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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 21 > Comedian of the ’70s Rudy Ray Moore dies

Comedian of the ’70s Rudy Ray Moore dies

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
October 21, 2008

AKRON, Ohio — Rudy Ray Moore, a raunchy 1970s comedian who played the title role of a flashy pimp in the movie “Dolemite” and influenced a generation of rappers, has died. He was 81.

Moore died Sunday evening at an Akron nursing home from complications of diabetes,....

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