
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
Cast

Eddie Murphy
Rudy Ray Moore

Wesley Snipes
D’Urville Martin

Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Lady Reed

Keegan-Michael Key
Jerry Jones

Mike Epps
Jimmy Lynch

Craig Robinson
Ben Taylor

Tituss Burgess
Theodore Toney

Kodi Smit-McPhee
Nick von Sternberg

Snoop Dogg
Roj

Ron Cephas Jones
Rico

Barry Shabaka Henley
Demond

T.I.
Walter Crane

Luenell
Aunt

Tasha Smith
Jimmy's Wife

Chris Rock
Bobby Vale

Aleksandar Filimonović
Joseph Bihari

Ivo Nandi
Jules Bihari

Michael Peter Bolus
Lester Bihari

Kazy Tauginas
Saul Bihari
B.J. Bingham
Dolphin Customer
Claude Phillips
Hobo #1
Arthur Fuller
Hobo #2
Jill Savel
White Actress

Baker Chase Powell
Steven Dodd
Henry Monfries
White Boy #2

John Michael Herndon
Middle Aged Actor / Warden

Jernard Burks
Club Owner

Monique StaTeena
D'Urville's Date
Joshua Weinstein
John McCarthy

Allen Rueckert
Allan Jon Fox

Gerald Downey
Bob Brooks
Bernadine Durham
Mom
Bobby Milhouse
Boy's Father
Lamar Edwards
Ben Taylor's Band - Keyboard
Carlos McSwain
Ben Taylor's Band - Band Drums
Brandon Owens
Ben Taylor's Band - Bass
Chucc Hamilton
Ben Taylor's Band - Guitar
James Ford III
Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #1
Johnny Britt
Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #2
Wendell Kelly
Ben Taylor's Band - Trombone
Amy Keys
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #1
Maiya Sykes
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #2
Nayanna Holley
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #3
Edward Rudell Johnson
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #1
John Fluker
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #2

Lamar Usher
Black DJ #1

Akono Dixon
Agitated Young Man

Milan Carter
Larry Munn
deMann
Scott Still

Kezii Curtis
Boy
Krystian Alexander Lyttle
Lady Reed's Son

Sade E. Moore
Stripper and Whore #1

Chelsea Gilson
Carrie Mills

Cheryl Francis Harrington
Box Office Lady

Toni Duclottni
Crystal

Garland Whitt
Theatre Manager
Saudia Rashed
Chantel Apodaca

Cole S. McKay
FBI Agent #1

Dale Gibson
FBI Agent #2

Phil Abrams
Lou Drozen

Quartay Denaya
Pretty Girl

Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
James Cornelison
Bobby Rush's Band - Guitar
Lyndon Rochelle
Bobby Rush's Band - Drums
Edwin Livingston
Bobby Rush's Band - Bass
Damon Wilson
Bobby Rush's Band - Keyboard
Jimmie Kirkpatrick
Bobby Rush's Band - Trumpet
Gina Lohman
Irritable White Lady
Nikol Davis
Woman in Tallahassee Juke Joint

Bubba Ganter
Heavy Set Man
Alfonso Christian Lover
Manager
Dorothy Schock
Old Lady
Demetrius Hodges
Movie Goer
Eric Reed
Club Ebony Band - Keyboard

Brandon Stewart
Club Ebony Band - Drums
Budda Foster
Club Ebony Band - Mandolin
Robert Amerson
Guitar Player Tallahassee
Yena Kim
Sound Mixer
Taylor Ellington
P.A.
Megan McEwen
Script Supervisor
Matthew Jablonski
FX Tech
Justin Campbell
Drummer #1
Sidney Hopson
Drummer #2
Catrina Gaston
Fan #3

Erik Kilpatrick
Street Guy #1
Myles Williamson
Owen
Rob Smith
Professional Engineer
David B. Lyons
Commercial Engineer

Tommie Earl Jenkins
Unknown

Leonel Claude
Smoo Ji

Aaron Craven
Colton Silverman

Li Eubanks
Donna

Denise Milfort
Charline

Jamaal Lewis
Dolphin Records Man

Bob Odenkirk
Lawrence

A.J. Tannen
Randall Spade
Crew

Craig Brewer
Director

Scott Alexander
Writer

Larry Karaszewski
Writer
Billy Fox
Editor

Eric Steelberg
Director of Photography
Michael Beugg
Executive Producer
Charisse M. Hewitt
Executive Producer
John Fox
Producer

Eddie Murphy
Producer

John Davis
Producer
Rob Smith
Associate Producer
Bryan Yaconelli
Associate Producer
Clay A. Griffith
Production Design

Ruth E. Carter
Costume Designer
Carla Farmer
Hair Department Head
Stacey Morris
Hair Department Head
Tinisha Meeks
Hairstylist
Debra Denson
Makeup Department Head
Vera Steimberg
Makeup Department Head

Beat Frutiger
Supervising Art Director
Matthew W. Kielkopf
Sound Effects Editor
Greg Hedgepath
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Agostino
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom Ozanich
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Tarlecki
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dean A. Zupancic
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer

Scott Bomar
Original Music Composer
Trygge Toven
Music Supervisor
Lisa K. Sessions
Set Decoration
Mike McKee
Stunts
Jerry T. Adams
Stunts

Tiffany Abney
Stunts
Anita Clay
Stunts

Donny Carrington
Stunts
Kate Cochran
Stunts
Dartenea Bryant
Stunts

Sadiqua Bynum
Stunts

Janeshia Adams-Ginyard
Stunts

Johnny Alexander
Stunts
Whitney Ann Duggins
Stunts
Sandy Fletcher
Stunts

Gene Freeman
Stunts
Josh Fried
Stunts

Alyma Dorsey
Stunts
Cody Gilbert
Stunts

Justin Gant
Stunts

Bubba Ganter
Stunts

Omar Heyward
Stunts

Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez
Stunts

Zee James
Stunts
Tony Lazzara
Stunts
Audra Kinkead
Stunts
Wakisha Malone
Stunts
Samuel J. Paul
Stunts
Richie Parker
Stunts
Don Powers
Stunts

Sharlene Royer
Stunts
Stephen W. Schriver
Stunts

Marcus Salgado
Stunts

Brett Smrz
Stunts

Jénel Stevens
Stunts

Nikkilette Wright
Stunts

PeiPei Alena Yuan
Stunts

Vaia Zaganas
Stunts

William Washington
Stunt Coordinator
Joberde Metellus
Stunt Double

Bryan McGowan
Stunt Double
Nico Woulard
Stunt Double

Michael Riley
Main Title Designer
Angela Stauffer
Art Direction
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