Dolemite Is My Name is a biography comedy film from 2019, featuring Eddie Murphy as real-life character Rudy Ray Moore. Moore was a comedy and rap legend who shocked critics with his outrageous persona, Dolemite, a vulgar, martial arts proficient character, eventually becoming a sensation in the 1970s Blaxploitation era. To learn more about the movie and interesting backstage facts, continue reading.
Where it Filmed?
The movie was filmed in various locations in California, USA. The first location was at 2636 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. The second was at Mount Hollywood Drive in Los Angeles, California. The third filming location was 2208 West 11th Street, also in Los Angeles. And finally, the movie was also filmed at 1949 Buckingham Road in Los Angeles. Each of these places has its own unique charm that helped in creating the right atmosphere for the scenes shot there.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Eddie Murphy | Rudy |
| Keegan-Michael Key | Jerry |
| Mike Epps | Jimmy Lynch |
| Craig Robinson | Ben |
| Tituss Burgess | Theodore Toney |
| Da’Vine Joy Randolph | Lady Reed |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee | Nick |
| Snoop Dogg | Roj |
| Ron Cephas Jones | Ricco |
| Barry Shabaka Henley | Demond |
| Luenell | Aunt |
| Tasha Smith | Jimmy’s Wife |
| Wesley Snipes | D’Urville |
| Chris Rock | Bobby Vale |
| Aleksandar Filimonovic | Joseph Bihari |
| Ivo Nandi | Julius Bihari |
| Michael Peter Bolus | Lester Bihari |
| Kazy Tauginas | Saul Bihari |
| Claude Phillips | Hobo #1 |
| Arthur Fuller | Hobo #2 |
| Jill Savel | White Actress |
| 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 / Dimension Executive #1 |
| Allen Rueckert | Allan Jon Fox / Dimension Executive #2 |
| Gerald Downey | Bob Brooks / Dimension Executive #3 |
| Bernadine Durham | Mama |
| Bobby Milhouse | Boy’s Father |
| Brandon Owens | Ben Taylor’s Band Bass |
| Chucc Hamilton | Ben Taylor’s Band Guitar |
| 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 |
| De Mann | Scott Still |
| Kezii Curtis | Boy |
| Sade E. Moore | Stripper and Whore #1 |
| Chelsea Gilson | Carrie Mills |
| Cheryl Francis Harrington | Box Office Lady |
| Toni Duclottni | Pretty Model |
| Saudia Rashed | Chantel Apodaca |
| Dale Gibson | FBI Agent #2 |
| Phil Abrams | Lou Drozen |
| 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 |
| John Floyd | Bobby Rush’s Band Trombone |
| 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 |
| Jack Lemmon | Hildy Johnson (archiveFootage) |
| Walter Matthau | Walter Burns (archiveFootage) |
| Rudy Ray Moore | Self (archiveFootage) |
| Susan Sarandon | Peggy Grant (archiveFootage) |
| Paige Annette | California Cocktail Waitress (uncredited) |
| Davon Anthony | Gangbanger (uncredited) |
| Adria Malcom Aziz | Waitress #2 (uncredited) |
| Joseph Beck | Boring White Man (uncredited) |
| Darryl Blalock | Gang Banger (uncredited) |
| Rocky Bonifield | Tight Ass Woman (uncredited) |
| Rachel Boulware | Rudy’s Girl (uncredited) |
| Timothy P. Brown | Fan #2 (uncredited) |
| Tony Brown | Barbershop Customer (uncredited) |
| Candace Cane | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Carlton | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Leonel Claude | Smoo Ji (uncredited) |
| Aaron Craven | Colton Silverman (uncredited) |
| Brandon Devine | Theater Usher (uncredited) |
| Jessica Lynn Diaz | Beautiful Fan (uncredited) |
| Tiarra Dowell | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) |
| Li Eubanks | Donna (uncredited) |
| Justin Gant | White Boy #3 (uncredited) |
| Ryan Goldsmith | Junkie in the Dunbar Hotel (uncredited) |
| Valerie Hall | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) |
| Darrell Keith Harris | Rancid-Heroin Addict (uncredited) |
| Fatimah Hassan | Movie Theater Worker (uncredited) |
| Jarell Henry | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| George ‘G Dot’ Hill | Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
| David Timothy Holmes | Movie Premiere Attendant (uncredited) |
| Larry Hopson | Movie Fan (uncredited) |
| Onye Ibekwe | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) |
| Lewis Jana | Movie Goer (uncredited) |
| Tommie Earl Jenkins | (uncredited) |
| Charles Jake Johnson | Makeout Couple (uncredited) |
| Kaleila Jordan | Club Waitress (uncredited) |
| Kam Kalloway | Pool Boy (uncredited) |
| Khafre King | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Geno Kirkland | Pedestrian on Sidewalk (uncredited) |
| Mark Krenik | Premiere Photographer (uncredited) |
| Damion Le Vias | Baton Rouge Lounge Customer (uncredited) |
| Ronin Lee | Heckler (uncredited) |
| Peggy Lenora | Special Guest (uncredited) |
| Arlondriah Lenyéa | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Jamaal Lewis | Dolphin Records Man (uncredited) |
| Ro Lott | Mississippi Waitress (uncredited) |
| Brian Love | Movie Go’er (uncredited) |
| Anyi Malik | Fan #1 (uncredited) |
| Luke Matheis | Record Label Employee (uncredited) |
| Anika C. McFall | Dolphin Records Singer (uncredited) |
| Denise Milfort | Charline (uncredited) |
| Peggy Morgan | Special Guest (uncredited) |
| Thashawn Morgan | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Bob Odenkirk | Lawrence Woolner (uncredited) |
| Matthew Osborne | Gang Banger (uncredited) |
| David Parkman | Dolphin Records Man (uncredited) |
| Doug Payton | Barber #2 (uncredited) |
| Stephaun Pender | Theater Guest (uncredited) |
| Kondwani Phiri | Celeb (uncredited) |
| Nikki Rapp | Tourist / Dressy Patron (uncredited) |
| Radcliff Redding | Dressy Patron (uncredited) |
| Chris Reese | Baton Rouge Lounge Customer (uncredited) |
| Shannon Reynosa | Dolemite Girl (uncredited) |
| Ashley Samuels | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| David M Sandoval Jr. | Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Cjon Saulsberry | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Eric Shackelford | Groovy Theater Guy (uncredited) |
| Deidra Shanell | Rudy Ray Moore’s Girl (uncredited) |
| Martel TZ Shaw | California Club Goer (uncredited) |
| Isis Sinclair | Whore #5 (uncredited) |
| Kareem Spann | Movie Patron (uncredited) |
| Jenny Steadman | Boring White Lady (uncredited) |
| Arlene Sylvester | Twerker (uncredited) |
| Kieona Taliaferro | Theater Guest (uncredited) |
| A.J. Tannen | Randall Spade (uncredited) |
| Jaquay Lamar Thomas | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Phylicia Townes | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Brandon Van Vliet | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) |
| Andre Warmsley | Late Comer (uncredited) |
| Kamila Washington | LA Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| London Worthy | LA Pedestrian (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- The movie was released on the 11th of October in 2019 in the UK.
- It is classified under the genres of Biography and Comedy.
- The movie is 1 hour and 58 minutes long.
- Eddie Murphy takes on the main role of Rudy and he’s accompanied by Keegan-Michael Key as Jerry and Mike Epps as Jimmy Lynch.
- Other cast members include Craig Robinson as Ben, Tituss Burgess as Theodore Toney, Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Lady Reed, Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nick, Snoop Dogg as Roj, Ron Cephas Jones as Ricco, Barry Shabaka Henley as Demond, and Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris as Walter Crane.
- The director of the movie is Craig Brewer with Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski as the writers.
- The movie has bagged 30 wins and has received 67 nominations in various awards.
- The movie received 373 user reviews and was critiqued by 162 critics.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: 2636 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.1459583
- Longitude: -118.0960031
- Place ID: ChIJr2UhpljbwoARO0Br1TGeSzU
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 2636 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: 2208 West 11th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.05075290000001
- Longitude: -118.2823063
- Place ID: ChIJxTCk1JvHwoAR2NprbB5Kahg
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 2208 W 11th St, Los Angeles, CA 90006, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
