformed himself into the Kung-Fu fighting X-rated Dolemite character. Hollywood turned Moore away when he approached them in the ’70s and he resisted and went on to create the 1975 cult classic Dolemite. Murphy was last seen in the morose Mr. Church (2016) and this is the first time in years to see him star in a comedy feature. Dolemite Is My Name will debut on Netflix this fall. 

Los Angeles, California–Monday, October 20, 2008–Rudy Ray Moore has died. The entertainment maverick died in Ohio of complications from diabetes. According to a spokesman for his longtime collaborator and distributor, Xenon Pictures, he was in declining health over the last several years, suffering a stroke in 2006, along with chronic diabetes and kidney problems. Moore remained unstoppable until the end, and was seen just a few months ago in Las Vegas playing poker on his motorized scooter and more recently, calling Xenon and asking for a cab to pick him up when he “busts outta the [retirement home]”. He is survived by his four siblings, daughter Rusty, and his 98 -year-old mother Lucille.